Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

TEGNA, Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

TEGNA, Inc. is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer - CTV with 5-7 years of experience to design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks for CTV applications across Roku, Fire TV, Android TV, and Apple TV.

Collaborate with Product, Development, DevOps, and cross-functional teams to drive automation strategy, improve test coverage, and ensure high-quality software releases in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of demonstrated experience in QA Automation / Software Testing.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright.
• Hands-on experience with Cucumber and BDD-based automation frameworks.
• Experience with functional, regression, smoke, integration, end-to-end, and API testing.
• Experience testing or automating CTV/OTT applications and devices.
• Hands-on exposure to CTV platforms such as Roku, Fire TV, Android TV, and Apple TV.
• Strong understanding of automation framework architecture, reusable components, Page Object Model, assertions, and test data management.
• Experience with Git and source-control practices.
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and automated test execution.
• Strong debugging, defect investigation, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with Product, Engineering, DevOps, and other teams.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable automation frameworks.
• Execute functional, regression, smoke, integration, end-to-end, and API testing.
• Automate and validate CTV applications across platforms including Roku, Fire TV, Android TV, and Apple TV, where applicable.
• Collaborate with Product, Development, DevOps, and other cross-functional teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Analyze automation failures, perform root-cause analysis, report defects, and validate fixes.
• Support and integrate automated test execution with CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, estimation, and release activities.
• Lead automation strategy and continuously improve test frameworks, automation coverage, and testing practices.
• Develop reusable automation components and maintain automation scripts for long-term scalability.
• Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to automation coding standards and best practices.
• Mentor QA engineers and provide technical guidance on automation practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve test efficiency, quality, and overall automation effectiveness.
• React to changes positively, handle other essential tasks as assigned, and productively challenge the status quo as appropriate.

Skills

Playwright

Cucumber

BDD

API testing

CI/CD

Git

Agile/Scrum

QA Automation

Test automation frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Job description

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

Position Overview

TEGNA is looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer - CTV with 5-7 years of experience to join our dynamic engineering team. The role will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust automation frameworks while ensuring high-quality and reliable CTV applications.

The candidate will work closely with Product, Development, DevOps, and other cross-functional teams to drive automation strategy, improve test coverage, identify defects, and continuously enhance product quality.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable automation frameworks.
• Execute functional, regression, smoke, integration, end-to-end, and API testing.
• Automate and validate CTV applications across platforms including Roku, Fire TV, Android TV, and Apple TV, where applicable.
• Collaborate with Product, Development, DevOps, and other cross-functional teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Analyze automation failures, perform root-cause analysis, report defects, and validate fixes.
• Support and integrate automated test execution with CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, estimation, and release activities.
• Lead automation strategy and continuously improve test frameworks, automation coverage, and testing practices.
• Develop reusable automation components and maintain automation scripts for long-term scalability.
• Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to automation coding standards and best practices.
• Mentor QA engineers and provide technical guidance on automation practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve test efficiency, quality, and overall automation effectiveness.
• React to changes positively, handle other essential tasks as assigned, and productively challenge the status quo as appropriate.

What You Bring

• 5-7 years of demonstrated experience in QA Automation / Software Testing.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright.
• Hands-on experience with Cucumber and BDD-based automation frameworks.
• Experience with functional, regression, smoke, integration, end-to-end, and API testing.
• Experience testing or automating CTV/OTT applications and devices.
• Hands-on exposure to one or more CTV platforms such as Roku, Fire TV, Android TV, and Apple TV.
• Strong understanding of automation framework architecture, reusable components, Page Object Model, assertions, and test data management.
• Experience with Git and source-control practices.
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and automated test execution.
• Strong debugging, defect investigation, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with Product, Engineering, DevOps, and other teams.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Qualification

• Experience working in CTV, OTT, streaming media, digital media, or video applications.
• Hands-on experience across multiple CTV platforms such as Roku, Fire TV, Android TV, and Apple TV.
• Experience designing, building, or enhancing automation frameworks using Playwright.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with API automation and backend validation.
• Experience with test automation reporting and debugging automation failures.
• Experience mentoring QA engineers and conducting automation code reviews.
• Knowledge of performance, compatibility, localization, or cross-platform testing is a plus.

Why TEGNA

At TEGNA, our values guide everything we do. We Demand the Truth by delivering accurate, trusted information. We Work Smarter by finding better ways to solve problems and move quickly. We Do the Right Thing by holding ourselves to the highest standards. And We Win by working together to deliver results.

If you're ready to grow your career in technology and be part of a team that builds innovative digital and streaming experiences for millions of users, we'd love to hear from you.