Position Summary
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At Sportsbet, the Quality Assurance team delivers comprehensive testing services to the business including but not limited to raise the "culture of quality" across the company. We take pride in the fact that the products we deliver to our customers (both internal and external) is of the highest standard.
QA engineers work closely with the developers, BAs and other stakeholders to achieve the highest quality results. At Sportsbet, we're dynamic and embrace change. To adapt, you always need to find new ways of speeding up testing without compromising quality. This involves not only automation, but dealing with CI/CD jobs, stabilising test environments, doing component performance test. Quality is a mindset; your role is to spread this culture.
During your daily routine, you will:
Make sure our products behave as expected
Work towards uplifting the automation framework and maintaining it
Break things and put them together
Give constructive feedback to business and other stakeholders about areas to improve on
Your goal is to increase quality for our customers and while doing it, you shouldn't be afraid to work differently and questioning the status quo and past practices.
Also, to decrease "time-to-market", as a Test Engineer, your role is to increase automation coverage, decrease manual effort and raise confidence in delivering new software. You will be an active contributor to process, delivery and growth of a dynamic team.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Automation
Contribute in building test automation framework and establish best practices for the feature team QAs
Work closely with other automation engineers and developers
Perform regular peer-reviews for shared codebase and maintain high code quality
Identify key areas of our delivery model that automation can make the right impact
Identify risks, issues and dependencies in project or feature development
Setup and monitor of CI/CD jobs
Support and maintain test automation framework for our services and frontend platforms
Provide test estimates for assigned work
Configure on-demand (e.g. Docker, AWS) environments
Take ownership to fix unstable and flaky tests
Promote automation techniques and quality mindset
Track and report effectiveness of framework, come up with solutions for problems
Suggest new libraries and technologies enhancing test case creation/execution
Competent knowledge across all automation frameworks with a specialised area
Teach and evangelise across QA and product solutions
Agile
Understanding of Agile practices – SCRUM/KANBAN
Strong testing mindset
Collaborate with other members of the engineering team to find the best methods for solving problems in apps and systems
QA Skills
Work with other engineers and support team to identify, log, triage, root-cause, and communicate defects using established tools like JIRA
Suggest and introduce new methodologies for test cases, regression, and functional testing
Be responsible for, and be an expert in, complex testing and coverage techniques
You'll work to become a domain expert with special knowledge of betting, Sportsbet products and business rules.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
Technical Skills
Experience with building test automation frameworks from ground up
Strong experience in developing and deploying API test automation suites (SuperTest, Jest, Mocha, Chai, Cucumber and/or other API test automation frameworks)
Strong experience in developing and deploying frontend automation test suites using automation tools like WebDriver / Appium / Detox, TestNG, Maven
Strong programming knowledge in JavaScript / Typescript (preferable) or Java / Kotlin
Experience with setting up and working with CI/CD tools like Jenkins and Bamboo
Knowledge working with a VCS - GitHub, Stash, Bitbucket preferred
Good understanding of coding best practices
Analytical mindset with the ability to solve problems from technical point of view
Exhibit rounded, informed and pragmatic approach to work and engagement
Docker, Puppet or other application configuration and distribution platform knowledge is a plus
Excellent understanding of Agile and TDD methodologies
Soft Skills
Can-do, proactive attitude. The ability to provide solutions not just obstacles
Ability to speak up and question "tradition" by suggesting ideas to enhance processes
Be self-starting and able to self-manage, we believe in our people being able to take ownership and empower them to deliver results
To have the mindset to investigate issues beyond the symptoms
Excellent ability to effectively communicate issues via tools and conversation
The ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines and do what's required to get the project across the line
Operate in a fast paced, highly collaborative, fun environment
Good problem solving skills
Desired
Familiarity with Cloud systems (e.g. AWS)
Jenkins or Bamboo
Advanced Linux /Mac knowledge
Software development experience
Experience
3+ years of experience in agile software delivery
Demonstrable experience in writing clean code, preferably in Javascript / Typescript language
API / integration test automation experience
Web / Mobile test automation experience
Understanding of agile QA practices and ways of working
What you can expect:
25 days of annual leave
ShareSave scheme and „Flexible Benefits” of your choice
Private health insurance (includes dental insurance and health assessments)
Excellent development opportunities including thousands of courses online through ‘Udemy'
Working from home options
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only the suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview. By submitting your application online, you agree that: your details will be used to progress your application for employment. If your application is successful, your details will be used to administer your personnel record. If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your details for a period no longer than two years, in order to consider you for prospective roles within our company.
