Job Description

The Systems Test Engineer supports our Auth/Billing/Subscriber services which are critical, revenue driving, services for Starz OTT (Over-the-Top) platforms. The primary function of the Systems Test Engineer is to successfully design, execute, and automate test cases to support the delivery of new and existing features for our backend systems.

The selected candidate must have experience testing different backend systems/platforms/APIs, with the ability to define the associated testing requirements, support project documentation, and make sure they function correctly for the customer facing application development teams who will consume the services. Successful applicants will be familiar with websites, apps, APIs, console platforms, third party billing integrations, and OTT subscriber data sets.

Responsibilities

• Design, write, and maintain comprehensive test cases to validate system behavior, features, and edge cases.
• Execute acceptance testing to ensure delivered functionality meets product and business requirements.
• Perform integration testing across services and dependent systems to validate end-to-end workflows.
• Plan and execute performance and load testing to evaluate system scalability, reliability, and stability under relevant conditions.
• Develop, maintain, and improve automated test suites to support continuous integration and delivery.
• Collaborate closely with developers on your team to improve testability, quality, and early defect detection.
• Partner with dependent engineering teams to validate integrations and shared workflows.
• Coordinate with other test and quality teams to align test strategies, tooling, and best practices.
• Test across a diverse ecosystem of devices and platforms, including TVs, mobile devices, game consoles, and web applications.
• Analyze logs, metrics, and test artifacts to diagnose failures and help identify root causes.
• Participate in the investigation of test failures, production incidents, and reported issues.

Education And Work Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in software or backend system testing.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining automated tests.
• Proven experience testing REST APIs using tools such as Postman, curl, automation, or custom tools.

Qualifications And Skills

• Experience with bug reporting and software testing best practices.
• Experience gathering and validating business/technical requirements.
• Solid understanding of software engineering and quality assurance concepts.
• Proven ability to write test cases, develop test plans, and perform exploratory testing.
• Experience with REST APIs and testing them.
• Experience with logging tools, like Splunk.
• Proven ability to design scalable and maintainable automation frameworks.
• Experience in integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with platform and system integrations, and cross-team collaboration.
• Motivated learner who works well both independently and in teams.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and strong commitment to quality.

Nice to Have

• Experience testing with mobile (iOS, Android), web, TV, or console platforms.
• Exposure to OTT platforms.
• Exposure to 3rd party billing providers.
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, MongoDB, or Cassandra.
• Familiarity with performance testing.
• Familiarity with load testing.Exposure to serverless architecture components such as AWS: Lambda, SQS, etc. or Azure: Functions, Service Bus, etc.
• Experience with Cucumber (BDD) and JavaScript for automated testing

Compensation
$95,000 - $115,000

About STARZ

STARZ (NASDAQ: STRZ) is the leading premium entertainment destination for women and underrepresented audiences, and home to some of the most popular franchises and series on television. STARZ offers a robust programming mix for discerning adult audiences, including boundary-breaking originals and an expansive lineup of blockbuster movies, and is embodied by its brand positioning “We’re All Adults Here.” Complementary to any platform or service, STARZ is available across a wide range of digital OTT platforms and multichannel video distributors and is a bundling partner of choice. STARZ is powered by an industry-leading advanced technology, data analytics and digital infrastructure and the highly rated and first-of-its-kind STARZ app.

Our Benefits

• Full Coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental

• Annual discretionary bonus and merit increase

• Work/Life Balance – generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and wellness days

• 401(k) company matching

• Tuition Reimbursement (up to graduate degree)

EEO Statement

Starz is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws. In addition, Starz will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Starz will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law.