QA Analyst

$38,480 - $44,720/Yr

Sony Interactive Entertainment - Bend, OR

Full-time - Entry Level

Bend, OR

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

About the position

The QA Analyst at Sony Bend Studio will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of AAA game products through specialized testing techniques. This position involves working closely with production and development teams to identify and resolve issues, manage defects, and provide qualitative feedback on game features. The role requires a proactive approach to adapt QA processes to meet the critical needs of the development team.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out and following pre-integration build verification and reporting system/processes.
• Carrying out Grey/White box testing on appropriate features/tools.
• Analyze features sets and identify opportunities for automation, along with benefits, and communicating to the engineers.
• Testing case creation from design documentation or feature expertise.
• Testing case regression, verification, and ad hoc testing of newly implemented features.
• Ability to manage full life cycle of defects, from research to tracking to closing.
• Knowledge of individual systems in play within the game engine.
• Qualitative feedback on features with issues of usability.
• Comfort using debugging tools.
• Collaborate daily with members of Production and Development.
• Influence the prioritization of issues in bug database to expedite bug-fixing efforts.

Requirements

• Must be proactive, flexible, and able to adapt QA process to the critical needs of the development team.
• Awareness of existing tools & technology and ability to utilize with a high degree of ownership.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong observational skills. Analytical, organized, and detail oriented.
• Ability to work well in a group setting with people of different disciplines.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment.
• Good problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency with PC and current Windows operating systems.
• Active listener with both peers and partners, can drive conversations, and encourages team participation.
• Immediately recognizes critical issues or testing deficiencies and raises concerns to Senior QA members/development team.

Nice-to-haves

• UI Testing background
• Experience with Unreal
• Previous games industry experience.
• Experience working with offsite teams.
• Experience with JIRA or similar defect tracking and task management databases.
• Experience working in an agile team environment.
• Knowledge of basic programming concepts.
• Experienced with Grey/White box testing in development environments.
• Strong understanding of existing Quality Assurance processes. Knows how to effectively apply knowledge to the assigned project.
• 1+ Years of QA testing experience.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance