[Hiring] Test Automation Team Lead @Play’n GO

Job title: Test Automation Team Lead 

Job Details 

Hours: Full Time 

Location: Fully remote. This opportunity is open to you if you can legally work remotely from one of our home countries in the UK, Sweden, Malta, Hungary, Spain, Poland, or the Philippines. 

Contract: Permanent 

At Play’n GO we enjoy a flexible freedom to shape our own days. Everyone we hire is unique and every role we fill has certain performance expectations. The day-to-day challenges of work and life will be unique to you but our commitment to helping you find a balance will never vary.  

From the GO 

At Play’n GO our purpose is to entertain. Our pleasure is in working with people ready to make a difference that lasts. We are pioneers. We were the first entertainment supplier to recognise the potential of gaming on the GO and create the innovative mobile games which supercharged our industry and inspired our name. Today, Play’n GO is the leading gaming entertainment supplier to casinos in regulated markets the world over. And we are still growing.  

With growth comes opportunity. This could be yours. Are you ready to help us face challenges and find solutions that get us both to the next level of excellence?  

What the role entails 

• drive team to meet and exceed measurable expectations,
• understand how to leverage the team to improve outcomes and take action to meet goals,
• ensure employee happiness by creating a trusting team,
• communicating direction and goals, providing regular performance feedback and developing members of the team to ensure career growth,
• provide effective and inspiring leadership by being actively involved in the organisations of responsibility,
• translate overall objectives into clear team targets and detailed project and action plans,
• be a confident problem solver,
• create a solution orientated environment,
• coach and motivate team members, inspire by example and drive autonomy in the organisations of responsibility,

• drive recruitment of talents within the specific area, to maintain a high performing team,
• keep up with day-to-day management duties and one-on-one meetings,
• be overall responsible for the team´s planning of tasks and duties to deliver on short- as well as long term objectives,
• depending on team size, handle day-to-day tasks within the team´s specific area of expertise,
• constantly evaluate workflows and find ways for them to be more efficient, relevant and valuable both internally and externally,
• lead and/or participate in projects outside of the scope of your department, as assigned by your manager,
• reporting manager for team members incl. conducting performance- and salary reviews etc, and,
• synchronize with QA Evangelist and Game Production QA Manager regarding test strategy, test case management, test automation, device purchase and QA tools.

What we ask of you 

• Experience testing web and client server based applications.
• 5+ years of hands-on Quality Assurance and test automation experience in which you played a key role in building and enhancing a test automation function.
• 3+ years of quality assurance and test engineering experience.
• Work in conjunction with project management and development stakeholders to ensure Software QA practices related to Design Review and Code Reviews are being performed.
• Oversee the design and development of the test automation framework, automated tests and associated tools.
• Ensure that defects are correctly captured, reviewed, prioritized, and triaged and resolved defects are tested.
• Report to QA Manager and track overall status and QA governance.
• Experience with product development life cycle and test cycles (e.g. unit, integration, smoke), including test approach and case review; Bachelors in Computer Science, Engineering discipline or equivalent experience Digital First (remote) coordination.
• Effective Communication.

Preferences:

• Advanced test automation and/or programming skills, e.g. Selenium, BrowserStack, Java, C++.
• Experience working with online casino games.
• Experience working in an agile development environment.
• Knowledgeable using tools such as TestRail, TeamCity, BitBucket and Jira.

What’s in it for you?  

If you feel great, you’ll do great. Our employees know that their package of benefits, activities, and initiatives are some of the most generous in the industry. From challenges to chill outs, the fun we share at play helps inspire excellence from the go.  

Apply now to find out more. It’s your best move. This opportunity will remain open until we meet the right candidate.  

GO for it. 

We believe the way forward relies on well-regulated gaming and player safety. Our commitment to this sets the standard for our industry.