QA Lead

Aristocrat is seeking an exceptionally skilled QA Lead to join our ambitious team and drive the delivery of world-class software products. As a company dedicated to bringing happiness to life through the power of play, we value collaboration, innovation, and excellence. This outstanding opportunity allows you to lead a team of QA professionals, ensuring flawless execution of quality assurance processes and the successful implementation of management objectives.

What You'll Do

• Offer routine direction and management to a team of professional QA engineers.

• Assign work, monitor progress, and ensure the team meets project deadlines and quality goals.

• Implement and enforce company and departmental policies related to quality assurance and team management.

• Analyze issues impacting team deliverables, exercising judgment within established procedures to determine corrective actions.

• Support team members in problem-solving and bring up issues as needed to management.

• Collaborate with peer groups, subordinate supervisors, and management to align project schedules, deliverables, and priorities.

• Conduct presentations and status updates on QA activities, schedules, and challenges to internal collaborators.

• Recommend changes to policies or processes that improve team efficiency or quality outcomes.

• Act as an advisor to the team, providing guidance and mentoring to support professional development.

• Develop and maintain clear and concise documentation for the team, including, but not limited to, test plans and test results.

• Work closely with distributed teams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration across different locations.

• Contribute to the definition and monitoring of important metrics related to testing.

• Actively participate in agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience leading or supervising QA teams or comparable technical groups.

• Proven track record mentoring and assisting team members.

• Strong understanding of QA processes, methodologies, and guidelines.

• Ability to analyze complex issues and exercise good judgment within company policies.

• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills; adept at motivating and coordinating teams.

• Experience managing schedules, prioritisation, and project priorities.

• Ability to interact effectively across multiple organizational levels including peers, subordinates, and senior management.

• Familiarity with relevant QA tools and technologies (e.g., test management, defect tracking, automation frameworks).

• Experience with microservices architecture and related testing strategies.

• ISTQB/ISEB Advanced level certification.

• Experience in Agile or DevOps environments.

• Knowledge of domain-specific regulations or quality standards (if applicable).

• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (New Relic, Prometheus, ELK stack).

• Experience in game development environments and mobile gaming industry.

Join Aristocrat and be part of a team that thrives on competition and is determined to lead the industry! You will play a meaningful role in crafting our QA processes and contributing to our stellar reputation.

Why Aristocrat?

Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top-tier publisher of free-to-play mobile games. We deliver great performance for our B2B customers and bring joy to the lives of the millions of people who love to play our casino and mobile games. And while we focus on fun, we never forget our responsibilities. We strive to lead the way in responsible gameplay, and to lift the bar in company governance, employee wellbeing and sustainability. We’re a diverse business united by shared values and an inspiring mission to bring joy to life through the power of play.

We aim to create an environment where individual differences are valued, and all employees have the opportunity to realize their potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, cultural background, disability status or LGBTQ+ identity. EEO M/F/D/V

• World Leader in Gaming Entertainment

• Robust benefits package

• Global career opportunities

Our Values

• All about the Player

• Talent Unleashed

• Collective Brilliance

• Good Business Good Citizen

Travel Expectations

Additional Information

At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.