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Universally Speaking; Wyboston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A gaming QA company in Wyboston is seeking a QA Expert to ensure bug-free games and applications. You will own the test cases and collaborate with developers, ensuring quality and user experience. Strong communication skills, detail orientation, and a passion for gaming are essential. Join a dynamic team dedicated to delivering top-notch gaming experiences.

Benefits

Wellbeing Portal

Access to counselling and therapy

Qualifications

• Ability to manage and execute automated tests.
• Experience in games development projects is a plus.
• Familiarity with various systems and hardware.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage test cases throughout the project life cycle.
• Participate in test requirement gathering with developers.
• Continually look for improvements in QA processes.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Proactive and enthusiastic

Attention to detail

Team player

Quick learner and adaptable

Tools

Jira

Version control software

Job description

Overview

Reporting issues is where it starts but you'll also have ownership to ensure that bugs have been fixed and implemented correctly. You'll become the QA Expert across a broad range of Indie to AAA projects and given areas of specialisation.

Responsibilities

• Own, manage, create, and regularly execute test cases throughout the project life cycle, including document testing practices, QA process & reporting method.
• Actively participate in test requirement gathering with developers to ensure QA effectively tests and supports all features of the project.
• Look for ways to make improvements, take ownership of additional activities, and create efficiencies in how you work.
• Make games and applications bug free to deliver the best user experience.

Measures of Performance

• Quality, velocity and precision of bug reports
• On-time delivery
• Team working and communication
• Continuous improvement and knowledge of QA workflow and techniques

Have strong written and verbal communication skills in English; are passionate about video games; quick learning and adaptable; focus on quality and a keen eye for detail; inquisitive mind; team player able to work under pressure within tight deadlines; proactive, tenacious, and enthusiastic; good with computers (word processing, database handling, record keeping, MS Office); familiar with varied systems and hardware (PC, console, mobile); happy to work in our offices in Wyboston Lakes; reliable and consistent; have the Right to Work in the UK.

You may have useful experience if you have done some of the following:

• Management and execution of automated tests
• Used version control software, issue tracking or project management tools
• Been part of games development projects or jams and know something about development engines
• Experience in using Jira

Over the last 20 years Universally Speaking has built a reputation as a trusted partner in supporting studios to make some of the world\'s greatest games and applications.

Games are only great when you step forward and bring your best skills to the team. Are you ready for your challenge? You will be one of the first people to experience the game and will be part of a dynamic, high performing and multi-disciplined team whose mission is to get the game ready for release. You\'ll have a passion to get things right, you are thorough in your attention to detail, you\'re open to learning new skills and work hard to hit deadlines. It doesn\'t matter if this is your first job or you\'ve been working for years, you\'ll want to be part of the best testing team on the planet where every day you\'re learning as you work on a variety of different projects.

Your job is to make sure games and applications give the best user experience by being bug free.

To do this you will learn how to follow the Universally Speaking QA process and professional standards which we have optimised over the years to be the best in the industry.

You\'ll use a variety of industry standard bug databases to write detailed bug reports that get you noticed as someone who is trusted and cares about making games better.

Training

• Wellbeing Portal including Live Chat and Support
• Mini Health checks
• Access to Counselling and structured therapy

Important: After paid training, candidates will be placed in a pool and called to come into the office as project work becomes available. Due to changing client demands and seasonal load continuous paid work is not guaranteed. Owing to security requirements, all work must be performed on-site in Universally Speaking offices. No remote or hybrid option is available.