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The teams at Ubisoft Mainz are engineering some of Ubisoft’s biggest blockbusters. Operating from a historic city in the heart of Germany, the studio develops games pushing the limits of the genre like the acclaimed Anno 1800 and lends decades of expertise to AAA co-development projects like Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege and the upcoming Beyond Good And Evil 2. More information at mainz.ubisoft.com.

Job Description

Anno 1800 has set sail, bringing players all across the globe in touch with our studio's 21 years of city builder experience.

At Ubisoft Mainz (Germany), we are now looking for a talented and motivated Lead QA Tester to join the team behind Anno 1800. In this role, your primary mission is to lead a team of testers and work with developers, artists, and designers to ensure the quality and stability of new features and game content.

Your responsibilities include:

  • Lead, recruit, coach and manage a team towards individual and team excellence
  • Partner and provide high value quality-related services to development leadership
  • Accountable for the quality of all work and relationships on their team
  • Drive test development, estimation, planning, execution, reporting and closure
  • Project, manage and maintain schedules for testing activities
  • Plan and maintain defect management processes and tools
  • Keep QA and QC processes and documentation up to date
  • Champion and influence software development best practices and customer experience
  • Analyze product quality and usability, associated system limitations and report on risk
  • Create, monitor and control metrics impacting product and team quality
  • Lead, connect and partner with teams across Ubisoft towards quality initiatives
  • Coach and develop leadership talent across the department for succession planning

Qualifications

  • Experience leading test teams: 3+ years
  • Experience in game/software testing: 5+ years
  • PC literate, familiarity with MS Office and any ticketing system (Jira, Bugzilla, etc.)
  • Demonstrated experience in test planning for complex features/systems
  • Proficiency to work in spoken and written English
  • Shipped at least one game title as a test lead
  • Passion for video games and software quality

Nice to have:

  • Any coding knowledge: XML/HTML, JavaScript, Python, Java, C/C++/C#, SQL
  • Experience with automation test methods
  • Familiarity with Ubisoft's line of products and services
  • Certification in any of the following: PMP, Scrum Master, ISTQB-ATM
  • Experience working in global teams

Additional Information

Your benefits:

  • Relocation Support: We offer financial support in form of a cash allowance and assistance with accommodation search and settle-in support via our relocation partner, for international candidates we offer visa assistance.
  • 26 days paid vacation per year. Additionally, you will get half a day off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and approximately 11 bank holidays in the Mainz region.
  • Flexible Working Hours: We have core working times between 10:00 AM – 04:00 PM and the distribution of the other hours is up to you.
  • Company Pension Scheme. We offer an attractive scheme through salary sacrificing in which the employer also matches contributions
  • Up to 350€ childcare support per child per month. In addition, we also offer 5 ‘care for ill children days’ per child per year.
  • Discounted Games. We regularly order Ubisoft Games for super cheap prices for our employees.
  • Gym Subsidy. We contribute 50% (up to a maximum amount of 25€) towards the monthly cost of a gym membership of your choice.
  • Monthly Mobility Budget. 80€ per month that can be used on bicycle lease, parking spot rental or public transportation ticket.
  • Our Ubisoft Blue Byte Academy offers multiple opportunities for you to discover your full potential and develop yourself in various areas.
  • English and German classes for free. Main language in the studio is English.
  • Free fresh Fruit, Coffee, Tea and Water. Enjoy fresh fruit and beverages in our office.

We offer a highly interesting challenge for a team player including the possibility to show personal initiative. If you are passionate about video games and would like to work with like-minded professionals in an international team, please apply via our career portal. The application should include your resume, a cover letter including your earliest starting date, your salary expectations and why you would like to join us.