Lead QA - UK Only

Futurlab Ltd; Kemp Town Estate; Vor Ort; GBP 52.000 - 72.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Performance related bonus

Bi-annual salary reviews

27 days annual leave

Private Healthcare (including dental &

Optical cover

Zusammenfassung

FuturLab Ltd is seeking an organized and proactive QA lead to drive project quality improvements across multiple platforms and branches. You will act as the primary QA contact for the project, coordinating with LiveOps, production, tech, art and design teams to ensure a high-quality product and smooth release cycles.

The role emphasizes early risk identification, mentorship of the QA team, and maintaining QA standards.

Qualifikationen

• 2+ years in lead or management QA positions
• 5+ years in QA positions
• Experience working with production, tech, art and design teams
• Strong communication with stakeholders
• Knowledge of Microsoft, Sony & Nintendo first-party certification requirements

Aufgaben

• Coordinate the execution of daily QA strategy across 6 platforms and multiple branches with aligned submission and release cycles
• Collaborate with discipline leads to improve pipelines through QA
• Coordinate with LiveOps to testing content drops efficiently
• Provide clear updates on overall product health, bugs, delivery risks and live user experience risks
• Supervise and train the QA team as needed
• Identify opportunities for QA to flag and mitigate risk early
• Support QA Manager in maintaining QA processes and standards

Kenntnisse

QA leadership

QA management

Communication

Certification know-how

QA automation

Scripting

Jobbeschreibung

A successful candidate will be highly organized, proactive and ensure that both internal and external quality teams are appropriately assigned. You will be representing the department as the primary QA contact for the project, driving project quality improvements through inter-disciplinary processes and keeping core stakeholders updated on the health of the project. Role and Responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate the execution of our daily QA strategy across 6 platforms and multiple branches with aligned submission and release cycles
• Work closely with other discipline leads to understand where QA can help to improve their pipelines
• Work closely with the LiveOps team to ensure that content drops are tested efficiently
• Provide clear updates on overall product health, critical bugs, delivery risks and risks to live user experience
• Supervise the project's QA team and train, where required
• Identify opportunities for QA to flag and mitigate risk as early as possible
• Support the QA Manager in maintaining quality assurance processes and standards
• 2+ years in lead or management QA positions
• 5+ years in QA positions
• Experience working closely with production, tech, art and design departments
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly with different types of stakeholders
• A strong understanding of Microsoft, Sony & Nintendo first party certification requirements

Desirable

• At least one title supported from pre-production to post-launch support
• Familiarity with the PowerWash Simulator franchise
• Experience with live service video games
• Experience with QA automation
• Experience with programming or scripting languages

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• Performance related bonus.
• Bi-annual salary reviews based on your performance.
• Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm (No weekends, No overtime, No Crunch!)
• 27 days of paid annual leave, including 21 standard days, 3 days over the Christmas closure, 2 discretionary 'Duvet Days,' 1 day to celebrate your birthday, plus all 8 UK bank holidays and an extra day off for our very own FuturLab bank holiday!
• 5 paid training and 2 paid volunteer days per year to work on your personal development.
• Opportunities to attend and speak at gaming events/conferences.
• Free MS Game Pass or PS+ subscription
• Free game codes, game swag and merchandise.
• Bike2work scheme.
• Enhanced Maternity - 9 months full pay (statutory benefit topped up by FL)
• Paternity leave - 8 weeks full pay
• Enhanced Sick Pay.
• Enhanced Pension.
• Private Healthcare, includes dental and optical cover.
• Remote therapy service through Spill -8 x 50-minute virtual sessions over 6 months whenever you need them. Unlimited 'ask a therapist' text questions.
• Eye tests & standard glasses for display work.
• Amazing offices with a great culture.

FuturLab foster an inclusive and welcoming culture, check out the Life at FuturLab page (www.futurlab.co.uk/life-at-futurlab) for reasons why you'd love working here!