Software Quality Assurance Engineer

## Gaming:

Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games, and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.# Position Summary## The QA Engineer takes ownership of end-to-end testing of new and existing products. This role is responsible for the creation, maintenance, and execution of test plan and test cases to ensure our products meet requisite functional, technical, and regulatory requirements, and maintain high overall quality.

This position works collaboratively to meet organization’s quality objectives and assists with continuous improvement initiatives within the organization. Additionally, this role may participate in mentoring Associate SQA Engineers.

Ideal candidate is a highly motivated individual; has exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities; possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills; and is able to work collaboratively across teams, in a dynamic fast-paced environment in order to achieve positive results.
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* Essential Job Functions:

*** Work independently on small to mid-scale projects seeking minimal guidance from project lead and/or Senior Engineers
* Gather requirements or specifications, and help project lead evaluate test scope, effort, schedule and plan
* Develop, conduct reviews and execute test plans and test scripts to effectively test game software and related solutions across multiple platforms
* Display proficiency in software test methodologies/ procedures, overall product development lifecycle, as well as key regulatory and functional areas of the product
* Adhere to business/ process workflows and closely follow SQA work instructions at all times
* Write clear and concise defect logs, and assist in recreating issues and triaging root cause
* Track all major issues and assist with escalation as necessary to ensure timely resolution
* Participate in software defect triage and SQA Milestone/ hand-off meetings with development
* Utilize tools and databases for SQA functions and testing at an expert level
* Provide input to the weekly project status report for each assigned project
* Provide detailed Completion Report at the end of each project
* Actively participate and provide detailed feedback during root cause analysis of escaped defects
* Assist project lead with project risk assessment, risk escalation and mitigation
* Interface with cross-functional teams effectively to meet organization’s quality and time to market KPIs
** Other

Duties and Responsibilities:

*** Assist the SQA Department on special projects
* Participate in department wide Continuous Improvement Initiatives.
* Maintain key contacts with upstream organizations that have a direct impact on SQA
* Mentor new Associate SQA Engineers on assigned projects
* Actively participate in Design Reviews, Code Reviews and Triage meetings

This position is on-site (5 days a week) reporting to our office in Chicago, IL.# Qualifications
** Training and/or

Experience:

*** 2 - 5 years of relevant experience as an SQA, SDET, Software Engineer or equivalent.
* Academic and/or working knowledge of Computer Architecture and Hardware
* Academic and/or working knowledge of Object-oriented Programming languages
* Academic and/or working knowledge of Operating System and Software Application Architecture
* Working knowledge of real-time embedded systems and Client/ Server systems
* Proficiency in productivity Tools, Databases, and applications commonly used in software industry
* Experience with Casino, Online or Console gaming a plus
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* Education:

*** Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science preferred.
** Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
*** Working knowledge or experience with Test Case Management Systems such as qTest.
* Working knowledge or experience with Issue Management Systems such as JIRA.
* Working knowledge of Software Development and Test methodologies such as Agile.
* Knowledge or experience with python scripting language or C# is a plus.
* Metrics-driven, detail-oriented, organized and focused on delivering quality.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills.
* Ability to…