Description

We have a role for someone who has proven experience of QA Automation on mobile applications. This is an opportunity to join the energetic team behind the creation of Avakin Life. This mobile virtual world is growing quickly, and we are eager to keep up with the demand of our users.

We are looking for an individual who is committed to learn and who has the eagerness to evaluate and then implement new tools and technologies that meet our growing needs. This is a rare opportunity to work as an Automation Engineer within the Games Industry.

This role will involve leading and coaching a team of automation engineers to provide automated tests for the mobile application, apis and web frontends. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent technical and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Test Automation Team
  • Manage automation engineers with the aim of increasing the coverage of the test automation by providing coaching and support
  • Develop and maintain test automation framework
  • Communicate test status, milestones, and defects to project stakeholders
  • Own the Automation Team roadmap
  • Assess, manage, and prioritise the Automation Team workload
  • R&D of additional technologies to increase automation coverage
  • Report Critical issues to the QA and Development teams
  • Creation and management of test data
  • Provide clear visualisations of application performance data
  • Work closely with Client Developers to extend automation capabilities
  • Work closely with Embedded QA and multiple other QA Teams supporting them in their Automation needs

Requirements

    • Strong Python experience
    • Strong C# experience
    • Strong SQL knowledge
    • Experience of automated testing of applications built with the Unity games engine
    • Experience in using any VCS, preferably Git
    • Experience running mobile device farms both using real and cloud devices
    • Experience in running and managing small Teams of QA Engineers
    • Strong understanding of QA terminology, processes, and best practices
    • Select and automate test candidates from manual test cases
    • Selenium WebDriver
    • Commitment to learn and progress programming ability
    • Excellent Written / Spoken Communication skills
    • 3 years’ experience in Quality Assurance Test Automation
    • Experience with JIRA and Atlassian software as a whole
Salary

Competitive Salary

Job Type

QA