Principal QA Lead

At Product Madness, we bring happiness to millions of players by harnessing the happiness of play. As a Principal QA Lead, you will build and scale quality across multiple teams, embedding robust full-stack testing strategies and strengthening release confidence across backend services and client experiences. This is a senior leadership role combining strategy, people leadership, and technical authority. You will influence how quality operates at scale — driving automation excellence, CI/CD integration, and risk-based release governance across domains. Work mode: hybrid – 3 days per week from the Wave Office in Gdansk or Unity Office in Krakow. What You'll Do Define and drive QA strategy aligned with product and engineering roadmaps Architect scalable automation frameworks across API, UI, integration, and end-to-end layers (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, REST Assured, Postman or similar tools) Strengthen CI/CD quality gates, improve test stability, reduce flakiness, and enhance release readiness practices Implement contract testing, service virtualization, and modern test data strategies in cloud-based environments Leverage observability and telemetry signals to improve quality insights and incident prevention Establish risk-based testing standards and trusted quality indicators used in leadership decision-making Lead root-cause analysis for high-impact incidents and translate findings into systemic improvements Mentor QA Leads and Senior QA Engineers, shaping standards, accountability, and engineering culture Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Build leadership to embed quality ownership end-to-end What We're Looking For 7+ years of professional QA experience, including hands-on automation and test architecture 3+ years leading QA across multiple squads, streams, or domains Deep expertise in full-stack testing (backend services, front-end interface, end-to-end connectivity) and CI/CD pipeline integration Strong experience implementing risk-based testing and release governance for complex systems Proven ability to influence senior multi-functional collaborators with data-driven recommendations A pragmatic, outcome-focused approach — building scalable systems without unnecessary bureaucracy Nice to have: experience in gaming or live-service products, QA transformation initiatives, or scaling quality practices in growing organisations. Why Aristocrat? Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top-tier publisher of free-to-play mobile games. We deliver great performance for our B2B customers and bring joy to the lives of the millions of people who love to play our casino and mobile games. And while we focus on fun, we never forget our responsibilities. We strive to lead the way in responsible gameplay, and to lift the bar in company governance, employee wellbeing and sustainability. We’re a diverse business united by shared values and an inspiring mission to bring joy to life through the power of play. We aim to create an environment where individual differences are valued, and all employees have the opportunity to realize their potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, cultural background, disability status or LGBTQ+ identity. EEO M/F/D/V World Leader in Gaming Entertainment Robust benefits package Global career opportunities Our Values All about the Player Talent Unleashed Collective Brilliance Good Business Good Citizen Travel Expectations Additional Information At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. Aristocrat Leisure Limited (Aristocrat) is a global entertainment and content creation company powered by technology to deliver world-leading casino and mobile games. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Aristocrat (ASX code: ALL) is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with over 7300 employees working in more than 20 locations across the globe. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines, casino management systems, mobile games and online real money games, including iLottery. Aristocrat has seven corporate functions and three reporting segments that span regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness) and regulated online real money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). Our game and product portfolios collectively entertain millions of players worldwide every day. Across our global enterprise, Aristocrat aims to create long-term sustainable value for all stakeholders by upholding our core values and producing the world’s best gaming content. Our people-first mindset prioritises the safety and wellbeing of our people. We have ambitions to be an industry leader in responsible gameplay and we invest in employees’ development and offer career pathways, so they have what they need to do their best work at Aristocrat. Our values of Talent Unleashed, All About the Player, Collective Brilliance and Good Business, Good Citizen guide and inspire us every day. We are excited about the future of Aristocrat and united by our mission and we invite everyone to join us as we bring joy to life through the power of play! Aristocrat Leisure Limited or its affiliates worldwide provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any protected characteristic, such as race, color, sex, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by local, state/provincial or federal law. If you need assistance or accommodation applying for a position, please reach out to helpdesk-recruiting@aristocrat.com. At Aristocrat, sustainability is embedded in our strategy, operations and the values and culture of our teams across the globe. Our Sustainability report provides information on the progress we’ve made each year, across our four strategic sustainability pillars – Good Governance & Responsible Business, Empowering Safer Play (formerly responsible gameplay), Operational Sustainability & Climate, and People & Community. You can read more about our progress here: https://www.aristocrat.com/sustainability/

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