Classification: INTERNAL
Job Title: Senior Automation Engineer Vacancy Code TBD
Function: Technology Report To: Head of NFT & Automation
Band and Salary xxxxx Position Type: Full Time
Job Description
Join our journey to create a new experience for the National Lottery and help us to power change for the greater good.
ABOUT US:
We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group – a multi-national lottery operator with a
market-leading presence in Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus and Italy. We are the operator of the Fourth Licence (10-year licence) for the National Lottery since February 2024.
We’ve developed ground-breaking technologies, built player protection frameworks, and have a proven track record of making lotteries better. Our aim is to create one of the UK’s most inclusive organisations –
where people can bring the best of themselves, to do their best work, every day, for the benefit of good causes.
While the main contribution of the National Lottery to society is through the funds to good causes, at
Allwyn we put our purpose and values at the heart of everything we do. Join us as we embark on a once-in- a-lifetime, largescale transformation journey to build a bigger, better, and safer National Lottery that
delivers more money to good causes.
The role requires the person to be in the office 3 days per week at our Watford office
ROLE PURPOSE:
As part of the Central Automation Test team, this role will provide technical leadership of the automation engineers and will be accountable for all automation activities across various distributed digital/retail
systems, embedded in different QA streams. As well as ensuring we have the best in class test automation frameworks where test automation metrics
are continuously monitored and enhanced, you will be responsible for design and implementation of a best in class automation frameworks using hybrid/native frameworks, continuous testing through CI/CD
pipelines, working within external teams and the Digital Factory Product function to achieve this.
This role forms part of ‘Centre of Excellence’, providing testing services across agile and end-to end teams.
HOW YOU WILL DO THIS:
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• As a Senior Automation Engineer, you will work closely with the Test Managers and the Central Automation team devising the end-to-end web & mobile test automation strategy for all test types
(Functional, Compatibility, Performance, Accessibility, Security) • Provide automation and test leadership to other Automation engineers.
• You will be responsible for the implementation of the Test Automation Strategy/frameworks by integrating continuous testing into the CI/CD pipelines ensuring testing happens as early as possible
within the software development lifecycle as well as the implementation of the E2E approach which will validate testing End-to-End with multiple integration dependencies
• Develop stubs and introduce new tools to further automation. • Experience of non-functional testing tools like JMeter, LoadRunner and/or Locust. • You will be responsible for the co-ordination of all testing relating to web/mobile apps testing across
internal and external teams • You will coach test automation teams in best practices & principles
• You will apply and uphold industry standards for testing tools and techniques and advise on their application
• You will help define to define ways to always improve testing and quality processes that will continue to embrace our shift left approach
• You will work closely with central automation team to align on any new tools you would like to adopt.
KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
• Should have automation first mind-set
• Significant experience in setting up test automation framework using hybrid and native frameworks for web, IOS and Android.
• Hands-on programming experience with Swift, Objective-C, Java and or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience in setting up onsite and cloud-based device lab.
• Experience in setting up CI/CD pipeline preferably using GitHub Actions or similar tools.
• Significant experience in coaching/mentoring colleagues to support development of test automation practices
• Experience of TDD, BDD and left shift concepts
• Go to person for any technical issues related to web/mobile apps testing
• Code review and PR approver of other junior test developers across multiple scrum teams
• Experience in setting or using any Behaviour Driven Development framework, preferably Cucumber
• Good understanding of Unit Testing and frameworks
• Contribute to setting up mocks or service virtualisation based on project needs
• Good knowledge of API, web automated testing
• You are a solid communicator
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OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE ONE OF THE UK’S MOST INCLUSIVE ORGANISATIONS – WHERE PEOPLE CAN BRING THE BEST OF THEMSELVES,
TO DO THEIR BEST WORK, EVERY DAY, FOR THE BENEFIT OF GOOD CAUSES.
Allwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer which prides itself in being diverse and inclusive. We do not tolerate
discrimination, harassment, or victimisation in the workplace. All employment decisions at Allwyn are based on the business needs, the job requirements, and the individual qualifications. Allwyn encourages applications from individuals regardless of age, disability (visible or hidden), sex, gender reassignment, sexual
orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
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