Description
Position Summary
We are seeking a Lead QA Engineer to join FanDuel, where your role will be instrumental in completing and driving the strategic roadmap for the Promotions area. This versatile opportunity allows you to work with a dedicated team, contributing to the delivery of high-quality assurance solutions.
Key accountabilities:
Automation & Performance Capability
- Lead the development of automation frameworks to maintain or enhance our delivery pipeline capabilities in both backend and frontend areas in collaboration with other QA leads.
- Collaborate with Engineering teams to maintain the automation strategies agreed upon for the entire Casino.
- Maintain and improve current automation statistics (e.g., Jira Dashboard, Excel) to ensure updated visibility on the status.
- Be an active member of the Casino Leads group and testing guild, contributing innovative solutions.
- Create automation roadmaps to improve delivery efficiency and reduce manual testing needs, enabling a leaner delivery process.
- Provide tooling recommendations to engineering teams to enhance efficiency and quality.
- Improve the monitoring system regarding Automation tests to ensure flawless performance.
- Support and provide guidance to the testing guild in terms of standard methodologies and innovative approaches.
- Maintain regular code reviews to ensure quality and consistency.
- Proactively tackle challenges related to automation and implement effective solutions.
- Take ownership of the performance testing strategy for the Promotions area, ensuring world-class performance standards.
Leadership
- Provide comprehensive 360 feedback to the workstream QAs twice a year to help them grow and excel.
- Delegate responsibilities to QA workstream representatives and ensure that deadlines are strictly met.
- Actively participate with other QA leads in the company’s and vertical testing guild, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.
Key requirements:
Behavioural Competencies
- Collaborative, great teammate, and teammate with a focus on delivery.
- Influential; able to inspire and motivate others to follow your lead.
- Advocate for the SDLC, enabling practical implementation within the Software Development team.
- Willing to adapt, mentor, and share knowledge within and across workstreams.
- Supportive and nurturing, fostering the development of other QA members.
Technical Competencies
- Proven experience and knowledge in testing API and Web Services.
- Strong knowledge in performance testing tools such as JMeter, Locust, or K6.
- Background in mobile testing.
- Experience with AWS services and containerization (e.g., Docker, API Gateway, Lambda, Step Functions).
- Proficient in using monitoring tools like Datadog.
- Good knowledge of Terraform for infrastructure as code.
- Experience with implementing CI/CD processes using Jenkins or Buildkite.
- Strong knowledge of programming languages such as Java and Typescript.
- Good knowledge of Python.
Key experience & qualifications
- 6+ years of software delivery experience, demonstrating a track record of success.
- Demonstrated experience in leading and influencing testers to achieve exceptional results.
What you can expect:
- 25 days of annual leave;
- Sharesave scheme;
- „Flexible Benefits” of your choice;
- Private health insurance (includes dental insurance and health assessments);
- Free parking;
- Thousands of courses online through ‘Udemy'.
Ways of working:
Flexible working is our way of working! We're a diverse workforce and therefore a 'one size fits all' approach isn't necessarily best. Whatever your personal needs may be, let's have a chat and see how we can accommodate them;
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only the suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview. By submitting your application online, you agree that: your details will be used to progress your application for employment. If your application is successful, your details will be used to administer your personnel record. If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your details for a period no longer than two years, in order to consider you for prospective Paddy Power Betfair role.