Senior Automation QA Engineer

Job Description

Who We Are:

The world's top sports betting and lottery brands choose OpenBet as their partner for world class content, leading tech and tailored service. We have their back, so they're ready with exciting, memorable and safe sports betting experiences to entertain billions of players worldwide.

Who We Are:

The world's top sports betting and lottery brands choose OpenBet as their partner for world class content, leading tech and tailored service. We have their back, so they're ready with exciting, memorable and safe sports betting experiences to entertain billions of players worldwide.

What you will be working on:
• Work within an agile Feature Team of Agile Delivery Leads, Product Owners and Software Developers to cover QA related activities such as translating business requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria into test scenarios/cases.
• Translate business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria into test scenarios / test cases.
• Provide Test estimates and QA sign off for projects to the management team.
• Define the scope for automation testing (component, integration) and manual testing.
• Creation of accurate and high-level test cases, automation scripts, and plans in agreement with Product and BA teams that will be maintained throughout the project lifecycle and will be provided to customer teams for ongoing deployments.
• Author high complexity test scenarios including automation of component, integration or app level tests.
• Define and execute regression tests.
• Carry out thorough exploratory testing when required.
• Troubleshoot test automation failures.
• Raise clear and accurate defects, follow up on resolutions and retest fixes.
• Analyse the output of releases and propose solutions to reduce the defect count and increase the quality of future releases.
• Ensure both manual and automated regression packs are maintained and updated based on new functionality and changes.
• Conduct peer level test case and automation code reviews for high complexity tests.
• Key contributor to a major and/or strategic project.
• Promote BDD/TDD principles.
• Ensure compliance with Quality standards, best practices and adherence to the OpenBet Test strategy.
• Report test results to Test Lead and/or other colleagues in a clear and concise manner.
• Assist Test Lead in creating Test Artefacts and Quality Metrics.
• Work closely with the Test Lead to ensure best practices are in place and adhered to in order to maintain high levels of software quality.
• Provide mentoring and coaching to junior members of staff.
• Provide technical coaching for less experienced QA Automation team members - for example automation coding techniques.
• Support the recruitment process of technical resources.

If you're the right candidate for us, you'll be able to demonstrate:
• Experience in using test tools both enterprise and open source.
• A Technical background – BSc or equivalent in IT/Engineering/Scientific or related discipline.
• Demonstrable ability to define and construct automated test cases (e.g. using Gherkin / Cucumber, Selenium, QTP or Postman etc.).
• Good interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels.
• Thorough knowledge of structured test methods and procedures.
• Proven experience in testing complex user interfaces.
• Proven communication and presentation skills.
• A commitment to quality and a thorough approach to work.
• Experience with various development methodologies; Agile, TDD or Waterfall.
• 6+ years' experience in QA of which 4+ years' experience working with test automation tools

It would also be great to see these skills/experiences as well:
• Experience in working on highly complex, distributed systems.
• Experience with Jira and TestRail.
• Some experience developing test cases for software developed using Akka, Kafka, Scala and Cassandra.
• A working understanding of Docker, Ansible, Maven, Jenkins, and Git (BitBucket).
• API Testing with Postman.
• Understanding of Behaviour/Test Driven Development.
• Experience working with version control systems.
• Qualified to ISEB/ISTQB Foundation level.

Why would you enjoy working with us at OpenBet?
• Competitive benefits, including pension plan and private insurance for you and your family members as well as extra leave days for volunteering and other purposes.
• The opportunity to work within a truly international Company, where you can expect the diversity and the opportunities of the world, mixed with a people friendly culture.
• A wide palette of training opportunities and internal and external learning sources, from onboarding, to on-the-job training by our subject matter experts.
• As a software house, we have a relaxed but highly professional environment with excellent facilities available, including on-site canteen & gym, showers, video, board and electronic sports games as well as lending library.
• We love to get together and throw a number of group events, to celebrate new comers, enjoy some good meals together and show off our sport talents as part of company tournaments (basketball, table tennis and others!).

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world's diverse voices.  

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world's diverse voices.  

Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rz0001-18-226-172-144-42 in your application.