Lead Quality Assurance Analyst

2 weeks ago

Needham, United States Warner Bros. Discovery Full time
Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are...

When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Lead Quality Analyst - Temp Job Description

The incumbent will be employed by YOH and will receive salary and benefits accordingly

The Lead Quality Analyst helps oversee the QA Analyst group and release management of our mobile products. They will ensure that our mobile software contains no errors by analyzing design data, source control, and test plans to validate all aspects of a game. They must pay strong attention to detail during the development cycle and release planning to ensure the testability and shipment of game requirements.

Lead Quality Analyst responsibilities also include actively participating in the creation of quality assurance standards and making recommendations for improvements to existing QA systems. They must define and follow strict QA procedures while monitoring the testing of builds and comply with program specifications to keep accurate documentation. Additionally, they will facilitate and assist with the coordination and creation of new game builds. This role can be fully remote within the USA.

Responsibilities
  • Lead and oversee QA Analysts in the delivery of test design, test execution, test library maintenance, and test closure results through advanced manual and/or automated grey-box test approaches.
  • Facilitate builds and assist the release manager in the end-to-end release process for mobile game platforms to ensure deployment stability across all environments.
  • Work closely with external contractors and developers as well as internal Production, Marketing, Engineering, and Design.
  • Strategically validate and improve the creation of test plans across relevant test methodologies, including but not limited to data validation, regression testing, integration testing, and performance/load testing.
  • Partner with other developers in the creation of requirements so that they can be effectively tested.
  • Accountable for adhering to department SLAs within project management (Jira), test-related (TestRail), and version control (Github) tools and systems.
  • Use appropriate measures and KPIs to proactively validate and report on software quality.
  • Be a creative thinker who can quickly and thoroughly identify and implement workflow and procedure optimizations.
  • Be a mentor and role model to help others develop appropriate knowledge and skills through training and constructive feedback.
  • Act and facilitate the resolution of issues for yourself and the team.
  • Research, recommend, and adopt tools as needed with the goal of increasing test coverage through automation.
  • Advocate for the user experience through the delivery of qualitative reporting.
  • Represent Warner Brothers through public-facing quality assurance activities.
  • Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field (or ~4 years of equivalent experience) plus a minimum of 5 years of experience in software testing.
  • Leadership and/or management experience coordinating a team of internal and external QA resources.
  • Advanced understanding of the SDLC, specifically QA and Release processes in agile and waterfall development environments.
  • Extensive experience with defect/bug tracking (Jira) and test planning (TestRail).
  • Highly adept at using source control (Git) in a production environment.
  • Experience with game engines, content and asset editors, and shared technologies.
  • Proven ability to analyze, interpret, and act on data sets and complex workflows.
  • Strong communication, organization, planning, and decision-making skills.
  • Passion for games and software quality.
Pluses
  • Clear/Open/White box testing experience.
  • Experience managing mobile distribution across major platforms.
  • High-level of gaming knowledge and/or skill.
  • Test automation experience.
  • Passion for and knowledge of Warner Bros. IPs, including characters, environments, and lore.


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