Automation Engineer, QA

Twin Spires is the premier online horse racing wagering platform in the United States. Twin Spires is owned and operated by Churchill Downs, Inc., and is the official online betting partner of the Kentucky Derby, bringing you more than 148 years of wagering experience. Players can wager through the Twin Spires desktop, mobile, and app-based advance-deposit wagering platforms as well as at retail locations and race tracks across the country.

The QA Automation Engineer works on an Agile software development team. You design, build, and run automated tests through the full software development cycle. You work with developers to document issues, communicate updates, and follow each issue through resolution. You prepare clear reports for team leaders and management. You support shared team goals and coordinate work so the group delivers strong results.

• Automate manual test cases into runnable suites executed across environments.
• Develop test plans, testing strategies, and test cases for workflows.
• Perform functional, regression, ad hoc, integration, end to end, and user acceptance testing.
• Review project requirements and design documents to build meaningful test cases and test plans.
• Identify gaps in requirements and confirm readiness for automated test creation.
• Build testing tools and scripts used by test engineers.
• Support QA initiatives across the organization.
• Work with engineering team members and other departments on technical issues and updates.
• Review test results, identify root causes, and assess severity and scope.
• Provide defect tracking updates, regression updates, and status reports to leadership.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related field, or relevant experience.

The physical and mental demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods while working at a desk, on the phone, and using a computer. This position requires the ability to work in office effectively as part of a team, concentrate on detailed tasks, and adapt to interruptions and shifting priorities. Mental demands include the demonstrated ability to anticipate and resolve problems, reason and calculate figures and amounts, collect and analyze complex data, interpret procedures and policies, and meet schedules and deadlines in a dynamic and sometimes demanding environment.

The work environment is typically an office setting with a moderate noise level.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Churchill Downs Incorporated is an inclusive and fun place to work. We celebrate unique approaches and points of view. We believe diversity is a mindset that drives excellence. We’re always learning, evolving and growing. We innovate through mutual respect of ideas and collaboration. This allows us to build a common language that inspires our team members and propels us toward the achievement of our vision.