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Quality Assurance Lead

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Your Mission

We are actively looking for a Quality Assurance Lead.

This lead will be collaborating with production and development teams to generate and maintain comprehensive technical test plans. This lead will also be directly responsible for guiding a team of QA testers through those test plans.

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

Project Management

• Collaborates on and maintains all project related internal QA test plans.
• Creates accurate build verification reports and technical feature reports daily.
• Develop effective technical test plans to verify proper function, data content, performance, usability/playability, and hardware/software compatibility.
• Assists in forming and improving QA systems and procedures.

Managing and Mentoring

• Supervises the test team on a daily basis to ensure rapid and accurate completion of assigned tasks.
• Actively evaluates tester performance and works closely with them to alleviate any issues that arise.
• Prepares testers for additional responsibilities, such as Senior QA Testers.
• Participate in QA Tester interviews and contributes to hiring decisions.

Database Administration

• Reviews all issues entered by the test teams to ensure bug reports include required information and conform to Infinity Ward QA standards.
• Reviews all disputed (‘Not a Bug,’ ‘Will Not Fix,’ and ‘Duplicate’) issues with QA Manager.
• Stay abreast of technology trends and techniques in visual effects rendering as it pertains to real-time graphics engines.
• Work with and maintain platform-specific code, as necessary
• Communicate with and educate the visual effects content team about features of the effects engine and optimization techniques.
• Adhere to team coding standards and best practices.
• Understand and embrace the constraints of a game development cycle (you know when bug fixing, and optimization become more important than new features.)

Player Profile

Minimum Requirements:

Technical

• Proficient with Devtrack and Jira or similar bug tracking database.
• Able to identify defects in software titles and report defects in a clear and concise manner.
• Capacity to create and implement innovative testing procedures and materials.
• Strong working knowledge of most popular console platforms and related peripherals, PC Software/hardware, and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).

Non-Technical

• Shipped at least one game title, in a Quality Assurance leadership role on a AAA console video game.
• 5+ years of experience working in the game industry.
• Excellent written/spoken English.
• Strong leadership ability.
• Ability to handle high pressure situations and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Must possess excellent spoken and written communication skills and be able to work with varied staff members and personalities.
• Must be honest, punctual, and have a strong work ethic.
• Actively communicates a positive, outgoing approach to Quality Assurance. Able to give and accept positive as well as negative feedback.
• Must be an avid gamer, with interests in many different genres of games and a passion for developing high quality games.
• A strong desire to learn and understand the technologies involved in game creation.
• Demonstrable ability to work with and help mentor new testers.

Ideal Candidate Will Also Have:

• Bachelor's degree in a Computer Science, Computer Games Technology, or a related field.
• Experience with profiling tools (PIX, Razor, Vtune).
• Experience with automation of AAA console video games.