Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

The Senior Software Quality Control Engineer can work independently or as a team member in the full life cycle of a software development project. The Senior Software Quality Control Engineer can perform duties as a 'SME' Subject Matter Expert and capable of taking control of more in-depth projects and completing them successfully. They are also available to participate in analyzing, strategizing and assisting with the resolution of production emergencies as needed. Is adept at controlling a test environment as well as providing an independent evaluation of software. The Senior Software Quality Control Engineer takes directions from the Software Development Manager.

Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Continually developing and leading professional expertise in all aspects of test engineering.

• Follow the department test process.

• Evaluate and provide input to requirement documents at an in-depth level.

• Able to lead and work through difficult problems for resolution

• A seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of most of the specific jurisdictional requirements.

• Exercise judgement in selecting testing methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

• Analyze and test concepts and understand project requirements.

• Create and execute automated and manual testing on new and existing products.

• Ensure quality meets the requisite functional, technical, and regulatory compliance and maintains high overall product quality.

• Provide test plans, test scripts and test summary reports.

• Interface with Lottery SIS and other Product and Development staff to resolve issues in a timely manner.

• Gather and analyze data in support of business cases, proposed projects, and systems requirements.

• Resolves complex issues in creative and effective ways.

• Reproduce issues, when necessary, to assist software development in resolving issues.

• Responsible for project escalations for each assigned project.

• Submit clearly written bug reports and reporting results when necessary to the Software Quality Development Manager.

• Create a test environment and then control the integrity of that environment during the life of a project.

• Monitor status of bug reports creates during testing cycles and provide test metrics to management.

• Provide general status and information about specific project risks to Software Development Managers and the Software Quality Control Engineering Manager.

• Dictate and control proven analytical and problem-solving skills to help validate IT processes through careful testing to maximize the benefit of business investments in IT initiatives.

• Mentor all levels of SQC Engineers on assigned projects.

• Networks with key contacts outside Central Gaming Systems.

• Determine methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel (Team Lead)

Position Qualifications

Formal Education & Certification

• 8+ years' experience in software testing, setting up test environments, testing and logging results; or equivalent experience.

• Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) from ISTQB preferred.

• Certified Software Tester (CSTE) from Software Certifications preferred.

• Project management skills and/or substantial exposure to project-based work structures.

• A 2- or 4-year college degree, preferably in a technical area, is a plus.

• In-depth knowledge of the lottery gaming industry.

• A working knowledge or experience with the JIRA Issue Management tool preferred.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office desktop applications, especially Word and Excel.

• Useful prior experience for this position includes:

Proficiency in supporting and navigating a Linux / Unix environment Selenium Web driver Perl or other shell scripting languages a plus Appium and/or Python a plus Jira bug / issue tracking and project management tool qTest test case management tool Able to write basic queries in SQL Server and JIRA boards Testing web applications Automated testing tools

• Travel 5% or less. Possess valid papers allowing for travel on short notice, possibly to foreign destinations.

Your Personal Strengths

• Consistently strive to achieve high quality work.

• Proficient understanding of software test methodologies/procedures and the overall product development lifecycle.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Seeking and using feedback for continuous quality improvements.

• Ability to communicate and collaborate with other team members.

• Self-starter that can work within a team as well as independently.

• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline-oriented environment.

• Detail-oriented and organized.

• Capable of providing input and potential solutions to identified issues.

• Ability to work with limited supervision.

• Promotes making recommendations for improvement of applications to programmers and software developers or engineers.

• Routinely considers and makes recommendations for quality Control best practice process improvements.

• A passion for the development of change control processes, practices, and guidelines for new and existing technologies.

• Demonstrate a logical approach to problem solving.

• Demonstrates excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.

• Organized and very detail oriented.

• Thrives in a multi-tasking environment.

• Able to handle stress and work in a fast-paced environment.