Studio: Coatsink
Job Opening: QA Games Tester [Mid-level]
Location: Sunderland, UK
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Testing of titles as designated.
- Creating efficient bug reports and clear, concise reproduction steps for developers.
- Monitoring and maintaining the bug database.
- Creating and carrying out Test Plans.
- Communicating with the QA team and leads about known issues and progress on them.
- Maintaining documentation on Confluence of all required QA processes, as well as titles as and when required.
- Working directly with developers regarding quality issues and providing practical support in the resolution of the issues.
- Tracking stable builds through daily smoke tests.
- Creating reports for build sign-offs.
- Any other reasonable duty assigned to you that is line with your skills, knowledge and ability.
Qualifications & Skills:
- It is likely that in order to undertake this role effectively, you will have at least 2-3 years of exposure within the QA function of the games or a similar industry at a junior level (possibly having moved into mid-level), depending on the type of activity and responsibility undertaken.
- Significant experience of using and testing on multiple platforms such as PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Google Stadia.
- Relevant Compliance testing experience.
- Multi-player games testing experience.
- Cross platform games testing experience.
- Solid game specific documentation experience.
- Some experience of developing test plans and documentation.
- The following experience would be advantageous –
- Working with development software and hardware.
- Working in an agile environment.
- Developing for VR.
- Compliance testing experience on major platforms.
- Games related degree level education or equivalent experience
- Effective communication skills which include a high standard of the written word and the ability to verbally
relay information succinctly and precisely. - A strong eye for detail to be able to spot issues and errors.
- Proficient computer literacy skills.
- An effective problem-solver, with the ability to work out what is causing an issue.
- Knowledge of platform SDKs and software used in the process of testing on various hardware.
- Knowledge of bug tracking software, such as JIRA.
- An understanding of the importance of timely information sharing.
- An understanding of the game development process and how issues occur.
