Principal Quality Assurance Engineer

Principal Quality Assurance Engineer
Job no: 502897
Work type: Full Time
Location: Perennial Business City
Categories: Information Technology
At Marina Bay Sands, the Principal Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for managing a variety of automation projects within the organization.
The main tasks will include:

• Participate in various phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for IT Projects and interface with various IT stakeholders such as 3rd party vendor suppliers, development team, business analysts, project managers and project stakeholders to discuss testing activities.
• Interface with vendors and IT teams to coordinate project schedules and plans.
• Prioritize, develop, manage and maintain all automation projects according to agreed timelines and provide regular progress updates to IT Leadership.
• Manage the day-to-day activities, goal setting, performance management, and development of a team of automation engineers.
• Mentor automation engineers and provide support for their career development goals.
• Develop the Automation roadmap for the organization.
• Review requirements specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback, and create effective automation designs.
• Identify automation opportunities and develop precise and high-quality scripts to test product functionality automatically.
• Reviewing and approving automation design and artefacts for all the automation requests.
• Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities.
• Responsible for creating test plans or any other QA documents in accordance with the Company's requirements.
• Conduct various tests for systems, networks, applications, databases, and software.
• Execute thorough testing protocols to validate automation system functionality.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in automation setups.
• Continuously evaluate, maintain and update automation systems for effectiveness and efficiency.
• Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs.
• Assist in the coordination of User Acceptance Testing.
• Document processes and system configurations, enabling easier future modifications.
• Adhere to IT Quality Control, SDLC, and Project Governance internal and regulatory (Sarbanes Oxley & Gambling Regulatory Authority) guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Perform any other ancillary tasks or works as and when requested and assigned by the Company.

For this role you need:

• Minimum 9 years' experience in automation engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field.
• Experience with automation testing tools, like Micro Focus UFT.
• Experience in project management.
• Certification in automation systems or related technologies preferred.
• Strong technical skills and proficiency in scripting languages, like VBScript and/or Java including writing of automated scripts.
• Demonstrate applicable knowledge on SDLC, testing methodologies, and frameworks and experience to pro-actively develop sound QA design, plan, solutions, and testing cases.
• Excellent analytical skills to analyze and solve problems in a service-driven organization.
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrate proactiveness.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively liaise with multiple levels of Business Stakeholders within the organization.
• Good interpersonal skills and able to work independently and collaborate with other IT teams to integrate automated solutions seamlessly.

Marina Bay Sands is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, providing equal opportunities as we grow our talent base to match our growth ambitions in Singapore. Our employees are committed to adhere to and abide by all rules, regulations, policies and procedures, including the rules of conduct and business ethics of the Company.
Advertised: 14 May 2024 Singapore Standard Time
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