QA Lead, Tech

Job Description

QUALITY ASSURANCE
What We Do
The Quality Assurance team owns the testing process, risk management, and quality evaluation of all products and functions across Epic. Our team works closely with developers and production to ensure the best possible user experience for our community and customers.
What You'll Do
In the GameOps QA space, as a QA Lead, you will join our Tech team leveraging your combination of quality management, data analysis, and technical skills to drive and improve testing process, risk analysis and quality evaluations related to game performance optimizations, device compatibility and device optimizations for Fortnite.
In this role you'll be responsible for managing the growth of QA professionals from a range of skill sets and collaborating with cross discipline stakeholders in building towards the success of Fortnite for years to come.
In this role, you will
• Lead, manage and mentor a team of QA professionals to define acceptance criteria, identify risks, and plan testing coverage for upcoming features and optimizations.
• Reviewing test plans focusing on stability, device and performance related testing and risks from team members for proper coverage.
• Provide constructive guidance to QA analysts, engineers, and testers to improve their work performance and career growth.
• Lead as both a people manager and a tactical driver of success, with the ability to contribute to day-to-day efforts as needed.
• Develop a plan that solves the week-to-week testing requirements and expectations at a team level, and lead the team to execute against that plan.
• Escalate risks and issues to ensure high visibility amongst partners for accurate decision making.
What we're looking for
• 5+ years of Software Quality Assurance experience working in software, mobile and/or game development.
• 2+ years of experience managing a team.
• Understanding of computer and/or gaming hardware and software.
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders and execute on strategy in a team environment.
• Ability to prioritize and work independently, as well as in a team environment
• Ability to thrive while working in a fast-paced working environment, with the ability to juggle multiple projects
• Proven track record of successful contributions to the release of high-quality products.

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