Quality Designer - World Art Resources

General Information

Role ID

211368

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

EA Studios - Quality Verification

Work Model

Hybrid

Description & Requirements

About Us: Our Quality Verification and Standards (QVS) team is an important part of our development process, consistently delivering actionable insights that support our game teams to optimize software performance and elevate gameplay.

Who do we work with? You will work closely with the Battlefield Franchise.

We are Battlefield Quality Verification (QV), an integral part of Electronic Arts, known for delivering the highest quality gaming experiences in the industry. We believe that phenomenal games start with diverse teams, mirroring the players and communities we serve.

About the Role: The Quality Designer position will require you to improve the existing test methodology identifying new capabilities. You will oversee the entire quality plan for the World Art team. You will report to the QV Development Director and partner directly with the Producers and other Designers to establish quality standards and provide both quantitative and qualitative feedback on new features.

Your Responsibilities

Quality Strategy and Test Planning:

• Leverage testing skills and methodologies to systematically test the product and share results
• Design, develop, and lead quality strategies for owned features
• Implement pre-integration build verification and reporting processes
• Research and propose solutions for increasing test coverage efficiency
• Identify risks and plan testing for releases
• Document reproduction steps, gather test data, and assist in debugging

Quality and Data Analysis:

• Compile data from multiple sources into cohesive summaries to communicate status and risk
• Use different testing methodologies and analyze feature sets for automation opportunities (Risk-based Testing, Data/AI-driven testing and more)
• Monitor game builds and follow up on fixes to ensure quality goals are met
• Perform design testing reviews, ensuring the design is captured and identify bugs and user concerns before they make it into software.
• Use development tools to guide issue identification upstream and promote defect prevention.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Communicate status and risk through cohesive summaries
• Serve as the communication bridge between development partners and QA teams
• Provide technical, quantitative, and qualitative feedback
• Represent the QA perspective effectively in meetings, ensuring quality standards are prioritized.

Mentorship and Team Support:

• Lead improvements and knowledge sharing across teams
• Promote professional growth within the QA team
• Mentor and support team members in implementing quality strategies

Our Requirements:

Experience and Knowledge:

• 4+ years of experience in software development, quality assurance, or game design
• Experience with the Frostbite Game Engine
• Experience with mission, world and level art testing
• Experience with defect and task tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail)
• Project Management for planning and execution of test strategy and tasks using Scrum/Agile process
• Experience working with game engines and associated tool sets
• Experience with game rendering, textures and VFX
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum software/game development
• In-depth knowledge of current generation console testing and software development kits

Skills and Abilities:

• Understand concepts of defect prevention and containment
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Experience with Grey/White box testing in development environments
• Translate project metrics into data-driven decisions and strategies
• Passion for creating high-quality player experiences