Senior Test Automation Engineer - CI/CD & QA (Contract)

Sony Interactive Entertainment; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Mateo, CA, is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test II for a 12-month contract to join the Client QA team, building test automation and CI/CD systems for PlayStation mobile apps.

The role emphasizes self-motivation, proactive collaboration, and delivering automation coverage across features, with experience in Python/JavaScript, CI tools, and test pipelines.

Qualifications

• Minimum BS degree in CS or a related field, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge
• Experience in building and executing test plans and test cases
• Experience writing automated tests in Python, Java Script or any other Programming Language
• Understanding of automation test framework like pytest
• Experience in setting or configuring up test pipelines as part of Continuous Integration(CI), Jenkins preferred
• Practical experience using development and deployment tools like Git, Jenkins, Appium
• Experience with test case management systems & JIRA, QTest/QMetry systems
• Ability to estimate effort and size of features
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. comfortable with cross functional collaboration

Responsibilities

• Review product requirements and design documents to understand how the feature works on the PlayStation console and create effective testing strategies.
• Plan and complete QA related activities for UI testing; build test plan, test cases, and implement to ensure the quality of new features.
• Build, maintain and improve test automation frameworks, and help teams set up automation infrastructure.
• Develop and implement standard methodologies for automation, continuous build and deploy, automated testing and end-to-end testing. Maintenance of the PS5 devices used in testing.
• Passionate about Quality and strives to improve process, proposes best practices and drives their usage within the team.
• Manage various Jenkins Jobs and report statuses
• Work with Developers, Product Owners to ensure that all features and bug fixes come with automated test coverage
• Assist with production deployment support and post release
• Report, track and verify defects

Skills

Automation testing

Communication skills

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Agile methodologies

Education

BS in CS or related field

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Appium

pytest

QTest/QMetry

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Mateo, CA, is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test II for a 12-month contract to join the Client QA team, building test automation and CI/CD systems for PlayStation mobile apps.

The role emphasizes self-motivation, proactive collaboration, and delivering automation coverage across features, with experience in Python/JavaScript, CI tools, and test pipelines.