Sr. Technical Lead - Game Testing

At Aristocrat, we build the world's greatest gaming experience every day! As a world leader in gaming entertainment, our mission is to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and technology. Joining our team means becoming part of a diverse, passionate group of experts dedicated to delivering outstanding gaming experiences. Our culture emphasizes quality, individual ownership, and collaboration, making it an exciting place to grow your career.

What You'll Do

• Develop, maintain, and complete comprehensive manual test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on functional specifications and user stories for slot games.
• Conduct detailed manual testing of slot games, including gameplay mechanics, bonus features, animations, and audio-visual elements.
• Diagnose and resolve code errors to determine the underlying causes of problems, offering thorough details to the development team.
• Modify game code to trigger features required by testing objectives to achieve desired test coverage.
• Ensure games meet industry standards and regulatory requirements, including RNG testing and certification processes.
• Generate game builds on production media with platform and core code for debug and production environments, and configure the EGMs without supervision.
• Identify, document, and track defects using bug tracking systems such as Jira.
• Collaborate closely with the Game Development team, including Game Designers, Artists, and Software Development Engineers, to resolve issues found during execution of SIT test cycles.
• Follow guidelines set by SIT management to plan and complete tests that support business objectives.
• Suggest improvements to the overall testing process in terms of tools, processes, and test cases.
• Mentor new or junior-level test engineers on the processes, game setup, and understanding of overall testing objectives set for the SIT team.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or its equivalent.
• A minimum of 8+ years of experience in software test engineering, with a focus on Casino/Slot games or related industries.
• Knowledge of gaming regulations and compliance standards in various jurisdictions.
• Understanding of slot game mechanics, RNG, and dynamic/bonus systems.
• Demonstrated experience in planning and accomplishing testing activities for gaming products.
• Basic understanding of automation tools or scripting languages is a plus.
• Familiarity with UNIX/Linux.
• Experience with C/C++ programming desired.
• Analytical approach with the ability to identify root causes and propose solutions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.