Haroon Jameel

About Haroon Jameel

As a Senior QA Engineer at NBCUniversal, I bring over 10 years of experience in software quality assurance, specializing in testing Over-the-Top (OTT) media applications across diverse platforms. Skilled in manual testing and proficient in tools like JIRA, my work focuses on ensuring seamless user experiences by validating playback features, DRM integration, and content protection. My expertise lies in driving end-to-end functional testing for live, VOD, and linear channel playback on devices including Roku, Apple TV, and Android. I am committed to delivering high-quality streaming platforms through meticulous QA processes and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Experience

1. Senior Qa Engineer

   NBCUniversal

   Jun 2015 — Present · NJ, US

   Extensive experience in testing Over-the-Top (OTT) media applications across a broad spectrum of devices and platforms, including Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Android TV, Samsung/LG Smart TVs, mobile (iOS and Android), and web platforms. Led comprehensive QA efforts for streaming video platforms involving live, VOD (video on demand), and linear channel playback, ensuring optimal performance, and a high-quality user experience.Key responsibilities included:End-to-End Functional Testing: Validated core playback features such as start-up time, buffering behavior, adaptive bitrate (ABR) streaming, trick play (rewind, fast forward), and resume functionality.DRM & Content Protection: Verified integration and enforcement of DRM systems to ensure secure content delivery across all platforms.Ad Tech Validation: Conducted detailed testing of client-side and server-side ad insertion (SSAI), pre-roll/mid-roll/post-roll ad playback, ensuring ad targeting, playback, and tracking functionality.Subtitle & Caption Compliance: Tested multiple caption formats (SCC, SRT) for proper synchronization, styling, and language switching across devices, including FCC accessibility compliance.Network & CDN Validation: Analyzed network performance using tools like Charles Proxy and developer tools to ensure optimal CDN performance, minimal latency, and efficient caching behavior.Cross-Team Collaboration: Worked closely with Product Managers, Developers, and Design to review requirements, create detailed test plans and acceptance criteria, and verify releases met all quality standards.Device Lab Management: Managed a diverse device lab for parallel testing of builds, firmware versions, and app updates across platforms like Roku OS, tvOS, Android TV OS, and Tizen.Successfully contributed to the launch and maintenance of high-profile OTT apps by identifying critical issues before production, reducing churn, and improving customer satisfaction and platform ratings.

Education

• Brooklyn College

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science

  2009 — 2013

Skills

• Sql
• Linux
• Hp Alm
• Mysql
• Customer Service
• C++
• Javascript
• Selenium
• Automation
• Computer Hardware
• Manual Testing
• Junit
• Css
• Oracle
• Php
• Access
• Qtp
• Jira
• Unix
• Html
• Selenium Testing
• Hp Qtp
• Testng
• Programming
• Microsoft Office
• Java
• Selenium Webdriver
• Bugzilla
• Microsoft Word
• Windows