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As we continue to grow and innovate, we are looking to add a talentedmid-level QA Engineer to our team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about coding and quality assurance, with a deep understanding of Python, to enhance our QA processes through automation and efficiency.\nAbout the role:\nAs a QA Engineer, you will play a critical role in the development and execution of automated test scripts, frameworks, and custom tools to ensure the quality and performance of our software and hardware products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and other stakeholders, to integrate automated testing into our software development lifecycle. This is an opportunity to be a key player in both testing and development, ensuring that we deliver top-quality products to our customers.\nWhat you will do:\nDesign, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts using Python to enhance our testing processes\nWork with the QA Engineering team to identify areas for automation and build robust, reusable test suites.\nWrite test scripts to validate new features, products, and bug fixes across various platforms and environments.\nExpand and maintain supporting tools that facilitate round-the-clock testing and reporting.\nIntegrate automated tests into our continuous integration (CI) pipeline to ensure build stability and quality throughout the development lifecycle.\nTroubleshoot and resolve issues that arise in the automation environment, ensuring smooth execution of automated tests.\nConduct manual testing to ensure comprehensive test coverage, especially for complex or new features.\nDevelop a deep understanding of our software through hands-on usage and manual testing, using insight to inform robust and effective automated test strategies.\nCreate and maintain detailed test plans, test cases, and test documentation.\nPerform code reviews and collaborate with developers to ensure test \ncoverage is integrated early in the development process.\nMonitor and report on test results, providing insights on issues and risks to development and product teams.\nSupport the broader QA team with knowledge of testing best practices, tools, and Python development.\nSkills, Experience & Behaviours we are looking for:\nHigh proficiency in Python and experience with maintaining larger Python projects in a team.\nStrong understanding of software development and QA processes, particularly in automated testing.\nExperience with version control tools such as Git and understanding of continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.\nFamiliarity with issue tracking and test management tools such as Jira and TestRail.\nA degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.\nGood understanding of the conventions of software architecture, hardware, and APIs.\nAbility to troubleshoot technical issues and work with developers to resolve problems.\nKnowledge of video technology (genlock, timecode, video formats, frame rates, colour spaces, SDI/HDMI) and experience with live events, broadcast, media servers or real-time video pipelines is a plus.\nAbility to read C++ code is a plus.\nExperience with other programming languages (e.g. Go) is a plus\nAbility to adapt quickly to new tools, frameworks, and technologies.\nPossess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, complemented by excellent written and verbal communication abilities and the flexibility to work independently or collaboratively within a team.\nDetail-oriented, with a commitment to high-quality, error-free work.\nProactive attitude, constantly seeking opportunities to improve testing processes and tools.\nStrong team player with the ability to contribute to cross-functional collaboration.\nEagerness to learn and grow, particularly in the areas of quality assurance and product domain knowledge.\nAbout Disguise\nDisguise is the industry-leading platform sitting at the heart of a new era of visual experiences. One powerful integrated system of software, hardware and services to help create the next dimension of real-time spectacle.\nWe partner with the biggest entertainment brands and companies in the world to deliver the A-list of live music events, live TV broadcasts, immersive experiences, installations, theatre, film and TV production, corporate communications and brand product launches. Working with Disney, Snapchat, Netflix, ESPN, the Burj Khalifa, and Adele, Disguise is the number one partner delivering the next dimension of entertainment. \nWatch our showreel\nDon’t Disguise your differences.\nInnovation comes from everyone. We strive to create a workplace that reflects our diverse audience. We celebrate our people for their full authentic selves, and embrace uniqueness. Inclusion and Equity matter at Disguise. We create together and we create everywhere. \nOur values\nHonest. 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