Test Automation Architect

Position Summary

The Quality Architect / AI Automation Architect will lead the design and development of our next-generation Game Test Automation and Continuous Testing Framework. This is a highly technical role at the intersection of test automation and AI/ML responsible for architecting building and deploying intelligent solutions that drive measurable efficiency gains strengthen product quality and streamline QA workflows across multiple platforms and technologies. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong architectural vision to deliver innovative AI-assisted automation solutions that transform how we test games at scale.

Essential Job Functions

• Design implement & deploy an AI-assisted test automation framework that incorporates testing of Game Applications and middleware across Native Web based Mobile and Social media platforms.

• Design and Implement test automation solutions for key areas such as APIs UI Graphical Image Comparison Portability Scalability High availability Performance etc.

• Design and architect modular reusable and portable test automation libraries and solutions

• Lead integration of Automated Tests with CI/CD Pipeline Test/ Defect Management tools & Reporting Dashboards

• Work closely with the Development SQA and Tools teams to understand/ identify automation opportunities and drive the team to achieve high degree of test automation coverage goals

• Support junior Engineers to accelerate test automation by training guiding and solving technical issues

• Manage and Maintain test automation framework data center and execution environments

Qualifications

• Bachelors or masters degree in computer science Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning or a related field.

• Minimum of five (5) years of Test Automation experience working on large scale programs involving native console Web based and Cloud based applications preferably in gaming area

• Minimum of three (3) years of professional experience developing and deploying AI/ML based automation solutions in enterprise environments.

• Hands on experience with Open-Source test automation frameworks and tools such as Playwright Selenium Appium Robot framework Cucumber/Gherkin Rest Assured or equivalent web-service automation tool Perforce Jenkins or equivalent CI/CD tools SonarQube or equivalent code quality tool

• Advanced experience in one or more programming languages: C# Python JavaScript HTML5 etc.

• Advanced experience with cross-platform Game Engines such as Unity 3D Unreal or similar

• Strong knowledge and extensive experience working with product teams to develop appropriate level of automation testing (Unit Integration API Smoke System Browser compatibility etc.)

• Experience working in a highly automated enterprise class software environment preferably of scale with thousands of tests going through a CI pipeline

• Capable of mentoring and communicating test automation best practices coding standards test automation strategy and tool usage

• Proven ability to clearly communicate at different levels and functions in organization.

• Proactive self-motivated and independent with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver high-quality work on tight schedules

Qualifications

Required Experience

• 5 years of Software Test Automation experience

• 3 years of AI/ML Assisted Automation experience

• Open-Source test automation frameworks and tools (5 years preferred)

• C# Python JavaScript HTML5 etc. (5 years preferred)

• Native Console Web and Cloud based gaming applications (Preferred)

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Help solve engineering problems and contribute to creative solutions

• Ability to communicate and collaborate with other team members across departments

• Ability to work in a fast paced deadline-oriented environment

• Detail-oriented and organized

• Capable of working and completing tasks with minimal supervision

• Ability to multi-task

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 the ability to adjust focus while working with computer and business equipment.

Work Conditions

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively L&W) are engaged in highly regulated gaming 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 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.

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