Aristocrat is a trailblazer in the gaming industry, committed to innovation and excellence in every aspect of our business. We are dedicated to crafting outstanding gaming experiences that captivate and delight users worldwide. As part of our dynamic team, the Automation QA Lead will play a pivotal role in driving our quality assurance initiatives to new heights. This is an outstanding opportunity to influence the future of our automation processes and ensure our products meet the highest standards of quality and performance. This is a hybrid role, with a mandatory requirement to work from the office three days per week. What You'll Do Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of robust, scalable, and maintainable test automation frameworks. Support the Test Automation Manager in defining strategic roadmaps for automation projects aligned with business objectives. Evaluate, implement, and optimize test tooling, including AI-assisted solutions, to support continuous integration and delivery. Collaborate with QA teams, QA leadership, and Development teams to streamline testing procedures and align automation testing strategies with development processes. Mentor a team of test automation engineers, driving technical direction for test automation across mobile, web, API, and microservices platforms. Ensure automation guidelines are followed, providing feedback and suggestions for improvement. Drive continuous improvement in automation architecture, tooling adoption, and coding standards. Perform code and build reviews, encourage knowledge sharing, and technical upskilling. Produce documentation and diagrams to communicate automation strategies effectively. Manage automation infrastructure, including on-premises labs, cloud platforms, and third-party tools. Lead knowledge-sharing initiatives through workshops, presentations, and demos. Stay current with emerging automation technologies and industry trends. What We're Looking For Proven ability in crafting, assembling, and integrating test automation frameworks through popular tools (e.g., Selenium, Appium, TestRail, API automation solutions). Experience leading complex, multi-team testing initiatives in fast-paced agile environments. Solid experience integrating automation within cloud-based CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps). Familiarity with database or microservices testing. Experience with new technologies, such as AI/ML within projects. Proficiency in programming/scripting languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, or similar. Demonstrated experience in a technical leadership capacity, with the capability to guide and enhance the skills of team members. Completion of a bachelor's degree in a technical area or an equivalent level of practical experience. Willingness to travel if needed to offshore teams (approximately 5 days per year). Preferred Skills and Experience ISTQB/ISEB Advanced level certification. Familiarity with LangSmith, DeepEval, Ragas, Promptfoo, or similar tools. Experience with Agentic workflows, RAG applications, or AI evaluation pipelines. Cloud certification (AWS, GCP, Azure). Track record of successful automation initiatives. Understanding of how to develop software structured around core business concepts. Experience with contract testing. Experience in game development and mobile gaming industry, preferably Unity mobile applications. Knowledge of security testing guidelines in cloud environments. Experience with monitoring and logging tools (New Relic, Prometheus, ELK stack) and advanced reporting. This job description may have been reviewed and enhanced using AI-assisted tools to improve clarity, consistency, and inclusivity. All final content, role requirements and hiring decisions remain subject to human review and approval by Aristocrat. Compensation Philosophy We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success. Our approach is underpinned by a pay-for-performance belief in rewarding individual impact. Your specific compensation package will be determined by factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location. Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits. Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process. Aristocrat Leisure Limited (Aristocrat) is a global entertainment and content creation company powered by technology to deliver world-leading casino and mobile games. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Aristocrat (ASX code: ALL) is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with over 7300 employees working in more than 20 locations across the globe. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines, casino management systems, mobile games and online real money games, including iLottery. Aristocrat has seven corporate functions and three reporting segments that span regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness) and regulated online real money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). Our game and product portfolios collectively entertain millions of players worldwide every day. Across our global enterprise, Aristocrat aims to create long-term sustainable value for all stakeholders by upholding our core values and producing the world’s best gaming content. Our people-first mindset prioritises the safety and wellbeing of our people. We have ambitions to be an industry leader in responsible gameplay and we invest in employees’ development and offer career pathways, so they have what they need to do their best work at Aristocrat. Our values of Talent Unleashed, All About the Player, Collective Brilliance and Good Business, Good Citizen guide and inspire us every day. We are excited about the future of Aristocrat and united by our mission and we invite everyone to join us as we bring joy to life through the power of play! Aristocrat Leisure Limited or its affiliates worldwide provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any protected characteristic, such as race, color, sex, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by local, state/provincial or federal law. If you need assistance or accommodation applying for a position, please reach out to [email protected]. At Aristocrat, sustainability is embedded in our strategy, operations and the values and culture of our teams across the globe. Our Sustainability report provides information on the progress we’ve made each year, across our four strategic sustainability pillars – Good Governance & Responsible Business, Empowering Safer Play (formerly responsible gameplay), Operational Sustainability & Climate, and People & Community. You can read more about our progress here: https://www.aristocrat.com/sustainability/

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