Quality Designer II (Black Panther) - Cliffhanger Games

We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

Cliffhanger Games is a newly formed Seattle Studio focusing on blockbuster action-adventure games and pioneering next-generation emergent storytelling beginning with Marvel's Black Panther. Join us to pursue your passion to build unique, groundbreaking, and inclusive games that empower players to create incredible stories of heroic adventure.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about making high-quality great games in a collaborative environment with a team of experienced professionals. We're picturing someone who is experienced in game development, passionate and eager about quality and uses data to protect the player experience. You will work embedded within the team, improve QA practice across EA, have a Quality mindset from a consumer perspective, and be an advocate in game design and implementation decisions.

Join us for an opportunity to work with the best game development teams in the world!

You will report to the Head of Quality for Cliffhanger Games.

Role is Seattle-based and open to hybrid or Remote (North America).

Responsibilities

• Motivator with the ability to jump in where necessary
• Coordinate multiple work streams in task execution and task management.
• Prioritize the end-user, ensuring that feedback is delivered with the community in mind while still accounting for development constraints such as timelines and budgets
• Build test cases, plans and suites, defect tracking, and regression tests
• Apply a range of testing techniques and methodologies to identify defects of a very high-quality level
• Consume analytical data to make informed decisions and assumptions and may propose solutions to resolve trends that have negative impacts on product quality
• Analyze and perform game design feedback, test case design modification, and reviews at both a requirements level and product build level producing reports at a rhythm necessary to support product
• Oversee the quality of the work delivered on assigned area of influence
• Root cause analysis and defect analysis with the ability to validate assumptions and propose potential solutions to problems
• Mentor and cultivate others within their project team
• Monitor and drive product quality KPIs throughout project duration to give a constant heartbeat on product quality
• Drive an upstream quality culture advocating best practices for continuous improvement
• Produce and present reports to your team using data that represent product quality indicators

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in a software/game development environment
• Risk management and solutions-oriented problem-solving techniques
• Communicate across all kinds of disciplines where needed
• An appreciation or practical understanding of analytics and measurements as a way of tracking product quality
• Comfortable conversing within engineering disciplines with an eye to promote quality principles
• Database and Test case test management software experience i.e. Jira, QMetry
• Excellent knowledge of product life cycle, tools, and execution planning
• Experience in a Scrum / Agile software development environment
• Experience with SQL knowledge and Data validation
• Knowledge of testing using version control and engine software

US COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these states. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES

• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):

º $95,450 - $141,800

• New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo):

º $89,200 - $141,800

• Jersey City, NJ :

º $105,250 - $141,800

• Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs):

º $89,200 - $118,550

• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):

º $89,200 - $130,750

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

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