Interested in helping our teams provide great content and experiences to our players? Want to work on cutting-edge technology and help shape the future of gaming?
We are looking to fill an Associate Quality Designer (AQD) role within the DTS organization, reporting to a Development Manager, to help accomplish the quality strategy.
QV (Quality Verification) oversees the end-to-end quality of our products and services such as Origin, EA App, EA Play services, EAcom, In-game experiences such as EA Social and other products in development. You will work directly with our partners to verify the quality of the end to end-user experiences of software, cross-play experiences, releases, promotions, sales and all future initiatives our partners in EAX and Digital Experiences will release.
This role will involve you carrying out quality verification on our web, consoles and software applications to the highest standard using both scripted and non scripted testing methods. You will also proactively be working on planning, documenting and conducting tests (both manual and automated) to ensure any issues are identified and addressed, while ensuring to be the voice of quality.
Responsibilities
Carrying out our testing strategies for our current products to verify content, marketing, software/game functionality and application releases while working with our partners to resolve bugs
Work in partnership with Quality Designers, Leads, Managers, and peers to improve our quality impact upstream in the development and content creation process
Use multiple testing methodologies (such as Agile) on features/tools as they are developed, while also becoming knowledgeable of both the content creation flow and development cycle
Use existing risk-based testing strategies within your area and apply established tactics towards introducing efficiency into how and where we test
Create task breakdown and estimates in early planning stages of development while being the main driver for gathering design information and updates from development and publishing teams
Use a Player First approach while thinking about the Quality our players receive. Be the voice of QUALITY
Work with other team members on issue reporting and ensuring close collaboration between our team and our partners
Perform the proposed testing approaches in the area assigned, and implement testing procedures within the said area to confirm expected vs actual results
Translate End to End player experiences into testing strategies
Who you are
Team-oriented and manage workload along with other projects
Player First - Ability to showcase how a feature/bug/change could positively or negatively be received, and what impact it may have on our users
Understand complex features/systems, how they function and their impact to our players
Work in group settings under high-pressure and take ownership of tasks and features
Naturally curious and not afraid to ask questions while inspiring others and ensuring a positive team culture
Analyze results/problems on test projects, identify and guide appropriate action to ensure product quality
Knowledge with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and its benefits to a live service model
Someone who can inspire and cultivate ideas to promote our Live Quality strategy
Can work within a hybrid model between the office and home
Requirements
Quality Analyst/testing experience
Experience creating and delivering reporting
Experience with documentation creation and maintenance
Understanding of automated testing
Experience in PC, Mac and console use
Familiarity with EA services (Origin, EA app, EAcom, EA Play, Cross-Play)