Quality Assurance Lead

Jobtailor; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Toronto is seeking a QA Lead to manage day-to-day QA operations for a shipped video game. You will lead testers, drive testing processes, and collaborate with all departments to ensure efficient validation.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in video game QA and proven leadership, with experience across consoles and PC. On-site presence in Toronto is required, with relocation flexibility to Ontario.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional video game QA experience.
• Experience leading QA teams and supervising testers on a shipped game.
• Ability to coordinate testing across platforms (console and PC) and communicate results clearly.

Responsibilities

• Manage the test team's day-to-day activities and quality of work
• Own and drive the testing process, tools, and workflows
• Collaborate with all departments to enable efficient testing
• Develop testing plans and test cases for new features
• Oversee smoke tests and test runs, ensuring coverage
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and training of QA staff
• Foster cross-department collaboration and studio objectives
• Promote continuous feedback, accountability, and growth

Skills

Video game QA experience

QA Lead experience

Testing across platforms

Strong communication

Tools

TestRail

Jira

Confluence

Job description

• Manage the test team's day-to-day activities and quality of work
• Own and drive the testing process and maintain tools and processes used by testers, including Jira, Confluence, and TestRail
• Collaborate with all departments to ensure work can be tested efficiently
• Develop testing plans and test cases for new features with embedded QA testers
• Oversee daily smoke tests and as-needed test runs, providing feedback to ensure test coverage
• Help with recruitment, onboarding, development, and professional training of the QA team
• Maintain internal communications and encourage a positive, ambitious team atmosphere
• Foster cross-department relationships, collaboration, and studio-wide objectives
• Drive a culture of continuous feedback, accountability, and growth

Requirements

• At least 3 years of professional video game QA experience
• Professional experience as a QA Lead, supervising testers on a shipped game
• A strong and efficient communicator with excellent management skills
• Experience testing on multiple platforms, including Sony and/or Microsoft consoles and PC
• High degree of self-motivation and initiative-taking
• Current Ontario or Quebec resident or willing to relocate to Ontario
• Ability to briefly work on-site in Toronto is required

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing QA processes and teams within the video game industry, with a focus on developing testing plans, overseeing test coverage, and fostering collaboration across departments. Strong communication and management skills are essential for driving team performance and maintaining a positive work environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Video Game QA Experience
• QA Lead Experience
• Testing On Multiple Platforms
• Jira
• Confluence

Hard Skills

• Test Planning
• Test Case Development
• Smoke Testing
• Test Coverage Analysis
• Quality Assurance Management

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• Team Management
• Self-Motivation
• Initiative-Taking

Industry Keywords

• Video Game Testing
• Cross-Department Collaboration
• Continuous Feedback Culture
• Recruitment and Onboarding
• Professional Training

Tools & Technologies

• TestRail