QA Analyst

Description

At the heart of everything we do is our vision to change lives every day, and our mission to grow The National Lottery responsibly and champion its impact.

We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group – a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence across the USA (Michigan and Illinois) and Europe, including Czech Republic, Austria, Greece, Cyprus and Italy.

While the main contribution of The National Lottery to society is through the funds to good causes, at Allwyn we put our purpose and values at the heart of everything we do. Join us as we embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, large scale transformation journey by creating a National Lottery that delivers more money to good causes.

We’ll talk a bit more about us further down the page, but for now – let’s talk about the role and who we’re looking for…

As part of the Digital Test team, you will be responsible for analysis, planning, design, implementation and delivery of testing to ensure product readiness of complex technical systems in a mixed technology environment.

As an experienced Senior QA Analyst, you will deliver on‑time high quality software projects for a company that has raised more than £45bn for good causes and puts quality and brand integrity above all else. You will be working on a wide and varied range of projects; some small where you could be on your own for a week or two, to very large with dozens of QA Analysts for a year or more.

This role is expected to be an SME in at least one Allwyn system or application.

• Identify areas for exploratory testing and run them as part of a risk‑based approach
• Build strong relationship with wider QA group and across IT to enable effective problem solving
• Acts as point of escalation for QA Analysts and accurately provide project updates to QA Lead
• Debugging issues and identify root causes of problems
• Articulate project risks early and identify mitigations and take ownership of key governance deliverables such as test plans, risk logs and reporting
• Shift the team left wherever possible through reviewing requirements and getting involved in Design and Architecture from a quality perspective providing appropriate feedback
• Utilise domain expertise to contribute to the shaping of the test approach on one or more projects in liaison with other team members and the QA Lead(s)
• Assist with identifying testing suitable for automation
• Where required, lead the QA team in the delivery of test projects including creation of test plans, resource schedules and other test deliverables according to project milestones and the Camelot governance change framework
• Identify and implement improvements to QA process
• Perform test analysis, design and execution on projects within remit, logging defects, updating results and reporting progress.
• Be a mentor to other members of the team
• Assist the QA Lead with resource planning and have a key voice in planning for projects and providing estimates
• Build an in-depth knowledge of multiple areas across Camelot and the gambling domain

• Strong experience in QA and Testing methodologies including functional and structural test techniques
• Solid experience of multichannel testing including Desktop and Mobile
• Track record in the use of innovative technology solutions to deliver efficiencies in testing and defect prevention
• Several experiences in formulating and articulating approaches to testing for a variety of complex systems
• Expert understanding of technologies such as SQL, Putty, Postman
• Good knowledge of tools like Jira, Test Rail, Browser Stack or similar
• Proven experience of requirements validation and risk‑based testing
• Hands on experience specifying, establishing and managing test environments and test data
• Proven estimation ability and techniques
• Strong and well‑developed understanding of Internet technologies and distributed environments
• Holds industry‑recognised certifications such as ISTQB
• You are a clear and effective communicator.

At Allwyn, we are dedicated to changing lives and growing the National Lottery responsibly, championing its positive impact on people, places, and…