Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

The Senior Software Quality Control Engineer can work independently or as a team member in the full life cycle of a software development project. The Senior Software Quality Control Engineer can perform duties as a ‘SME’ Subject Matter Expert and capable of taking control of more in-depth projects and completing them successfully. They are also available to participate in analyzing, strategizing and assisting with the resolution of production emergencies as needed.

Is adept at controlling a test environment as well as providing an independent evaluation of software. The Senior Software Quality Control Engineer takes directions from the Software Development Manager.

Responsibilities/Essential Functions

Continually developing and leading professional expertise in all aspects of test engineering.

Follow the department test process.

Evaluate and provide input to requirement documents at an in-depth level.

Able to lead and work through difficult problems for resolution.

A seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of most of the specific jurisdictional requirements.

Exercise judgement in selecting testing methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

Analyze and test concepts and understand project requirements.

Create and execute automated and manual testing on new and existing products.

Ensure quality meets the requisite functional, technical, and regulatory compliance and maintains high overall product quality.

Provide test plans, test scripts and test summary reports.

Interface with Lottery SIS and other Product and Development staff to resolve issues in a timely manner.

Gather and analyze data in support of business cases, proposed projects, and systems requirements.

Resolves complex issues in creative and effective ways.

Reproduce issues, when necessary, to assist software development in resolving issues.

Responsible for project escalations for each assigned project.

Submit clearly written bug reports and reporting results when necessary to the software quality development manager.

Create a test environment and then control the integrity of that environment during the life of a project.

Monitor status of bug reports created during testing cycles and provide test metrics to management.

Provide general status and information about specific project risks to Software Development Managers and the Software Quality Control Engineering Manager.

Dictate and control proven analytical and problem‑solving skills to help validate IT processes through careful testing to maximize the benefit of business investments in IT initiatives.

Mentor all levels of SQC Engineers on assigned projects.

Networks with key contacts outside Central Gaming Systems.

Determine methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel (Team Lead).

Position Qualifications

Formal Education & Certification

8+ years’ experience in software testing, setting up test environments, testing and logging results; or equivalent experience.

Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) from ISTQB preferred.

Certified Software Tester (CSTE) from Software Certifications preferred.

Project management skills and/or substantial exposure to project-based work structures.

A 2- or 4-year college degree, preferably in a technical area, is a plus.

In‑depth knowledge of the lottery gaming industry.

A working knowledge or experience with the JIRA Issue Management tool preferred.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office desktop applications, especially Word and Excel.

Useful prior experience for this position includes:

• Proficiency in supporting and navigating a Linux / Unix environment
• Selenium Web driver
• Perl or other shell scripting languages
• Appium and/or Python
• Jira bug / issue tracking and project management tool
• qTest test case management tool
• Able to write basic queries in SQL Server and JIRA boards
• Testing web applications
• Automated testing tools

Travel 5% or less. Possess valid papers allowing for travel on short notice, possibly to foreign destinations.

Your Personal Strengths

Consistently strive to achieve high quality work.

Proficient understanding of software test…