Principal SDET

• Significantly enhances the automation code structure and framework architecture, focusing on improving maintainability, execution speed, and coverage.
• Engages in writing, co-writing, and reviewing test design and plan documentation.
• Demonstrates a high level of proficiency in a specific technology area while maintaining a working understanding of how related systems interact with their technology stack.
• Takes the lead in conducting Proof of Concepts (POCs) for new languages or frameworks within their technical focus area.
• Leads the design and code review process for test automation, actively seeking and providing constructive criticism.
• Possesses a deep understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Assumes accountability for ensuring that their squad maintains robust documentation and records detailing the evolution of test design, architecture, and product over time.
• Ensures predictability, quality, and efficiency in their squad's deliveries.
• Prioritizes and recognizes the importance of addressing maintenance and technical debt within the automation framework.
• Escalates challenges that fall outside their control but have an impact on the squad's delivery.
• Makes work prioritization decisions with a clear understanding of the trade-offs between quality, technical debt, and timely delivery.
• Collaborates closely with developers during code reviews and offers recommendations for enhancing test coverage at the appropriate level.
• Leads collaborative efforts with other squads in their pod and collaborates with Product and Development counterparts to address issues impacting their squad's delivery.
• Actively participates in the prioritization of cross-squad automation initiatives and assumes a leadership role within their own squads.
• Breaks down complex test engineering tasks into smaller components that can be handled by junior engineers on the team.
• Provides individual mentoring to other engineers and guides them in their career development.
• Actively engages in the hiring process for SDIT candidates, which includes code reviews, meeting candidates, and attending recruiting events.
• Promotes and represents Entain by presenting at external conferences, talks, meetups, or by contributing to the Entain Tech blog.
• Conducts interviews for test engineering candidates.
  

Qualifications-

• Advance in Test Strategy, an outline that describes the testing approach of the software development cycle.
• Advance in Test designing, can analyze potential impact of feature across software, hardware.
• Advance in the creation of Test Automation Frameworks, a set of components that facilitate executing tests and comprehensive reporting of test results.
• Advanced level of User Acceptance Testing, the last phase of the software testing process carried out by the user or client to determine whether it can be accepted or not.
• Advance in IT Risk Management, the policies, procedures, and technologies that a company uses to mitigate threats from malicious actors and reduce information technology vulnerabilities.
• Advance in Troubleshooting, systematic process of identifying, diagnosing, and resolving issues or problems that arise in various systems, devices, or processes.
• Expertise in Linux command and DB queries.
• Experience with cross browser testing and expertise in one of Cloud Device solutions like Browserstack and LambdaTest
• Advance Systems Testing, testing conducted on a complete integrated system to evaluate the system's compliance with its specified requirements
• Advance level in at least one of modern programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, C , Python etc.
• Experienced in leading Testing of large project with multiple stakeholders and dependencies. Has experience in coordinating with tech and non tech teams to find ways to proceed testing.
• Advance-level Project / Program Management, planning, organizing, and overseeing tasks, resources, and timelines to achieve specific objectives and deliver successful outcomes within a defined scope.
• Advance Software Architecture and Design capabilities can understand software and hardware layer impacts of application. Understands end to end data flow.
• Advance in Agile Testing, a software testing practice that follows the principles of agile software development.
• Advance IT Security Management, the practice of safeguarding an organization's digital assets, data, and systems through strategic measures and protocols to prevent unauthorized access, breaches, and cyber threats.