Gaming QA Engineer

Overview

The Gaming QA Engineer is responsible for designing and refining test plans, strategies, and approaches to ensure comprehensive and effective testing of software applications. They play a vital role in understanding project requirements, identifying test scenarios, and creating test cases to validate software functionality.

Description

· Collaborate with project stakeholders, business analysts, and development teams to understand project requirements and define testing objectives.

· Analyze project documentation, such as user stories, functional specifications, and design documents, to identify testable features and requirements.

· Design test plans, test strategies, and test cases that cover various functional, non-functional, and edge cases to ensure maximum test coverage.

·  Refine and optimize existing test cases to improve test efficiency, effectiveness, and maintainability.

·  Identify and create test data and test environments necessary for executing test cases.

· Collaborate with automation engineers to identify test cases suitable for automation and provide necessary inputs for test automation scripts.

·  Conduct reviews and walkthroughs of test plans and test cases with stakeholders to ensure alignment and obtain feedback.

· Work closely with QA Testers to clarify test case execution details and provide guidance on test scenarios and expected results.

· Continuously monitor and track the status of test execution, defects, and test coverage, reporting any deviations or risks to relevant stakeholders.

·  Participate in defect triage meetings and support defect analysis to facilitate timely resolution.

·  Complete all other tasks that are deemed appropriate for this role and assigned by the manager/supervisor.

Required Skills

· Excellent written and oral communication skills (especially in the English language)

· Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills

· The ability to work well in a team environment

·  Attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines

Required Experience and Qualifications

· Prior QA testing experience, gaming QA preferred (2+ years)

· Proven experience with bug tracking systems like ADO, JIRA, Bugzilla, etc.

· Proven experience with Microsoft and Google platforms (MS Office, Google Docs, etc.)

 Desired Skills and Experience

· Passion for the video games and translation industries

· Knowledge of prior and current gen consoles, and PC

· Understanding of digital technologies (mobile, tablets, browser tools, etc.)

·  Experience with using testing tools and automation frameworks