Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Brightstar is a global leader in lottery technology, delivering secure and reliable lottery operations, retail and digital solutions, and award-winning lottery games to customers worldwide.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar technical field.
• 4+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance.
• Strong experience with manual testing and proven exposure to test automation.
• Solid understanding of test design techniques and QA methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with SQL for backend and data validation (PostgreSQL preferred).
• Proven experience testing REST APIs.
• Experience using JIRA and test management tools such as XRAY.
• Good understanding of Agile/Scrum development processes.
• Strong communication skills in English (B2/C1), written and spoken.
• Ability to work independently and effectively within distributed teams.

Nice to have:

• Strong experience with Playwright or Robot Framework for UI automation.
• Experience with cloud environments (Azure preferred; AWS/GCP acceptable).
• Familiarity with event-driven systems and Kafka.
• Understanding of microservices architectures.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git).
• Scripting skills (e.g., Python) for test support or automation.

• Design, maintain, and execute comprehensive manual test cases and test scenarios.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing on web and backend systems.
• Validate backend logic and data integrity using SQL (PostgreSQL preferred).
• Perform REST API testing using Bruno, Postman, or equivalent tools.
• Actively contribute to UI test automation using Playwright, Robot Framework, or similar frameworks.
• Track, manage, and report defects using JIRA.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product owners, and DevOps to ensure quality throughout the SDLC/STLC.
• Review requirements and designs to identify testability gaps and potential risks early.
• Support release activities by providing quality assessments and test reports.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and promote QA best practices within the team.