Quality Assurance Analyst

Activate; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Benefits package

Paid time off

Casual dress

Employee discount

On-site parking

Job summary

Activate is a fast-growing location-based entertainment brand expanding across North America, and we are seeking a Quality Assurance Analyst to ensure the reliability and quality of game software. The role reports to the Director, Software and collaborates with designers, developers, product owners, and other teams.

This is a full-time, on-site position at our Winnipeg corporate office. You will design test plans, implement tests, and help integrate QA into CI/CD pipelines while promoting Agile

Qualifications

• 2-year post-secondary certificate or diploma in a related field.
• 4-5+ years of transferable work experience.
• Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Experience with Agile methodology and tools, including JIRA.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute test plans, cases and scripts for various software development and implementation.
• Collaborate with developers to understand game mechanics and features ensuring software meets technical requirements.
• Proactively identify test environment needs and test related data requirements.
• Enhance the effectiveness of quality assurances activities and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate test scripts for regression and stress testing to ensure consistent user experience and visual accuracy.
• Evaluate product changes against specifications and provide feedback on usability and visual design elements.
• Maintain clear documentation of test coverage, known issues, and testing outcomes.
• Identify and provide feedback on software problems.
• Participate in scrum ceremonies and advocate for agile and QA best practices.
• Lead bi-weekly quality assurance meetings to communicate testing plans, results and feedback.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Test planning

Education

Post-secondary diploma in related field

Tools

JIRA

Job description

#EnterTheGame

Activate is one of the fastest-growing location-based entertainment brands in North America — and we'regoing global. Our venues put players inside the game: live-action challenges where reflexes, wits, andteamwork win.

We are experiencing significant expansion and are looking to expand our team with the addition of a Quality Assurance Analyst. Reporting to the Director, Software, the Quality Assurance Analyst ensures the reliability and quality of software products by planning and executing tests for game software and related applications. This role will involve close collaboration with software developers, game designers, graphic designers, product owners and other colleagues to prioritize and execute projects.

This is a full-time, permanent position. We are looking for this role to join our team on site at our Winnipeg corporate office.

The Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and execute test plans, cases and scripts for various software development and implementation
• Collaborate with developers to understand game mechanics and features ensuring software meets technical requirements
• Proactively identify test environment needs and test related data requirements
• Enhance the effectiveness of quality assurances activities for Activate softwareEnsure seamless integration of developing, testing and deploying software within CI/CD pipelines
• Automate test scripts for regression and stress testing purposes to ensure consistent user experience and visual accuracy
• Evaluate product changes against specifications and provide feedback based on usability and visual design elements, understanding end-to-end product
• Maintain clear documentation of test coverage, known issues, and testing outcomes
• Proactively identify and provide feedback on software problems
• Participate in scrum ceremonies and advocate for agile and QA best practices
• Lead bi-weekly quality assurance meetings to communicate testing plans, results and feedback

The Qualifications:

• 2-year post-secondary certificate or diploma in related field
• 4-5+ years of transferable work experience
• Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, tools, and processes
• Experience with Agile methodology and tools, including JIRA
• Must have daily reliable transportation to Activate locations for deployment and software testing
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
• Possess a fundamental understanding of end-to-end customer experience integration and dependencies

The Perks:

• Competitive Salary
• Benefits package
• Paid time off
• Casual dress
• Employee discount
• On-site parking

Activate is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. Activate is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs and activities. To request reasonable accommodation for a protected characteristic, contact [e-mail] which is an email monitored for this purpose.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.