Senior QA Technician Job Ballymena area,Northern Ireland UK,Software Development

Join Creative Assembly and craft deep and detailed games that last, entertaining millions of players across the globe for decades.

The Role

Creative Assembly is looking for an exemplary QA Technician to join our Platform QA team who has proven experience testing games across multiple console and PC platforms. We are seeking someone who can test technical implementation of platform-specific features, interrogate game systems, give constructive and timely feedback and someone who has a keen eye to detect any flaws or risks with any given release to protect our product and players.

As a Senior QA Technician, you will be expected to work autonomously in an Agile environment to complete regular test sweeps, build relationships and generate any necessary tasks, supporting multiple simultaneous projects and disciplines. This position is ideal for someone experienced working in a development studio or software testing who is used to working in Agile methodologies and can rapidly adapt to new processes, workflows and teams.

As a Senior level QA Technician you will model an expert approach to testing methods, constructive and positive collaboration across development teams and initiative in testing complex game areas.

As a Senior QA Technician on the Platform team, you will need to be a strong communicator who can assess and report on the quality of their assigned area, effectively flag areas of concern and champion player value. You will work closely with project stakeholders and release management, providing reliable signoffs on all external releases while also producing and upkeeping platform-related test cases and documentation for wider studio use.

What you’ll be doing
On a day-to-day basis, you will:

Utilise expertise to provide scripted and unscripted testing on game builds at various stages of development, covering both technical platform implementation and in-game features when needed.
Work autonomously towards set objectives with minimal supervision required.
Work closely with release management and project stakeholders to provide them with relevant and accurate data driven test results where applicable.
Work within a cross-project central QA team, regularly jumping between project needs as and when needed.
Work alongside development teams across multiple projects, picking up and sharing knowledge between to the benefit of all projects.
Have a good knowledge of and ability to test a broad range of platform and back-end implementations, in-game systems, and the toolset used to create games. With a basic understanding of platform compliance.
Use platform and project experience to head off problems before they arise, for both short-term task work and long-term project development.
Work on projects across the franchise and be able to balance priorities with assistance from your lead.
Be a point of contact for any platform related queries from the development team.
Create and keep updated platform related test cases to assist with both regular quality testing and onboarding purposes.
Assure the quality of a given area through the finding of defects and effective communication.
Be knowledgeable of most test areas to an advanced level and be able to move to other areas of testing to apply themselves effectively and efficiently.
Continue to build expert knowledge of assigned areas to build experience within the team and assist development teams as effectively as possible.
Show excellent time management skills and understanding of project and discipline priorities to complete tasks.
Assist in testing Editor/Development tools if the need arises.
Work with Live QA to investigate and assist with any relevant player-found bugs.

What we are looking for

3+ years in QA, preferably at a game development studio, or full experience of software development lifecycle from production to post-release support.
Considerable knowledge and experience in testing console platforms.
Affinity for strategy games on various platforms.
Ability to self-manage and generate tasks to drive testing in an area.
Strong communication and relationship building skills.
Proficient time management and organisational skills, able to handle multiple tasks and…