QA Manager

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Quality Assurance

Job Summary

Job Description

The QA Manager will be responsible for leading the quality assurance efforts for an upcoming title, ensuring a polished, high-quality game. This includes developing and executing the overall QA strategy, leading internal and external QA teams, and championing efficient testing processes. The role involves overseeing bug tracking, test case management, build processes, and playtest coordination, while collaborating with development teams to integrate QA throughout the lifecycle. Responsibilities also include directing major testing efforts such as functional, performance, stability, compliance, and localization tests.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of QA experience in the game industry, with leadership.
  • Successfully shipped multiple game titles (PC/console preferred).
  • Expert understanding of QA methodologies (Black/White Box testing, TDD).
  • Hands-on experience with Unreal Engine (UE4).
  • Proficiency with test case management and version control (e.g., Perforce).
  • Strong knowledge of the game development lifecycle and build systems.
  • Experience with test automation planning and implementation.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.
  • Understanding of Analytics and how to apply them to test coverage planning.
  • Eligible to work in the United States.
Good to have:
  • Shipped two or more AAA titles in a QA leadership capacity.
  • Experience leading teams through high-pressure project phases.
  • A genuine passion for narrative-driven games, particularly first-person titles.

Job Details

Who We Are Ghost Story Games is a self-publishing game development studio. Our studio designed and released award-winning games, such as System Shock 2, BioShock and BioShock Infinite. We are currently working on Judas and would love for you to be part of our team. The Challenge The QA Manager will establish and lead the quality assurance efforts for our upcoming title. Your primary challenge is to ensure the delivery of a polished, high-quality game by architecting our QA strategy, leading internal and external QA teams, and championing efficient, effective testing processes within our highly experienced, collaborative studio. What You'll Take On Develop and execute the overall QA strategy, test plans, and quality benchmarks for our new game. Lead, mentor, and grow the internal QA team; manage external QA vendor relationships and their deliverables. Champion and implement test automation strategies to improve testing efficiency and coverage. Oversee bug tracking, test case management (e.g., Hansoft, TestRail), build processes, and playtest coordination, providing clear quality reporting. Collaborate closely with development teams to integrate QA throughout the lifecycle and promote Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles. Direct all major testing efforts, including functional, performance, stability, compliance, and localization. What You Bring 5+ years of QA experience in the game industry, with proven leadership in a management role. Successfully shipped multiple game titles (PC/console preferred). Expert understanding of QA methodologies (Black/White Box testing, TDD). Hands-on experience with Unreal Engine (UE4). Proficiency with test case management and version control (e.g., Perforce). Strong knowledge of the game development lifecycle, build systems, and post-ship content processes. Experience with test automation planning and implementation. Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities. Understanding of Analytics and how to apply them to test coverage planning. Eligible to work in the United States. Great to Have Shipped two or more AAA titles in a QA leadership capacity. Experience leading teams through high-pressure project phases. A genuine passion for narrative-driven games, particularly first-person titles. Please be aware that Ghost Story does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Ghost Story also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and the Ghost Story will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scam or phishing exercise. Ghost Story’s in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Ghost Story email addresses (i.e., via a ghoststorygames.com email domain). If you need to report an issue or otherwise have questions, please contact Careers@ghoststorygames.com As an equal opportunity employer, Ghost Story Games, LLC (“Ghost Story”) is committed to fostering and celebrating the diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds of its talent, partners, and communities throughout its organization. Consistent with this commitment, Ghost Story does not discriminate or retaliate against any employee or job applicant because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, and genetic information (including family medical history), or on the basis of any other trait protected by applicable law. If you need to report a concern or have questions regarding Ghost Story’s equal opportunity commitment, please contact Careers@ghoststorygames.com.

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