Senior QA Analyst

Job Description

Every great story has a new beginning. We're excited to announce that Discovery and WarnerMedia have combined to become Warner Bros. Discovery. WBD is a premier global media and entertainment company offering audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, sports, news, streaming and gaming. We're home to the world's best storytellers, creating world-class products for consumers. From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers and beyond, join us as we step into the next chapter.

Warner Bros. Games Boston is a Warner Bros. Games development studio focused on creating free-to-play games for mobile platforms. The studio is utilizing its extensive expertise in creating persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities to develop its hit mobile game, Game of Thrones: Conquest.

WB Games Boston is looking to hire a Senior Quality Analyst to join their QA team.

The Senior QA Analyst will ensure that software contains no errors by analyzing design data and building comprehensive test plans to validate all aspects of a game. They must pay strong attention to detail during the development cycle and ensure the testability of game requirements.

Responsibilities will also include actively participating in the creation of QA standards, making improvements to existing QA systems, and training others on QA best practices. The Senior QA Analyst must define and follow strict QA procedures while creating test plans or scripts, comply with program specifications, and keep accurate documentation.

The Daily
• Deliver advanced test design, test execution, test library maintenance, and test closure results through advanced manual and/or automated Grey-box test approaches.
• Develop advanced test plans with a strategic selection of test methodologies, including but not limited to data validation, regression testing, integration testing, and performance/load testing.
• Mentor and train junior Analysts in the development and execution of test materials
• Partner with other developers in the creation of product requirements and schedule testing efforts so that they can be effectively tested on time with a high degree of accuracy.
• Responsible for creating department testing SLAs within project management (i.e. JIRA) and test related tools (i.e. TestRail).
• Ensure deployment stability across all environments.
• Research, recommend, and implement tools as needed with the goal of increasing test coverage through automation or enhanced manual testing.
• Identify appropriate measures and create KPIs to validate and report on software quality.
• Be a creative thinker who can quickly and thoroughly identify and test for 'edge cases' outside of expected functionality.
• Mentor others to develop appropriate knowledge and skills through regular training and constructive feedback.
• Represent Warner Brothers through public-facing quality assurance activities.
• Advocate of the user experience through delivery of qualitative reporting.

The Essentials
• Bachelor's Degree in related field (or ~4-5 years of equivalent experience in software testing)
• Thorough understanding of SDLC, specifically QA processes in agile and waterfall development environments.
• Proven ability to analyze, interpret, and action on data sets and complex workflows.
• Experience with game engines, content and asset editors, and shared technologies.
• Passion for games and software quality.

Nice to have
• Clear/Open/White box testing experience
• High-level of gaming knowledge and/or skill.
• Involved in the testing and release of at least one game title.
• Test automation experience.
• Passion for and knowledge of Warner Bros. IPs, including characters, environments, and lore

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.

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