Principal QA Engineer

Our client, a Video Game Studio, is seeking a Principal QA Engineer to join its team!

As a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer you will own the QA process for your teams or products. You will work with software engineers, content developers, artists, producers, project managers, and product leadership to create value for Players around the world.  Additionally, you will partner with your teams and other craft leaders to arrive at more efficient solutions to everyday problems and improve delivery. You will also be tasked to work with other QA professionals, often remotely to get your work completed.

Responsibilities 

• Your decisions impact actions or projects at the business unit and/or department level. This work may have global reach; and you are considered an integral part of an organization's leadership team.
• You solve significant and unique problems that require an ability to evaluate, scope and execute on solutions that may be a team or initiative wide effort.
• You direct individual contributors or even small teams on specific work projects. - You can be held accountable for the success of others.

Required Qualifications

• Experience defining and implementing test approaches as part of an overall test strategy.
• Experience coaching QA team members on test design, planning and execution.
• Experience driving continuous improvement processes within a team.
• Experience tasking remote teams and providing feedback on effectiveness.????
• 8+ years Software Quality Assurance Experience, with multiple proven product successes.

Desired Qualifications

• Development experience across several platforms; mobile, console, and PC.
• Preferred Licenses/certifications:
  • ISTQB Foundation Level
  • ISTQB Agile Tester or ICAgile Agile Testing (ICP-TST)
  • ISTQB Expert Level
  • ISTQB Advanced Test Manager
  • ICAgile Test Expert (ICE-AT)

Employer Details:

• Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in an employment with regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment. EOE/M/F/D/V/SO.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
• Onward Search is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All freelancers will be paid as W2 employees.
• Onward Search offers medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as a 401k program, for all eligible full time temporary assignments.
• Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.
• Onward Search is a nationwide staffing agency and talent solutions provider specializing in creative, marketing and technology. Our clients are continuously turning to us to fill their open positions. Therefore, there is no application deadline for this position, as we are seeking candidates for this type of role across all our clients on an ongoing basis.