Senior QA Engineer

About the Role

As a Senior Quality (QA) Engineer, you will bring advanced expertise in software testing, strategic problem-solving, and a strong leadership mindset. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping quality practices across the business, setting the standard within your pod, and ensuring our customers enjoy seamless, memorable experiences.

Your deep understanding of our products, customers, and ideally the wagering industry, will allow you to drive smart, effective QA improvements that make a real impact. You'll thrive in an environment that challenges you with context switching, complex technical domains, and collaboration across diverse teams.

This is your opportunity to lead the way in developing fresh, innovative testing methods that raise the bar for reliability, performance, and quality at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute test strategies across unit, integration, end-to-end, and non-functional areas (e.g performance, security, UX).
• Champion a shift-left quality mindset, embedding quality from ideation through to release.
• Coach and mentor team members on test design, quality practices, and defect prevention.
• Lead defect management, driving proactive risk identification, triage, and resolution strategies.
• Collaborate across teams (engineering, product, design, stakeholders) to define quality goals and ensure testability.
• Continuously improve processes and frameworks, balancing speed with thoroughness in automation and testing practices.
• Act as a quality advocate and leader, facilitating discussions, sharing learnings, and uplifting the QA community.
• Drive innovation in testing and documentation, ensuring comprehensive coverage, clarity, and actionable insights

Skills and Experience

• Skilled at influencing and aligning cross-functional stakeholders on quality goals
• Experience in fostering a culture of shared responsibility for quality, not just testing.

• Demonstrated experience in Quality Assurance, Software Testing, or a related field.

• Strong experience in test strategy development, risk-based testing, and defect management.

• Proven ability to work on complex issues, applying in-depth analysis and strategic problem-solving.

• Experience with automation frameworks, Playwright, and the ability to drive test automation improvements in mix of FE/Native/API Test automation frameworks.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and mentorship skills.

• Ability to collaborate across teams, influencing quality at every stage of development.

What We Offer

• A role where you can take ownership of quality and influence testing strategy at a high level.

• A collaborative, fast-paced environment with cutting-edge technologies.

• Opportunities to mentor junior QAs and drive continuous improvements.

• Competitive salary, benefits, and career growth opportunities.

Entain Lifestyle...

• Embrace your need for a work-life balance through our 9-day fortnight perk.
• Celebrate the joy of starting a family with 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Indulge in a range of wellness benefits through our wellness calendar, including heavily subsidised gym memberships and other paid-for services.
• Enjoy the convenience of a free onsite barista and a fully stocked fridge and pantry, ensuring breakfast and lunch are taken care of.
• Company-wide events designed to honour and celebrate the outstanding achievements of our exceptional team.
• We LOVE Entertainment, and Racing and Sports are at the heart of everything we do. So, it only makes sense that we provide access to staff giveaways to sporting and racing events.

We are we?

At Entain Australia & New Zealand, we're on a mission to revolutionise the world of sports and gaming venue entertainment. We're the home of Australia and New Zealand's best gaming and tech talent, with a passion for pushing boundaries and creating unforgettable experiences.

We have a host of leading brands under the Entain umbrella – Ladbrokes Australia and neds, as well as in New Zealand through our 25-year strategic partnership with TAB NZ and establishing Betcha. Together they provide thrilling avenues for sports enthusiasts and racing aficionados alike.

As a global employer, Entain is committed to providing a safe, fun, and inclusive culture where our people feel like they truly belong. We are a multicultural business that values, celebrates and respects individual differences, so whatever your sexuality, gender, gender identity, ability, age, race, religion, or belief, you will have a voice here, and the space to do your best work. Our diverse internal networks provide support for you to express your views and make a positive difference.

If you need any additional information, please reach out to us