Lead Development Tester

JOB DESCRIPTION

As Lead Development Tester (f/m/d), your primary objective is to lead a team of embedded Dev Testers and work with producers, developers, artists, and designers to ensure the quality and stability of new online features and game content across multiple platforms (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) while coordinating with various co-dev partners around the world.

What you will do: 

• Recruit, manage, and develop a high-performing team, focusing on leadership growth for succession planning
• Connect and partner up with teams across Ubisoft to drive quality initiatives
• Lead test development, estimation, planning, execution, and reporting, while promoting best practices
• Ensure creation, validation and regular maintenance of test plans and tests cases and implement process improvements
• Manage testing schedules and coordinate activities with external and internal functional teams. 
• Assign tasks, track progress, and ensure timely deliverables
• Prepare regular reports and dashboards to monitor and control KPIs and recommend corrective actions as needed
• Oversee defect management and keep testing processes up to date
• Conduct performance assessments and guide team development
• Analyse game quality, usability, and risks, providing insights and recommendations
• Monitor and control quality metrics for game content and team performance

Qualifications

What you bring:

• Experience leading test teams: 3+ years
• Experience in game/software testing: 5+ years
• Experience with testing in Engine (e.g. Unity, Unreal Engines)
• Knowledge of gaming platforms (Xbox Series X, PS5, PC, etc) and first parties’ development
• Proficiency in issue tracking tools (e.g. JIRA, Trello, Bugzilla)
• Experience with test management tools (e.g. TestRail, Xray)
• Demonstrated experience in test planning for complex features/systems
• Proficiency to work in spoken and written English
• Worked on at least one title as testing lead from production to release, preferably multiplayer online
• Passion for video games and software quality
• Any coding knowledge: XML/HTML, JavaScript, Python, Java, C/C++/C#, SQL is a plus
• Certification in any of the following: PMP, Scrum Master, ISTQB-ATM is a plus
• Experience with automation test tools and methods is a plus
• Familiarity with Ubisoft's line of products and services is a plus
• Experience working in global teams is a plus

What to send our way:

• Your CV, highlighting your education, experience and skills 
• A cover letter including your earliest starting date, expected salary and why you would like to join us