Studio: Aspyr Media, Inc.
Job Opening: Game Quality Assurance Lead
Location: Austin, TX, United States
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Facilitate the determination of needs for projects
- Collaborate with external partners and internal teams to create and implement comprehensive test plans covering all project features and milestones
- Direct teams’ testing efforts according to established department processes and contribute to testing as necessary
- Coordinate with other team leads, managers, team members, and external partners to plan, update, address testing issues and project statuses, and ensure timely build deliveries
- Oversee the project database to ensure efficient issue tracking and resolution
- Provide a thorough quality assessment of milestones based on a pass/fail evaluation of requirements
- Assist with identifying first-party requirements for certification and subsequent submission, including:
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- Platform-specific submission requirements
- Compliance with technical standards and guidelines
- Navigating platform holder portals and tools
- Utilization of knowledge of submission timelines and typical certification challenges
- Train and mentor team members on departmental tasks and responsibilities
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, and 3 years of relevant game development experience, including leading teams and/or administering projects, or 5 years of relevant game development experience, including leading teams and/or administering projects
- 3 years of game testing experience
- Experience with at least two games taken through the full development cycle as a test lead
- ISTQB certifications (Certified Tester, Game Tester, Test Analyst, Test Manager)
- Comprehensive understanding of QA processes, workflows, and the game development cycle
- Intimate experience with administering outsourced QA groups
- Knowledge of features and certification testing practices for major first-party platforms
- Passion for video games and software quality; familiarity with Aspyr’s catalog, a plus
- Proficiency with bug and test case tracking software (Jira, TestTrack, etc.), along with spreadsheet and word processing applications (Google Suite/Microsoft Office)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
