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Test Automation Engineer
Why choose Lotto?
At Lotto NZ, we’re believers in inspiring Kiwis to dream big. So working with us means doing meaningful mahi that benefits good causes across Aotearoa. All while having fun along the way.
Everything we do comes back to making sure Kiwis can play in a way that’s healthy and fun, whilst returning 100% of our profits back into our communities around Aotearoa.
Our Commitment as a Crown Entity
Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.
In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi. We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.
Your day-to-day:
Test automation plays a key
part in achieving quality and customer centric view for software delivery and Lotto
NZ strives for frequent releases whilst maintaining integrity and quality of
delivery. This is where we require a fast
thinker with strong technical skills in test engineering, programming and quality
assurance.
You will focus on:
Implementing, and maintaining the automation
testing framework for Lotto NZ.
Developing, and maintaining new and existing
integration test scripts
Identifying bottlenecks and optimise scripts to
improve performance and reliability
Improving automation tests running within our
CI/CD pipelines
Aligning manual test cases with automation
scripts to reduce overhead and regression times.
Automating test output reporting for easy
consumption by stakeholders.
Reviewing nightly build runs and engage with
relevant parties to resolve issues
Establish acceptance criteria as part of a
specification by example.
Your team:
Joining a test-driven team committed to ensuring
the latest web technologies in the MyLotto interactive channels and core
Lotteries gaming systems are managed and delivered with integrity, you will get
to work autonomously and manage test efforts on some additional exciting
projects too.
A bit about you:
You’ll be an excellent communicator with outstanding organisation, time management, and interpersonal skills. In addition, you will have:
A minimum 5 years’ automation testing experience and a
bachelor’s
degree in Computer Science or similar.
Solid programming experience in JavaScript, ideally
with ES6 and TypeScript.
Proven
skills in testing responsive websites using Playwright
Experience in testing mobile apps (iOS & Android)
using Appium.
Strong experience and understanding of Gherkin / Cucumber, SOAP UI, Jest (or similar
framework), GIT, Jira (or similar) and
Confluence.
Knowledge of Postman and SOAP UI for making API calls.
Advanced
technical ISTQB qualifications would be highly regarded and your pragmatic
approach to testing will add value to ensure our 24/7/365 services are robust,
available and enhanced both prior to and after the implementation of new
services and tools.
How we care for you:
To help you win at work and beyond, we’ve created some purposeful ways to look after you, your whānau and the community we share. Some of this includes:
Flexibility to have the work-life balance that suits both you and the people you care about via our hybrid working model.
Extra paid leave for days like Lotto Day at Christmas and Volunteer Day.
Recruitment referral bonus.
Modern office in Newmarket plus barista coffee machine.
An array of health and wellness benefits such as free flu jabs, access to EAP and onsite gym.
Opportunity to join any of our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Wellbeing networks.
Enjoy fresh fruit, biscuits, coffee, breakfast, and a selection of teas on us!
Come as you are:
We want you to feel at home when you’re with us. We accept you and celebrate you exactly as you are, no matter your background.
At Lotto NZ, we believe that when everyone’s in, everyone wins. That’s why we’re committed to and intentional about building a diverse and inclusive workforce that our customers and communities can feel a part of. Our focus is to create an environment where you thrive, and where people from all backgrounds feel seen, heard, and understood!
This is your opportunity to join a group of good people, with good vibes who support each other like whānau.
