Associate QA Engineer - Software

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Position Summary

An Associate SQA Engineer plays a key role within a project team comprised of Core, Senior and/or Advanced SQA engineers. Under the guidance of Lead/ Senior Engineers, this role develops and executes test plans and test cases to ensure our gaming product meets requisite functional, technical, and regulatory compliance requirements.

Ideal candidate thrives working in a collaborative team environment; is comfortable interacting with internal/ external team members with varying degrees of technical knowledge; has strong technical background with a drive to understand how things work; and isn’t afraid to ask questions or suggest improvements.

• Review and provide timely feedback on requirements and design artifacts, working alongside Senior Engineers
• Collaborate with Senior Engineers in creation and execution of test plans, test cases and test scripts to effectively test game software and related solutions across multiple platforms
• Understand SQA software test methodology, procedures, and overall product development lifecycle
• Adhere to business/ process workflows and closely follow SQA work instructions
• Write clear and concise defect logs, and assist in recreating issues
• Identify major issues and assist with escalation as necessary to ensure timely resolution
• Actively utilize tools and databases for SQA functions and testing, with minimal assistance
• Assist Lead / Senior Engineers with weekly project status report for each assigned project
• Assist Lead / Senior Engineers with detailed Completion Report at the end of each project
• Work alongside Lead / Senior Engineers to interface with cross-functional teams if necessary

Qualifications

Other

Duties

and

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior / Lead Engineers involved with SQA Department level special projects
• Understand current process and suggest improvements as needed
• Attend Design Reviews, Code Reviews and Triage meetings per Lead Engineer request

Qualifications

• Academic and/or working knowledge of Computer Architecture and Hardware
• Academic and/or working knowledge of Operating System and Software Application Architecture
• Academic and/or working knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle
• Academic and/or working knowledge of Object-oriented Programming languages
• Basic academic knowledge of real-time embedded systems and Client/ Server systems
• Proficiency with productivity Tools and Applications such as Microsoft Office 365

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science preferred Required Experience

• 0 - 2 years of relevant experience as an SQA, SDET, Software Engineer or equivalent

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline-oriented environment
• Detail-oriented, organized and focused on delivering quality

Physical

Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.
• Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively, L&W) are engaged in highly regulated gaming businesses.
• As a result, certain L&W employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts.
• In order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles.
• As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.
• This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job.
• The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.
• Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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