Automation QA Lead

GamblingCareers.com; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses & incentives

Health & wellbeing benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Aristocrat is seeking an Automation QA Lead to shape our automation strategy, drive test automation across mobile, web, API, and microservices, and mentor engineers in a hybrid London-based role.

The position emphasizes roadmaps, tool evaluation (including AI-assisted solutions), and collaboration with QA and Development teams to raise quality and performance standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building and maintaining automation frameworks.
• Experience leading multi-team testing in agile environments.
• Experience with cloud-based CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).

Responsibilities

• Lead development, implementation, and maintenance of test automation frameworks.
• Support the Test Automation Manager in roadmaps for automation projects.
• Mentor a team of test automation engineers across mobile, web, API, and microservices.

Skills

Automation frameworks

Test automation tooling

CI/CD integration

Cloud knowledge

Programming scripting

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Selenium

Appium

TestRail

API automation

Job description

Aristocrat is a trailblazer in the gaming industry, committed to innovation and excellence in every aspect of our business. We are dedicated to crafting outstanding gaming experiences that captivate and delight users worldwide. As part of our dynamic team, the Automation QA Lead will play a pivotal role in driving our quality assurance initiatives to new heights. This is an outstanding opportunity to influence the future of our automation processes and ensure our products meet the highest standards of quality and performance.

This is a hybrid role, with a mandatory requirement to work from the office three days per week.

What You'll Do

• Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of robust, scalable, and maintainable test automation frameworks.
• Support the Test Automation Manager in defining strategic roadmaps for automation projects aligned with business objectives.
• Evaluate, implement, and optimize test tooling, including AI-assisted solutions, to support continuous integration and delivery.
• Collaborate with QA teams, QA leadership, and Development teams to streamline testing procedures and align automation testing strategies with development processes.
• Mentor a team of test automation engineers, driving technical direction for test automation across mobile, web, API, and microservices platforms.
• Ensure automation guidelines are followed, providing feedback and suggestions for improvement.
• Drive continuous improvement in automation architecture, tooling adoption, and coding standards.
• Perform code and build reviews, encourage knowledge sharing, and technical upskilling.
• Produce documentation and diagrams to communicate automation strategies effectively.
• Manage automation infrastructure, including on-premises labs, cloud platforms, and third-party tools.
• Lead knowledge-sharing initiatives through workshops, presentations, and demos.
• Stay current with emerging automation technologies and industry trends.

What We're Looking For

• Proven ability in crafting, assembling, and integrating test automation frameworks through popular tools (e.g., Selenium, Appium, TestRail, API automation solutions).
• Experience leading complex, multi-team testing initiatives in fast-paced agile environments.
• Solid experience integrating automation within cloud-based CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Familiarity with database or microservices testing.
• Experience with new technologies, such as AI/ML within projects.
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, or similar.
• Demonstrated experience in a technical leadership capacity, with the capability to guide and enhance the skills of team members.
• Completion of a bachelor's degree in a technical area or an equivalent level of practical experience.
• Willingness to travel if needed to offshore teams (approximately 5 days per year).

Preferred Skills And Experience

• ISTQB/ISEB Advanced level certification.
• Familiarity with LangSmith, DeepEval, Ragas, Promptfoo, or similar tools.
• Experience with Agentic workflows, RAG applications, or AI evaluation pipelines.
• Cloud certification (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Track record of successful automation initiatives.
• Understanding of how to develop software structured around core business concepts.
• Experience with contract testing.
• Experience in game development and mobile gaming industry, preferably Unity mobile applications.
• Knowledge of security testing guidelines in cloud environments.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (New Relic, Prometheus, ELK stack) and advanced reporting.

Esta descripciñon del puesto puede haber sido revisada y optimizada mediante herramientas de inteligencia artificial con el fin de mejorar su claridad, coherencia e inclusión. En cualquier caso, todo el contenido final, los requisitos del puesto y las decisiones de contratación están sujetos a la revisión y aprobación de Aristocrat.

Filosofía de compensación

Ofrecemos un paquete integral de remuneración y beneficios diseñado para seguir siendo competitivo en el mercado, apoyar tu bienestar y reconocer tu contribución a nuestro exito. Nuestro enfoque se basa en una filosofá de remuneración por desempeño, recompensando el impacto individual. Tu paquete de compensación especifico se determinará en función de factores como tus habilidades, experiencia, cualificaciones y ubicación.

Dependiendo de tu puesto y ubicación, podrás optar a bonificaciones e incentivos anuales, beneficios de salud y bienestar, tiempo libre remunerado, planes de jubilación, cobertura de seguros y otros beneficios locales o establecidos por la legislación aplicable.

• bonificaciones e incentivos anuales
• beneficios de salud y bienestar
• tiempo libre remunerado
• planes de jubilación
• cobertura de segurosotros beneficios locales o establecidos por la legislación aplicable

Los detalles especóficos sobre la compensación y los beneficios para este puesto se tratarán durante el proceso de selección.