QA Lead

About the Role

As a QA Lead you'll oversee the quality testing of our projects and the QA department. The ideal candidate is passionate about providing high-level direction, supporting a team of testers, and getting their hands dirty with day-to-day work. This individual must have a keen interest in participating in the game development process, and an understanding and appreciation for problem solving and creating a polished product. This person would play a significant role in getting a high-quality game to the player by working collaboratively with the whole team to ensure the game's quality.

Responsibilities

• Help create and drive the QA vision of the company

• Propose solutions to improve the testing of projects in the studio

• Collaborate with all departments on the team to ensure their work can be tested efficiently

• Own and drive the testing process and any tools involved (Jira, confluence, TestRail etc)

• Help with recruitment, on-boarding, development and professional training of the quality assurance team

• Maintain regular internal communications and encourage a positive and ambitious team atmosphere

• Demonstrate good leadership, enthusiasm and sense of commitment

• Build feature test plans in partnership with development and QA subject matter experts 

• Help oversee the development and execution of test cases

• Manage the test team's day to day activities and quality of work

Requirements

• At least 2 years of professional video game QA experience

• A strong and efficient communicator with excellent management skills

• Experience testing AAA titles on multiple platforms

• High degree of self-motivation and initiative-taking

• The ability to work on-site initially in Toronto is required.

Bonuses

• Previous experience as a QA Lead on a shipped game

• Experience with Unreal Engine 4 or other equivalent engines

• Previous experience in small/medium sized development studios

• Previous experience with multiplayer/network/performance/Compliance testing

• Good knowledge of using metrics to guide testing

• Professional experience in beta testing or patch testing with live games