Quality Designer

Job Description

Quality Designer

Location: Hyderabad, India

Role Overview

Quality Designers are specialised in important domains of the QA process. Depending on the domain of specialty will work embedded within the Development organisation or on a central/shared group, improve of the QA practice across EA and knowledge share across the organisation, have a Quality from a consumer perspective, advocate and in game design and implementation decisions.

Responsibilities:
• Create quality verification efforts by providing technical and strategic direction based on collaboration with various disciplines.
• Manage overall Test Strategy for the game, and test planning for each pack release.
• Partner with QV DD/DMs on game pack releases QV execution, Live Pods support , for meeting overall quality targets.
• Drive programmes like Risk-based Testing, Data/AI-driven testing.
• Partner with game development on Product roadmap, Feature readiness and Quality Targets.
• Oversee the Quality Engineering engagement and drive automation, tools and tech evaluation and adoption.
• Improve working with data analytics teams and harness the solutions to improve game quality and progress in project efficiencies.
• Network with Quality Designers in QVS across locations for sharing and learning practices. Skills
• Test Strategy and planning, for the pack releases including different types of testing based on data[1]driven approach and RBT
• Test Implementation, with the ability to provide test coverage and find issues early in the cycle
• Research, involving evaluation and anticipation of gaps in the testing process and analysis & use of test data for highlighting risks & impact.
• Report & insight, with the ability to validate reports and Indicators at the product level.
• Problem solving & Risk Assessing, with the approach of finding permanent solutions and averting risks in the future
• Tech implementation - driving tech changes including ability to identify scope, priority and Return on investment of automation.
• Game Domain knowledge, with inclination towards playing video games for driving E2E quality plans throughout the game/pack cycle.
• Project Management for planning test strategy and tasks using Scrum/agile process is.
• Excellent verbal and written Communication

You will report to Development Director

Qualification:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 8+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, test planning.
• Have understanding of quality assurance techniques, testing and automation frameworks and multiple test methodologies.
• You have achieved results like, o Led the QA team for product development and have created end-to-end test strategy.
• You performed the test plans through multiple stages/gates of the product development, final release and live releases/service.
• Dealt with complexity and size of the quality verification process, including change management without affecting the quality goals.
• Used tools, tech, automation and data for test efficiency and optimization year over year.
• You will be evaluated and adopted latest and best practices from other departments or the industry.

About EA Electronic Arts is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. The Company's game franchises are offered as both packaged goods products and online services delivered through Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones, and tablets. EA has more than 275 million registered players and operates in 75 countries. The Hyderabad office represents one of EA Mobile's largest development organisations with more than 700 passionate mobile game experts involved in game development, quality, production and distribution. EA is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status or veteran status. We will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal records following applicable law.

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