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QA Tester I
3 years ago
KingsIsle Entertainment, established in 2005, is a proven MMO hit-maker with 50+ million registered users across both our MMOs with vibrant and strong communities. Our award-winning game Wizard101 is currently in its 13th year and Pirate101 is in its ninth. We attribute our success to great people, and we recognize the value of every team member. We work hard and have fun, whether it’s with lunchtime gaming sessions or office outings to the movies. The working environment, friendly teammates, and support for growing careers all contribute to the long tenures many people enjoy at KingsIsle.
KingsIsle Entertainment is currently looking for a Quality Assurance Tester to work on our family-focused AAA MMO video games. The Quality Assurance Analyst is a multi-faceted role where you will find, report, and perform functionality and compliance testing on our games to identify bugs. You will need superior observational abilities, good logic, and analytical reasoning, as you perform your daily tasks working closely with product managers, engineers, designers, and other QA team members.
Responsibilities
- Test new features on PC and console devices
- Document detailed issues to track errors to resolution
- Submit, maintain, and close tickets submitted through Jira
- Manage continual testing on an ongoing basis, including product line extensions, add-ons and enhancements
- Write internal QA documents on procedures
- Suggest improvements to streamline and scale processes
- Identify technical and developmental risks/obstacles and generate solutions
- Follow and learn best practices, processes, and systems standards
- Other related duties as assigned
Requirements
- 1+ years test experience on PC or console devices
- Familiarity with software development life cycle and scrum best practices
- Practical experience with any test case management tool
- Knowledge of QA terminology and methods
- Strong time management skills with the ability to multitask requirements and feedback gathering across disciplines, access risk, define priorities, and resolve problems while meeting deadlines
- Excellent critical and analytical skills
- Strong written and verbal communication
Preferences
- Knowledge of database reporting techniques
- Experience in Client/Server Software Quality Assurance
- Prior experience working at a company developing MMO games
- Prior experience with console game development
- Experience with shipping game titles
- Lua or Python scripting experience
- Associate's degree from an accredited university
Considerations
- Please make sure that the durations of your education and employment on your resume are included in month/year format
- Pay rate will be commensurate with experience
- Applicants must be legally able to work in the U.S. for KingsIsle
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