Job Description

Company Information
For more than 20 years, AEG has played a pivotal role in transforming sports and live entertainment. Annually, we host more than 160 million guests, promote more than 10,000 shows and present more than 22,000 events around the world. We are committed to innovation, artistry, and community, and leverage the power of our 300+ venues, leading sports franchises, marquee music brands, integrated entertainment districts, premier ticketing platform and global sponsorship activations, to create memorable moments that give the world reason to cheer.

Our business is interwoven with the human mind and heart, and we strive to build a diverse and inclusive company that reflects the artists, athletes, and fans that we host; reach beyond traditional boundaries to support the communities in which we operate; and minimize our impact on the environment by adopting sustainable practices throughout our business operations.

If you want to be challenged to up your game and make a difference, then join us in giving the world reason to cheer!

Design and scale testing frameworks, automation infrastructure, and validation architecture across AEG Presents engineering platforms. The QE Architect partners with Principal QEs, Software Architects, and engineering teams to embed quality into system design, CI/CD pipelines, and delivery workflows. This role exists to ensure testing infrastructure and automation tooling support scalable, reliable software delivery across programs.

Essential Functions

• Design enterprise automation frameworks and shared testing utilities that enable scalable validation across engineering teams and programs.
• Define technical standards for test frameworks, automation tooling, and validation infrastructure to ensure consistent testing practices across platforms.
• Collaborate with Software Architects and DevOps teams to integrate automated testing and validation practices into CI/CD pipelines and development workflows.
• Develop reusable testing infrastructure including automation libraries, shared utilities, and framework extensions to improve reliability and developer productivity.
• Evaluate and recommend testing tools, platforms, and technologies that improve automation coverage, performance validation, and system reliability.
• Embed within engineering pods when necessary to design architectural solutions, implement improvements, and validate testing patterns before scaling them across programs.
• Extract reusable patterns and architectural solutions from embedded team implementations and convert them into shared frameworks or organizational standards.
• Measure and analyze framework reliability, automation stability, and pipeline performance to continuously improve testing infrastructure and developer experience.

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree (4-year) Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical discipline preferred.
• 6-8 years Experience designing or maintaining automation frameworks for modern web or distributed systems.
• Experience implementing automated testing strategies across APIs, web platforms, or microservices.
• Experience working within CI/CD pipelines and automated validation environments.
• Experience collaborating with engineering teams in Agile software delivery environments.
• Strong programming experience using TypeScript, Node.js, or comparable languages used in modern test automation frameworks.
• Experience designing or extending automation frameworks using tools such as Playwright, Jest, or similar testing technologies.
• Experience building reusable automation utilities or shared testing libraries.
• Strong understanding of API validation including REST or GraphQL service testing.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines such as Azure DevOps.
• Understanding of distributed systems testing including integration testing, contract testing, and performance validation.
• Ability to evaluate and implement testing tools that improve automation scalability and reliability.
• Strong collaboration skills working with Software Engineers, Software Architects, DevOps engineers, and Quality Engineers.
• Ability to mentor engineers and guide adoption of testing frameworks and automation practices.

Payscale: $115,933.00- $159,135.00 Annually

Bonus: (If applicable) This position is eligible for a bonus under the current bonus plan requirements.

Benefits: Full-time: We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes: medical, dental and vision insurance, paid holidays, vacation and sick time, company paid basic life insurance, voluntary life insurance, parental leave, 401k Plan (with a current employer match of 3%), flexible spending and health savings account options, and wellness offerings.

AEG reserves the right to change or modify the employee’s job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship. AEG may require an employee to perform duties outside their normal description.

AEG's policy is to hire the most qualified applicants, and we comply with all applicable federal, state and local employment laws in making hiring and employee decisions. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, marital status, disability, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected status recognized by applicable federal, state or local law.

Employer does not offer work visa sponsorship for this position.