Test Automation Lead

Summary

What you'll do

• Manage and mentor a team of test automation engineers, providing guidance and support in creating, executing, and maintaining automated test scripts, while working closely with the Technical Test Manager and the business stakeholders
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the automation testing team.
• Work closely with development teams across areas to ensure alignment between automation testing strategies and software development processes.
• Collaborate with QA teams and QA leadership to streamline testing procedures and drive automation forwards on a project by project basis
• Keep business stakeholders up to date with QA reports on milestone progression, priorities and blockers
• Assist the Technical Test Manager in defining roadmaps for all automation projects which align with broader business objectives and execute to plan
• Aligning with the Technical Test Managers vision, ensure automation best practices are being followed, providing feedback and suggestions to better them where necessary
• Work alongside the Technical Test Manager to automate capture of business KPI data for broader discussion across the organisation
• Review in conjunction with the Technical Test Manager heavily manual processes across the organisation with a view to automate where possible
• Strong understanding and practical application of automation testing methodologies in the context of mobile game development.
• Extensive experience in creating and maintaining automated test scripts for game features and functionality.
• Support the Technical Test Manager in attaining the teams financial year goals through ownership and tracking of personal KPOs / OKRs
• A strong understanding of agile development with the ability to cover for the Technical Test Manager in periods of their absence
• Ensure automated testing is available to support all releases across the organisation and is demonstrably raising the bar for quality
• Understand our sister companies automation journeys, sharing experiences and learning from one another while assessing where crossover efforts could benefit all parties
• Educate the broader organisation regarding the benefits offered by automation through workshops, company presentations, demos etc
• Administer and manage any systems or platforms (eg. on-premises Lab, 3rd party cloud vendors) required to improve and scale our automation efforts.

What we're looking for

• Programming Languages:
  • Proficiency in Java, C# or similar languages for creating test scripts and automation utilities. Java preferred.
• Automation Frameworks:
  • Strong expertise in Appium, SpecFlow, AltUnity or similar test automation frameworks for mobile testing.
  • Experience in Specflow, Cucumber, Selenium, JUnit, TestNG alongwith CI/DevOps tools like Jenkins/Bamboo are a plus.
• Technology Stack:
  • In-depth knowledge and experience in game development environment or similar and tools for testing mobile games is a plus.
  • Strong expertise in creating and implementing automation testing frameworks, tools, and methodologies.
  • Proven experience in automation testing, specifically within the mobile gaming industry and Unity development environment.
• Qualifications and Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Solid understanding of game development and quality assurance processes.