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QA Lead

At Avalanche Studios Group, we are looking for a QA Lead to join our team to work on our upcoming AAA title Contraband - a co-op smuggler’s paradise game set in the fictional world of 1970s Bayan. Contraband is a brand-new IP published by Xbox Game Studios. Avalanche Studios is the division committed to ambitious, externally published, AAA open-world games like the Just Cause series, Mad Max and Rage 2.

In this role you'll have a key responsibility to ensure we deliver an excellent game of the highest quality. You'll work in close collaboration with the Executive Producer and the other Leads for the project to make sure the overall QA strategies and plan fit with the Product roadmap.

On top of that, you'll be a proactive hands-on leader, able to write and monitor test cases, taking responsibility for reporting all issues into a bug-tracking tool. Designing the project test plans and working with developers of different disciplines to ensure the whole game is understood. You'll also have the opportunity to work with external QA partners when additional resourcing or specialist testing is required.

Main Tasks

• Responsible for Defining QA strategy, approach and execution in the development project
• Working closely with the production team to help prioritize risk management and testing across the product
• Mentoring and coaching team members to ensure both individual and team growth
• Collaborating and communicating with multiple leads and stakeholders about features, requirements, acceptance criteria, and maintaining holistic build health
• Manage and collaborate with additional outsource testing teams when required

Qualifications

• A comprehensive background in Video Games Quality Assurance is desired, especially with experience in contributing to the release of AA or AAA games)
• Experience leading a team of embedded QA within a development team
• Able to build a detailed test plan that is flexible with ongoing changes in features and verifies builds for full production testing
• Experience with testing tools and live product(s) with a frequent release cycle
• Practical experience working with Jenkins & Perforce
• Effective written communication proficiency with well-developed soft skills

The candidate needs to have worked within development as a QA Lead and should have worked on at least one console project. The right candidate is an effective and efficient communicator, who has great organizational skills and enjoys working as part of a team. We're also looking for someone proactive with a solution-based approach to problem-solving

Our Stockholm office is situated in Södermalm, the beating heart of the city’s game industry. It’s a physical representation of our games – the lush vegetation of Just Cause and theHunter: Call of the Wild meets corroded metal straight out of Mad Max. It has everything you need to make it your creative base camp.

At Avalanche Studios Group, we create worlds beyond limits. But that’s not exclusive to our games, so we’re committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workplace. All Avalanchers have a shared responsibility to create an open work environment where everyone is treated equally and respectfully. Being part of our world is not contingent on your heritage, your gender, or sexual orientation. It’s all about your passion and creativity.

To apply for this position, please register below and provide your CV in English. We review applications continuously. All further studio-related information is provided under a non-disclosure agreement.