Technical Test Lead New

PlayStation Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global gaming company based in Liverpool seeks a Technical Test Lead to provide technical test leadership across QA teams. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of game testing experience, with expertise in QA engineering and automation. This role offers a range of benefits including medical insurance, bonuses, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus opportunity

Private Medical Insurance

On Site Gym

25 days holiday per year

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in game testing with lead experience.
• 2+ years in QA engineering or technical testing role.
• Proficiency in bug-tracking software.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical test leadership across QA teams.
• Coordinate automated test case development.
• Support continuous integration pipelines with automated tests.

Skills

Game testing

QA engineering

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Bug-tracking tools

Test automation

AI tools

Game engines

Agile workflows

Scripting languages

Education

College/Graduate Degree in Computer Science

Tools

JIRA

TestRail

Job description

Overview

Come join the PlayStation Studios Quality Assurance team. This is a global role that supports PlayStation Studios and their projects. The role requires onsite presence in the Liverpool office five days per week, with flexibility. As a Technical Test Lead, you will work within the Test Services team to provide excellent technical testing services to PlayStation Studios across the globe, collaborating with QA and Studio Engineering teams to develop and roll out global test strategies, tools, automation suites/solutions and processes related to the technical test (non-functional) aspects of titles/products in test. You will also work with ground-breaking hardware and video games within a large multicultural, multi-region team to help drive the future of games and game testing.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical (non-functional) test leadership and guidance across PSS QA Test Services teams and titles/products, with emphasis on PC, AI, and Automation test strategies
• Provide leadership support for PSS QA Automation Consultancy Teams (ACT)
• Coordinate PSS QA ACT effort to develop, maintain, and execute automated test cases for game features, mechanics, and performance
• Consult on improvement and integration of automation framework provided by PSS QA Quality Engineering group for test team utilization
• Play a critical role in shaping and executing strategy for PC platform testing, including working closely with Studios and QA partners to develop and elevate PC test strategy
• Drive development and implementation of the PSS QA AI test framework
• Collaborate with PSS QA Quality Engineering and Test Leads to establish best practices for test automation, QA workflows, and repeatable test methodologies
• Support continuous integration (CI) pipelines with automated tests to ensure stability in daily builds

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in game testing, preferably with lead level experience
• 2+ years of experience (or equivalent) in QA engineering and/or a technical testing role
• Excellent technical competence, problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills
• Excellent communication, collaboration and change management skills
• Proficiency with bug-tracking tools/software (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, etc.)
• Experience with game test automation/custom game automation frameworks
• Ability to author wiki/confluence content for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Working understanding/experience with existing AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.)
• Working understanding/experience with game engines (e.g., Unreal, Unity, etc.)
• Knowledge of game development processes, including agile workflows and version control systems (e.g., Perforce, Git, SVN, etc.)
• Experience with logs, crash reports, and debugging tools
• Strong understanding of game mechanics, networking, and performance optimization
• Experience testing across console and PC game platforms
• Nice to have: 1+ year in a team leadership/management role
• Experience with using AI alongside game test processes (e.g., test process, planning, reporting, improvement, etc.)
• College/Graduate Degree in Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Communications, Project Management, Business Intelligence, or other QA related field
• Cross-cultural/global working experience
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, C, C#, C++, etc.)
• Knowledge of network testing, server-client interactions, and online game testing methodologies
• Experience with Agile techniques (Kanban, SCRUM, etc.)
• Background in load testing and stress testing for multiplayer games
• Familiarity with performance profiling tools like Unreal Insights

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• On Site Gym
• Subsidised Cafe
• On site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers, Training Provided
• Regular team and company events
• Free drinks, fruit or food
• Flexible working
• Free Gym or Gym Subsidy
• Private Medical/Dental healthcare
• Bonus/Reward Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Game Jams