Automation QA Engineer
Aristocrat Leisure Limited (Aristocrat) is a global entertainment and content creation company powered by technology to deliver world-leading casino and mobile games. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines, casino management systems, free-to-play mobile games and online real money games.
Aristocrat has seven corporate functions and three operating business units, spanning regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness) and regulated online real money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). Our game and product portfolios collectively entertain millions of players worldwide every day.
Job Description
- Design and implement high quality maintainable automated testing solutions and tools to suit the needs of the various teams.
- Where required, contributes to the technical design for new framework components or tools ensuring it remains consistent with the overall design and strategy.
- Host training and brown bag sessions to educate the team members on test automation best practices and the use of test automation tools.
- Understands the 'big picture' of the automation framework architecture and provides constructive feedback and improvement suggestions.
- Participate in any tool selection process by ensuring the requirements are captured and prioritised and a shortlist of tools are spiked and documented to ensure that any tools selected best meet our current and future needs.
- Working with the architects and the development teams to optimise and improve the test automation strategy, process and assets to ensure teams are able to deliver their stories and features on time
- Champion and consistently improve quality through automated testing
Shows straight talking, trustworthiness and openness, facilitating constructive dialogue with colleagues.
What We're Looking For
- Minimum of 5 years of testing and test automation experience.
- Experienced in applying techniques to design effective test coverage and selecting the right features/test cases to automate.
- Proven track record in providing training and mentoring others and growing them in the field of test automation.
- Solid experience with development languages such as Java, JavaScript or C#.
- Solid hands-on experience with test tools such as Selenium, NUnit, Cucumber (XUnit.Gherkin.Quick/Reqnroll), Appium, WebdriverIO.
- Hands-on experience in automating front-end (web or native) and back-end applications.
- Experienced in selecting, spiking and rolling out test (automation) tools based on business requirements
- Proven ability to design and create maintainable and reusable test automation tools and dashboards based on technical and business requirements
- Can deliver results within set deadlines
- Excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience of working in an Agile environment.
Desirable
- Experience in the gambling or gaming industry a plus
- Experience with build & release tools such Argo, Kustomize, Kubernetes, Google Cloud (GKE), Kibana, Grafana.
- Knowledge and understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases.
Travel Expectations
None
Additional Information
Depending on the nature of your role, you may be required to register with the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) and/or other gaming jurisdictions in which we operate.
At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.
- We are seeking an Automation QA Engineer with mid to senior-level experience to join our team in developing and scaling backend-focused automated testing solutions. You’ll focus on automating APIs and microservices, embedding quality across the delivery pipeline, and contributing to the evolution of our test automation strategy. This position is backend-heavy, with minimal emphasis on UI testing.
Test Automation Strategy & Engineering Excellence
● Design, implement, and maintain high-quality automated test solutions tailored for backend services.
● Build and extend automation frameworks and tools aligned with our architectural direction.
● Collaborate with architects and developers to evolve testing strategies and improve test asset scalability.
● Take part in test tool evaluations by defining requirements, spiking options, and documenting findings.
● Provide actionable feedback on framework improvements and system-wide quality enhancements. Knowledge Sharing & Continuous Improvement
● Advocate for test automation as a critical component of software delivery, championing a quality-first mindset.
● Facilitate constructive technical discussions through direct, trustworthy communication. Agile Delivery & Collaboration
● Actively participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
● Partner with developers, and product stakeholders to ensure test coverage aligns with business requirements.
● Drive early engagement in the SDLC to prevent defects rather than just detect them. CI/CD & Tooling
● Integrate and maintain automated tests within GitLab CI pipelines for fast, reliable feedback.
● Support initiatives to modernize our test infrastructure and align automation with DevOps goals.
● Continuously improve the automation ecosystem for better observability, scalability, and performance
What We're Looking For
- Hands-on experience with API and microservices test automation.
- Proficiency in Java, JavaScript, or C#.
- Experience designing effective test coverage strategies and selecting high-value test cases for automation.
- Solid experience using GitLab CI for automation within continuous delivery pipelines.
- Proven ability to create reusable and maintainable test tools and dashboards.
- Skilled in test case management tools like TestRail.
- Excellent communicator with strong collaboration and problem-solving skills.
- Comfortable working in Agile environments with cross-functional teams.
Desirable
● Knowledge of DevOps tools like Argo, Kubernetes, Kibana, or Grafana.
● Familiarity with tools such as Selenium, Appium, or WebdriverIO.
● Experience with cloud platforms like Google Cloud or AWS.
● Background in the gambling or gaming industry.
● Working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
Travel Expectations
NoneAdditional Information
Depending on the nature of your role, you may be required to register with the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) and/or other gaming jurisdictions in which we operate.
At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.
