Job Description

VERSANT is a leading force in news, sports and entertainment - home to iconic and trusted brands that inspire, inform, and delight audiences. Our unique combination of content, technology and services enriches the cultural fabric, igniting passions, sparking conversations, and connecting people to what they love most.

As an independent, publicly traded company, VERSANT brings together powerhouse cable networks - including USA Network, CNBC, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Golf Channel - with dynamic digital and direct-to-consumer brands such as Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. Together, these businesses reflect our commitment to delivering exceptional experiences across every screen and service.

VERSANT is an industry-changing media company fueled by innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. With a strong foundation and a forward-looking vision, VERSANT empowers creativity, embraces change, and drives connection in an ever-evolving world.

Job Description

About the Role:

We are seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to help deliver high-quality, reliable, and scalable products. This role is ideal for someone who is deeply technical, naturally curious, and skilled at finding how software can fail before customers do. You will play a key role in strengthening product quality through hands-on testing, automation, and AI-enabled quality engineering practices.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and execute test strategies across functional, integration, API, and
• end-to-end testing.
• Identify risks, edge cases, and failure points through strong exploratory and risk-based testing.
• Build and maintain automated test coverage for regression, smoke, and critical user flows.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous quality validation.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Product, DevOps, and Security to embed quality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Support defect triage, release readiness, and quality risk assessments.
• Use AI tools to accelerate test creation, maintenance, analysis, and overall productivity.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

• 5+ years of experience in Software Testing, Quality Engineering, or SDET-related roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman or RestAssured.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, test strategy, and Agile development practices.
• Proven ability to uncover critical defects and improve quality through both manual and automated testing.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to improve quality engineering efficiency and outcomes.

Bonus Points For:

• Experience with AI-driven testing tools.
• Exposure to cloud-native environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Knowledge of performance testing tools.
• Experience with microservices, event-driven systems, or payment platform testing.

Fully Remote: This role has been designated as fully remote, meaning it is expected to be performed from a non-Versant, typically an employee’s residence. Occasional travel is required and can range from within the country (typical, various times of the year) to global (not typical but still possible).

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

For LA County and City Residents Only: VERSANT Media will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to candidateaccessibility@versantmedia.com .

VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills,

qualifications

, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.

VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.

Job Tags

Full time, Local area, Remote work

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