We are looking for a Quality Assurance Lead to direct testing on one of our project teams. As a critical member of this team, the QA Lead will be in charge of managing the day to day test operations. This involves working extensively with team and studio leads as well as external partners to ensure CA games maintain a high-quality bar throughout development and release.
- Work closely with project leadership to assess development plans and identify test coverage needs
- Manage project database, workflow, bug entry and regression
- Lead functional and qualitative testing by clearly defining required test plans and test criteria across multiple test area teams
- Create and supervise QA assignments and provide status reports to leadership
- Cultivate training initiatives to increase test efficiency and capacity
- Coordinate and maintain communication with external partners
- Identify project-level risks, determine solutions and collaborate on a resolution
- Identify and communicate bug trends. Report findings and adjust coverage accordingly
- Develop new or enhanced test practices and tools to streamline test efforts
- Assist project leads with development tasks ranging from marketing videos to low-level design implementation
- More than five years of quality assurance experience with proven leadership capabilities
- Worked on two or more AAA games from start to finish in a Lead or Management role
- Excellent leadership and practical communication skills
- Strong problem-solving skills. Ability to simplify and resolve issues quickly
- Database workflow and management experience. Proficient with databases such as (JIRA, TTP or others)
- Trustworthy people and time management skills with emphasis on prioritization, multi-tasking, personnel issue resolution, and performance growth
- Ability to address situations from a project impact perspective
- Waterfall and Agile development experience
- Ability to effectively communicate ideas and finding across disciplines and multiple levels of management