Engineering Manager, Automation

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Our Media Group portfolio is a powerhouse collection of consumer-first brands, supported by media industry leaders, Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky. When you join our team, you’ll work across our dynamic portfolio including Peacock, NOW, Fandango, SkyShowtime, Showmax, and TV Everywhere, powering streaming across more than 70 countries globally. And the evolution doesn’t stop there. With unequalled scale, our teams make the most out of every opportunity to collaborate and learn from one another. We’re always looking for ways to innovate faster, accelerate our growth and consistently offer the very best in consumer experience. But most of all, we’re backed by a culture of respect. We embrace authenticity and inspire people to thrive.

The Video Software Engineering team is looking for Engineering Manager, Automation to grow and develop our QA engineering talent and build inclusive, high-performing team. Engineering Manager works closely and collaboratively with teams across Peacock technology to test and support deliver of high-quality streaming service. Engineering Manager defines, implements and oversees the overall quality strategy, including automation, manual testing, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support and lead a team of QA engineers across multiple Scrum teams, ensuring consistent execution and delivery.
• Mentor individuals to embrace diversity and help building an inclusive and flexible
• Workplace.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Product leadership to align testing priorities with business goals.
• Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of scalable and reliable test automation frameworks and CI/CD integrations.
• Establish and monitor quality metrics and KPIs to report on testing effectiveness and product health to leadership
• Champion testing best practices, including shift-left testing, test-driven development, and robust exploratory testing.
• Identify gaps in coverage, tooling, or process and proactively implement solutions.
• Conduct regular code and test reviews, ensuring high standards and alignment with QA practices.
• Drive initiatives for test data management and environment stability.
• Maintain compliance with industry standards, internal controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Cultivate a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and innovation within the QA team
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and cross-departmental planning as a QA technical stakeholder.
• Proactively suggest changes to the process to enhance efficiency as the team evolves.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Ability to integrate into a large agile project and manage rapid testing cycles.
• Hands-on experience with at least one third-generation programming language (such as Java/C#) AND/OR scripting language (such as JavaScript, Python).
• Intermediate knowledge in Test frameworks and runners JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, Gherkin, Selenium/Appium or Cypress for automation testing.
• Knowledge of API testing, and an understanding of underpinning technologies (XML/JSON/REST/SOAP).
• Expertise in reviewing code alongside QA engineers with an eye on ensuring consistent and repeatable solutioning.
• Experience in a JIRA / Confluence environment.
• Experience managing headcounts and other organizational leadership tasks.
• Cross-functional collaboration skills; preferably with multiple technology lines-of-business.
• 2+ years of Engineering Management experience, prior QA Automation experience at senior level.
• Strong background in the video engineering and streaming.
• Proven success in building and scaling test automation strategies across large or complex applications.
• Hands-on experience with middleware/API testing, RDBMS.
• Deep knowledge of CI/CD tools and integration of testing frameworks into deployment pipelines.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, including the ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience managing geographically distributed teams and remote-first collaboration.

Desired Qualifications

• Understanding of how a high performing team in fast paced environment operates.
• Understanding of deadlines, constraints and scope of delivery and experience working with the business partners to ensure the right balance between these are met
• Setting expectations and handling risks early.
• Being an analytic problem solver with a strong sense of autonomy, but with an open collaborative approach to getting the job done.
• Interest in promoting an inclusive team culture where engineers of diverse backgrounds can grow.
• Committed to quality in every assignment, large or small.
• Transparency, selflessness, and authenticity.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $135,000 - $160,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible).

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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