Our Client is seeking a Lead Java Developer in Test to join their Online Gaming company in either Gibraltar or Malta.

Responsibilities:

• Leads software testing in agile/iterative software development and using collaborative development tools such as Jira.
• Heads software requirement meetings, contributes to testability and quality through critical functional analysis of design proposals, and challenges their sources.
• Builds team cohesiveness and pulls staff into responsibilities for projects and their deliverables.
• Participates in API in REST or SOAP design practices, service definition, identifying gaps in standards adherence, service lifecycle management and contributing to QA governance.
• Builds up a complete testing platform for function and performance testing.
• Continuously maintains existing regression test suite/framework which addresses functional and non-functional requirements.
• Manages the engineering test environment with support from the DevOps/Infrastructure team.
• Proactively responsible for end-to-end defect analysis from external integration test labs or production.
• Works productively and with minimal management supervision while showing excellent team attitude.
• Consistently delivers on work and schedule commitments.
• Ability to estimate testing tasks for the team.
• Leads a small test team by managing workload, assigning tasks to lower level engineering personnel, and providing them with technical support.
• Guides and mentors lower level engineering personnel in all aspects of SDET, and provides assistance and feedback to help them progress in their SDET careers.

Requirements:

• B.Sc./M.Sc. degree in Computer Science or Technology/Engineering or related field with a minimum of six years of experience. Prefer experience in either a Software Development Engineer or (SDET) Software Development Engineer in Test role.
• Strong in SQL, Java, Junit, Linux/Solaris, Agile issue tracking (eg Jira), Linux test environment management and debugging distributed application environments.
• Strong experience in functional analysis in a distributed computing environment.
• Excellent grasp and demonstrated history of complex testing.
• Good experience working with constantly challenging agile/iterative software teams.
• Ability to generate test reports from both tools and manually.
• Must be detail oriented, analytical and creative thinker with passion for quality and test automation.
• Strong collaboration, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Experience leading ambiguous situations, dealing with technical issues and coming up with effective solutions to ensure customer project deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.