QA Lead — Hybrid Role in Irvine: Quality & Strategy

Blizzard Entertainment; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blizzard Entertainment seeks an Associate Quality Manager to oversee QA operations and testing for assigned team and product, ensuring software quality and process improvement. This hybrid role is located in Irvine, CA.

The role requires leadership of test teams, collaboration with development leads, and the development of metrics and training to enhance quality and customer experience across distributed teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience in Quality Assurance.
• Minimum 2 years directing work of individual contributors and multiple levels of management.
• Experience with game engines, content and asset editors, and shared technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead a test team for a product and align with senior leadership strategy.
• Collaborate with development leads to provide quality services to the product area.
• Oversee test execution, reporting, and quality of deliverables and workflows.
• Host test closure activities, including testware evaluation and retrospectives.
• Create and monitor metrics impacting product and team quality and report risks.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to optimize resources for test quality.
• Develop training materials and lead workshops for test leadership.
• Provide leadership and guidance to the assigned team and foster a positive culture.
• Manage relationships with partners and leaders, ensuring transparent decisions.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

QA leadership

Test management

SDLC QA processes

Jira

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

Job description

Blizzard Entertainment seeks an Associate Quality Manager to oversee QA operations and testing for assigned team and product, ensuring software quality and process improvement. This hybrid role is located in Irvine, CA.

The role requires leadership of test teams, collaboration with development leads, and the development of metrics and training to enhance quality and customer experience across distributed teams.