Software Quality Assurance Engineer - Manual QA

Scientific Games:

Scientific Games is the global leader in lottery games, sports betting and technology, and the partner of choice for government lotteries. From cutting-edge backend systems to exciting entertainment experiences and trailblazing retail and digital solutions, we elevate play every day. We push game designs to the next level and are pioneers in data analytics and iLottery. Built on a foundation of trusted partnerships, Scientific Games combines relentless innovation, legendary performance, and unwavering security to responsibly propel the global lottery industry ever forward.

Position Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements, user stories, and technical specifications.
• Design, review, and execute test scenarios and test cases.
• Perform Functional, Regression, Integration, System, Exploratory, and UAT testing.
• Conduct end-to-end validation of business workflows across multiple systems.
• Identify, log, track, and verify defects using defect management tools.
• Perform root cause analysis and assist developers in reproducing issues.
• Validate APIs using tools such as Postman.
• Execute database validations using SQL queries.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Grooming, Daily Stand-ups, and Retrospectives.
• Prepare test execution reports, test summary reports, and quality metrics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software.
• Contribute to process improvements, testing best practices, and quality initiatives.

Required Skills

Testing Fundamentals

• Strong understanding of SDLC and STLC.
• Experience in Test Planning, Test Design, and Test Execution.
• Knowledge of:
  • Functional Testing
  • Regression Testing
  • Integration Testing
  • System Testing
  • Smoke/Sanity Testing
  • Exploratory Testing
  • UAT Support

Requirement Analysis

• Ability to analyze requirements and identify gaps.
• Create comprehensive test scenarios from business requirements.
• Strong risk identification and impact analysis skills.

Defect Management

• Experience working with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Ability to write clear and reproducible defect reports.
• Experience in defect triage and verification.

Database Testing

• Strong SQL knowledge.
• Ability to validate backend data and execute database queries.
• Experience with MSSQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MySQL.

API Testing

• Experience testing REST APIs using Postman or similar tools.
• Understanding of:
  • HTTP Methods
  • Status Codes
  • JSON Validation
  • Authentication Mechanisms

Desired Skills. Good to have not mandatory.

• Basic understanding of Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or any automation framework.
• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts and test execution pipelines.
• Exposure to performance testing tools such as JMeter or Gatling.
• Experience in cloud-based applications and microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of accessibility and cross-browser testing.

Educational Qualifications

• BE / B.Tech / MCA / M.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Equivalent experience may be considered.

What We Look For

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ownership mindset and attention to detail.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work independently and within distributed teams.
• Passion for software quality and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelors degree in related field.

Years of Related Experience

Years of experience 2 to 5 years

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.

Work Conditions

Scientific Games, LLC and its affiliates (collectively, “SG”) are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses.   As a result, certain SG employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts.   In order to ensure SG complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, SG requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles.  As a prerequisite to employment with SG (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SG conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above. 
 

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