QA Analyst (Temp)

$29,120 - $35,360/Yr

Daybreak Game Company - San Diego, CA

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Entry Level
San Diego, CA
Publishing Industries

About the position

The Quality Assurance Analyst position at Daybreak San Diego is a temporary role focused on ensuring the quality of video game titles across various platforms, including PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The successful candidate will be part of the Quality Assurance Department and will report directly to the QA Manager. This role involves developing comprehensive test suites by evaluating feature specifications and actively participating in various meetings such as spec reviews, daily scrum stand-ups, and planning sessions. The QA Analyst will also provide guidance to remote testers and execute test suites, whether authored by themselves or others. In addition to executing tests, the QA Analyst will be responsible for tasking offsite, outsourced testers with executing test suites, reporting, reviewing, and documenting bug reports, and verifying bug fixes. A critical aspect of this role is to evaluate the test scope and coverage, plan and execute ad hoc testing, boundary/edge case testing, and exploratory testing as needed. The QA Analyst will document QA processes on the Confluence wiki and surface any blocking issues and risks, making recommendations for their resolution or mitigation. Proactive completion of testing and ensuring that patches, updates, new builds, and shipped products meet quality standards are essential responsibilities. The QA Analyst will also follow the procedures outlined by the QA Leads and Management and continuously seek improvements in the QA process. Furthermore, developing and acquiring knowledge about Daybreak Games' portfolio of games is crucial for success in this role.

Responsibilities

  • Develop test suites by evaluating feature specifications
  • Attend spec reviews, daily scrum stand-ups, planning meetings, etc.
  • Provide test guidance to remote testers
  • Execute test suites (authored by you or others)
  • Task offsite, outsourced testers with executing test suites
  • Report, review and document bug reports
  • Verify bug fixes
  • Critically evaluate test scope and coverage, plan and execute ad hoc testing, boundary/edge case testing, exploratory testing as needed
  • Document QA processes on Confluence wiki
  • Surface blocking issues and risks; Make recommendations for resolving blocking issues or mitigating risks
  • Proactively drive testing to completion
  • Assure patches/updates, new builds and shipped products are functional and meet quality standards
  • Follow Daybreak Games Tester procedures outlined by the QA Leads and Management
  • Be consistently proactive with QA process improvements
  • Continually develop and acquire game knowledge to become proficient with Daybreak Games' portfolio of games

Requirements

  • High School Graduate or equivalent
  • Working background in Quality Assurance or 1+ years in the gaming industry
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, and Excel)
  • Experience with consoles (e.g., PlayStation, Xbox platforms)
  • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills
  • Working knowledge of the software development process

Nice-to-haves

  • Knowledge of Daybreak Game Company games preferred
  • Knowledge of Video Games on PC and Consoles preferred

Benefits

  • Access to local gym
  • On-site fitness classes
  • Game nights
  • Community-oriented work environment
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