QA Lead (AdTech)

Do you want to be part of a team which is at the core of engineering a global product that’s used by millions of users daily?DAZN is one of the fastest growing video streaming companies in the world and stream over 40 different sports, from more than 300 different leagues, in over 200 countries. Since we launched in 2016, we have streamed more than 600 million hours of content!DAZN Engineering is truly enterprise scale with hundreds of engineers working with some of the latest technologies and sharing ideas and best practices in a dynamic and collaborative environment. Location: Hammersmith, London, UK with flexibility to work from home and remotelyA bit about your teamThe AdTech team is responsible the expansion of video advertising across all DAZNs app platforms and is considered a key revenue generator for the company. AdTech starts with on site camera’s and goes all the way through to every user’s app or TV. This role is a great opportunity to learn about modern broadcasting including dynamic ad insertion.  

As our new QA Team Leader, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Create detailed test-cases for specific testing tasks, attend project specific meetings and planning meetings
• Create testing-plans, test strategies, testing accounts and testing
• Liase with Playback and Advertising Product Owners and Technical Programme Managers to identify project testing tasks, attending project specific meetings and planning meetings
• Lead project vertical testing; responsible for the daily management of project testing, the prioritization of daily testing tasks and the main vertical QA point of contact for any major issues or blocking problems that are reported
• Work with the UAT automation team to maximise the level of automation being conducted on new projects and minimise the drain on simple testing tasks
• Line manage your direct report(s) efficiently to maintain standards across all areas of product testing
• Assemble and present accurate metrics and reporting of the QA teams testing activities via frequent updates and End of Day reporting
• Advocate quality/testing best practices; driving and improving the QA team in all areas and striving to improve testing practices, processes and communication across the QA discipline

You'll be set up for success if you have:

• Experience leading a team working on web, mobile, TV platforms, set top boxes and/or games consoles in a fast paced agile environment
• Strong experience working on live applications with a continuous feature & content release cycle
• Technically strong, you don’t need to be a developer but you should be comfortable with web debugging tools (Firebug, HTTPFox, Fiddler, Chrome Dev Console, Charles Proxy, Wire-Shark etc.)
• Knowledge of BDD, exploratory testing, compliance testing, defect regression, smoke-testing and test planning
• Extensive and in-depth experience of bug database systems and test-tracking software such as JIRA and Test Rail
• Leadership, negotiation and influencing skills

Even better if you have:

• Understanding of AdTech API calls such as VAST/VMAP
• Experience working in a broadcast, media streaming or similar environment and familiarity with streaming protocols across web, mobile and living room devices
• Knowledge of web delivery technologies and an understanding of issues surrounding cloud applications an advantage
• Experience of writing tests using Selenium, Java or similar, using BDD Tools including Cucumber and scripting languages such as Python

At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be. As part of our team you'll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We're doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We're using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we're not going to stop. If you're ambitious, inventive, brave and supportive, then you're the kind of person who's going to enjoy life at DAZN. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment, both inside and outside of our walls, that values equality and diversity and where everyone can contribute at the highest level and have their voices heard. For us, this means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities. If you’d like to include a cover letter with your application, please feel free to. Please do not feel you need to apply with a photo or disclose any other information that is not related to your professional experience. Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible. We will do our best to accommodate adjustments for interviews. We look forward to hearing from you.At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be.As part of our team you'll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We're doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We're using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we're not going to stop.If you're ambitious, inventive, brave and supportive, then you're the kind of person who's going to enjoy life at DAZN. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment, both inside and outside of our walls, that values equality and diversity and where everyone can contribute at the highest level and have their voices heard. For us, this means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities. If you’d like to include a cover letter with your application, please feel free to. Please do not feel you need to apply with a photo or disclose any other information that is not related to your professional experience. Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible. We will do our best to accommodate adjustments for interviews.We look forward to hearing from you.