Senior QA Automation Engineer - Software - Hybrid

Location: London (Chiswick Business Park). Presence at the office is required 2 days a week, flexible days and hours.

Job Type: Full-Time

The Team

OpenBet is a global leader in betting and gaming entertainment, trusted by over 200 partners to create memorable winning moments for millions of players worldwide. From processing bets during iconic events to pioneering next-gen products, we continuously redefine the player experience with high-quality content, cutting-edge technology, and advanced player protection tools.

The Goal

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer, you will work alongside Software Engineers, other QA team members, and Software Principal Engineers and Architects, under the supervision of the Team Lead and the support of the QA Architect and Principal QA, to shape and implement the customer and product deliverables that will drive us forward in our strategic initiatives.

You will own tickets from a QA perspective, attend sessions independently raising issues, risks, and gaps in requirements. You will be engaged in all areas of the software testing lifecycle from requirements capture, analysis and test case design through automation test case implementation and the delivery of automation test cases, test execution and ongoing maintenance.

What you’ll be doing

• Work within an agile Feature Team of Delivery Leads, Product Owners and Software Developers to cover QA related activities such as translating business requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria into test scenarios/cases.
• Active participation in the success of a self-organising agile team by promoting a quality first approach, defining and driving the implementation of the automation scope.
• Identify which level of testing an automation scenario should be created within - component, app group or integration testing.
• Promote and adhere to Continuous Integration and High Quality / Fast Feedback Principles.
• Solicits internal and external stakeholder perspective and presents alternative solutions.
• Provides structured feedback to the development teams and ensures the work is carried out in accordance with the agreed project schedule and quality requirements.
• Leads the analysis and design of complex solutions meeting business requirements based on existing technology.
• Identifies technical debt and inefficiencies in the automation frameworks.
• Solid understanding of Agile Principles and ensure that work is being delivered with these Principles in mind.
• Creates test plans and provides estimations taking into consideration dependencies, milestones and critical path.
• Analyses complex requirements / acceptance criteria, and elicits test scenarios both manual and automated in accordance with the testing pyramid.
• Works independently on automating test cases, executing test cases and retesting defects with all the above entities being of high complexity.
• Very good knowledge of the languages, tools and technical processes required to undertake automation test case creation work.
• Analyses feature updates/new features and identify areas for regression testing.
• Configures the automation framework on their own environment to be able to run tests locally, debug and fix issues.
• Writes relevant component, app group and integration automated tests to allow continuous integration of project.
• Raises clear and accurate defects, follows up on resolutions and retests fixes and performing root cause analysis in order to identify inefficiencies and mechanisms to reduce the defect count in future releases.
• Troubleshoots test automation failures.
• Analyses the output of releases and propose solutions to reduce the defect count and increase the quality of future releases.
• Collates complex metrics, defect injection rates, defects identified by automation etc to report to other team members and line manager.
• Tests thoroughly and consistently delivers robust, maintainable and complete working automation tests to cover functional and non-functional considerations.
• Independently monitors continuous integration pipelines, debugs test failures, escalates defects and resolves automation issues in a timely fashion.
• Ensures manual & automated regression packs are maintained and updated based on new functionality and changes.
• Understands and applies the correct testing techniques at a given phase of the project lifecycle, as determined by the time available and anticipated risk of the changes.
• Provides technical coaching and mentoring to less experienced QA Automation team members.
• Carries out thorough exploratory testing when required.
• Conducts peer level test case and automation code reviews for high complexity tests.
• Key contributor to a major and/or strategic project.
• Promotes BDD/TDD principles.
• Ensures compliance with Quality standards, best practices and adherence to the OpenBet Test strategy.

The Player

• Experience with test automation tools (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright).
• Knowledge of API testing tools (Postman, Karate).
• Experience with BDD/TDD frameworks (Cucumber, JUnit, TestNG).
• Demonstratable ability to design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts.
• Proven experience of testing complex user interfaces.
• Proficiency in Java.
• Strong understanding of OOP principles.
• Ability to write and debug scripts for automation.
• Thorough knowledge of structured test methods and procedures.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps).
• Version control with Git (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).
• Thorough knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes for containerised testing.
• Strong understanding of software testing principles (functional, regression, smoke).
• Experience with test case management (TestRail or other) and project management/issue tracking tools (JIRA).
• Ability to create and maintain test plans.
• BSc or equivalent in IT/Engineering/Scientific or related discipline.
• Experience with various development methodologies; Agile, Lean or Waterfall.
• 6+ years’ experience in QA of which at least 4 years’ experience working with test automation tools.
• Good interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels.

Nice to Haves

• Some experience developing test cases for software developed using Akka, Kafka, Scala and Cassandra.
• Qualified to ISEB/ISTQB Foundation level.

What’s the Score?

Why OpenBet?

The Playground: Join a team of innovators, disruptors, and game-changers who are reshaping the future of betting and gaming.

The Mission: Be part of a mission-driven organization that’s committed to revolutionizing the way the world plays.

The Impact: Make a real impact on the world stage, leaving a lasting legacy that transcends boundaries and inspires generations to come.

The Culture: Immerse yourself in a culture of creativity, collaboration, and curiosity, where every idea is welcomed, every voice is heard, and every dream is encouraged.

The Future: Join us on the journey to build the future of betting and gaming, one game-changing innovation at a time.

What we can offer YOU:

• Attractive benefits, an open and supportive environment as well as a modern and exciting workplace.
• The opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basis as you and our business continues to develop & grow.
• Tangible and genuine development - at OpenBet, you can take your career where you want it to go!
• Enjoy flexible working whilst we provide you with the guidance and development skills you need to progress and enhance your career.

We have a collaborative office environment with our team members in office 2 days per week.