Sr. QA Tester (Contract)

As a Senior QA Tester your duties and responsibilities may include but are not limited to; running a specialized team for specific content, creating test plans, compiling bugs for reports, or testing specific features independently. Reviewing documentation from Devs and providing feedback as well as knowledge transfer to other teams. Communicating status to PD/Dev teams as well as Management and working with a cross functional team that spans multiple organizations and locations. You will also be responsible for triaging and regressing bugs, while mentoring newer testers.

[Responsibilities]

• Using established methods, test games for ease of use, reliability, consistency, and absence of defects
• Create and execute functionality test plans and checklists as assigned up to and including; Game systems (Combat/Questing/Store/tools etc.) / Platform systems (Account/Login/Fraud/Tools) Web systems (Marketing Sites/Newsletters/Web Shops etc.)
• Log and regress all defects found during testing into the appropriate defect tracking software
• Provide clear and detailed written reports of bugs and repro steps to the development team
• Bring serious defects to the attention of QA Leadership and/or PD
• Work on multiple, complex tasks at the same time and be accountable for completion
• Review documentation, provide feedback and edits where appropriate
• Mentor Testers
• Investigate defects fully when given little data
• Help the Manager/Lead monitor Outsource resources and identify gaps
• Main point of contact for all QA issues relating to assigned project(s)

[Qualifications]

• High school diploma or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 6+ years of experience with software QA testing, preferably video game QA testing
• Demonstrated knowledge of working with others from cross functional teams
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work independently with little direction or supervision
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to multi-task and work successfully under tight deadlines
• Computer proficiency, especially in relation to video games
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Interested in and comfortable with MMO gaming
• Working knowledge of Jira or comparable defect management software
• Troubleshooting complex game systems