Development Game QA Lead

Company Description

Endava Games is a pioneering force in the video game industry, dedicated to developing some of the biggest titles in the market. Our mission is to break down barriers in game development, making cutting-edge technology accessible to all developers, regardless of their size.

We are a diverse and global team, striving to be inclusive and innovative. We seek a passionate Development Game QA Lead to join our team and support the development of a AAA game in its pre-alpha phase.

Job Description

As a Development Game QA Lead at Endava Games, you will own the test plan and coordinate QA efforts to provide coverage as needed by the development and publishing teams.

100% Remote position.
Working with a multinational team on AA or AAA games in an Unreal Studio.
Get to experience working on diverse projects within the game space.
Reports to:
Quality Assurance Manager at Endava Games.

Responsibilities

Lead and support a team of Games QA Testers at Endava Games - Be the representation of Quality and Game Testing support on your product!

QA Support and Leadership:
75%

Be the key Quality practices leader in team and product meetings.
Gather testing requirements and pass down the day to day focus to the rest of your QA team.
Active support and management of the QA database for your product.
Review all issues entered by your team to ensure that the highest quality standards are met and that best practices are being used.
Build test and support plans alongside your QA Manager to ensure your game’s quality is in the best shape possible.
Participate in the definition and improvement of ENDAVA’s QA standards, workflows and reporting.
Produce QA reporting on a daily, weekly, and milestone cadence.

Project Management:
15%

Coordinate daily tasks, build delivery, downtime and report and flag any quality issues to product owners and department managers.
Monitoring daily test results and team productivity. Review daily tasks and team flags in a regular cadence.
Build and maintain project documentation and team spaces, based on latest product information.
Provide client-facing/client centric breakdown of project health and own the test team’s progress.

Resource Management:
10%

Onboard, train and mentor new and current testers on ENDAVA process and QA best practices.
Coaching, and team performance management. Provide real time feedback during testing.
Meet with your team 1 on 1 and help with their career development when possible.
Participate in future hiring rounds of the QA department to help ENDAVA build a strong and well-rounded team!

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience as Games QA Lead in the games industry.
Minimum 4+ years of testing experience in games on multiple platforms.
Shipped at least 2 console or PC games in the acting role as QA Lead.
Self-motivated, driven, and strong client facing skills. Well-organized and maintains high standards even under pressure
Production pipeline tools mastery, such as Jira, Confluence, and other test case management systems.
Strong communication skills in English in both oral and written.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in managing Remote Teams. Know what a healthy team looks like.
Development QA experience, in-engine support for Unreal, Unity or equivalent. Building, creating, maintaining gyms and/or working with CI/CD tools.
Having a passion for games, games development and game franchises. A strong believer in quality, quality products, and the QA process.
Strong emotional intelligence and a “people first” approach to team management.
Understand what KPIs are good indicators of Quality for a product in test.
Technical skills, such as VBA/Macro document automation, Jira analytics, and/or dabbling in any programming languages are a plus!

Additional Information

Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves:

Finance:
Competitive salary package, share plan, company performance bonuses, value-based recognition awards, referral bonus;
Career Development:
Career coaching, global career opportunities, non-linear career paths, internal development programmes for management and technical leadership;
Learning Opportunities:
Complex projects, rotations, internal tech communities, training, certifications, coaching, online learning platforms subscriptions, pass-it-on sessions, workshops, conferences;
Work-Life Balance:
Hybrid work and flexible working hours, employee assistance programme;
Health:
Global internal wellbeing programme, access to wellbeing apps;
Community:
Global internal tech communities, hobby clubs and interest groups, inclusion and diversity programmes, events and celebrations.

Development Game QA Lead

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