QA Lead – Console and PC Games – Lille

Our client based in Lille are looking to hire an QA Lead to join their main studio in Lille, France. They are a successful Publisher who help a number of great studio’s ship the best quality titles across PC and Console platforms. This role offers plenty of variety in regard to genre of game and platforms to work on. You will work inhouse at the studio and report to the QA Manager. You will also work with QA teams within the other studios and also in our clients Paris office to achieve the best submissions possible.

Responsibilities:

• You will take ownership of one or more projects, and oversee the entire QA process
• Responsible for managing the bug database and providing reports
• You ensure the proper execution of tests and coordinate the work of teams of internal and / or external testers
• Creation of test plans based on Milestones and GDDs and monitor their usage
• Assisting the QA Manager with departmental tasks and training of junior staff
• Compiling project status reports and raising any concerns to the relevant stakeholders
• Testing games to destruction and writing bug reports

Profile:

• The candidate must have already managed all QA on one or more titles, throughout the whole production
• Proven, Professional experience as a QA tester in the video games industry
• Preferably has knowledge of compliance for, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 or Nintendo Switch
• Experience building test plans and maintaining them
• Ideally you have co-ordinated testing focus for external and internal QA teams
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal
• You are technically minded with advanced problem solving skills
• You have a positive attitude and enjoy working in a team
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office
• You have permission to work within the EU

Tagged as: Lead QA Tester