Senior Test Engineer

Pollard Digital Solutions - Europe is a full-solution supplier of lottery management and iLottery technology for world-wide lottery markets. The company is owned by Pollard Banknote Ltd. – a leading partner to more than 60 lotteries worldwide, providing high quality instant ticket products, licensed games, retail merchandising solutions, and a full suite of digital offerings. Established in 1907 in Winnipeg, Canada, Pollard Banknote is owned approximately 66.7% by the Pollard family and is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (PBL).

Our objective is to deliver the most innovative solutions that will render industry-leading returns to good causes in an ethically responsible way. We emphasize a friendly, lively, and respectful workplace atmosphere, where team spirit is highly valued.

As a Senior Test Engineer, you will play a crucial role in both the strategic and hands-on aspects of ensuring software quality. This role demands a proactive approach to 'shifting quality to the left,' meaning you'll work to identify and mitigate risks early in the development process.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will primarily involve developing automated test suites, complemented by occasional manual testing, always with the goal of enhancing product quality from ideation throughout the delivery to production.

You can expect from this role to:

• Work in a cross-functional team, constantly looking for ways to improve software quality from inception through to deployment
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert for your product area, deeply understanding its functionality, use cases, and customer impact
• Work closely with the team to define acceptance criteria for new features and to identify areas for testing focus
• Hands-on testing across a range of functional and non-functional tests
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts, with focus on API and UI testing
• Conduct test code reviews and assist in the development of testing frameworks and tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness of testing activities
• Review end-to-end process and collaborate with software engineers to ensure test coverage across all layers of our tech stack
• Integrate automated tests within our CI/CD pipelines and optimize testing phases.
• Review and discuss test results with the rest of the team and document identified issues for resolution
• Triage failures, communicate with stakeholders, identify root-causes and corrective actions
• Update and maintain testing documentation, including test plans, test cases, and test reports
• Follow new tools and technologies and provide insights and recommendations for continuous improvement of testing practices and tools in the team and company levels.

You will be a match if you have:

• A degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of experience on Test Engineer position as part of a wider crossfunctional team
• Previous experience with testing APIs, including automation.
• Experience with testing within an Agile development environment with a CI/CD pipeline
• Knowledge and working experience with at least one programming language
• Strong analytical approach and proactive problem-solving skills
• Experience with testing web applications, including automation, and a deep understanding of how they work
• Experience in writing and running basic SQL statements
• Good knowledge of OOP programming concepts
• Strong experience in thoroughly understanding and becoming deeply familiar with the product being tested to effectively design and execute comprehensive test strategies
• Good English skills, both written and spoken

It would be awesome if you also:

• Have experience working with Linux systems
• Had exposure to a Java development environment
• Know versioning systems (git) and development workflows
• Are familiar with Docker and Helm
• Are experienced with Playwright
• Are also experienced with Rest Assured and/or Postman
• Are security-first mindset with the ability to implement secure coding practices

You can expect from us:

• Modern office with parking provided for our employees
• Private health insurance
• Learning and Development Budget
• Yearly profit sharing
• Social activities
• Referral bonus
• Additional benefits

We thank all applicants for taking the time to apply. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.