Senior QA Analyst (Contract)

Sunblink; Boulder (CO); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunblink is seeking a Senior QA Analyst to champion quality in their innovative games, including 'Hello Kitty Island Adventure'. This role requires collaboration with development teams and creative problem-solving skills to identify bugs and enhance QA processes, with an opportunity for remote work.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years game QA experience, preferably with mobile & Live service games.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in different QA testing methodologies and game console development.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between developers and external QA teams.
• Create, execute, and maintain test cases for feature branches.
• Identify and report defects using bug tracking software.

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

QA testing methodologies

Tools

Unity Engine

GitHub

Job description

We're a small creative team of video game developers who are focused on creating kind, collaborative, and imaginative games. We formed in late 2019, with the desire to assemble the best and brightest in the industry to work on carefully selected projects that we deem innovative and challenging.

As a Senior QA Analyst at Sunblink, you'll be a champion for quality on Hello Kitty Island Adventure, collaborating closely with our development and external QA teams. You’ll act as the crucial bridge between internal departments, ensuring new features are tested thoroughly and effectively. You’ll also work directly within the game engine to test upcoming changes, create strategic test plans, and apply critical thinking skills to hunt for elusive edge-case bugs. Lastly, you'll be the expert voice for quality as the team concepts, creates, and delivers new content to delight our players!

This job is based in Boulder, CO, but we are open to permanently remote candidates.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between developers and external QA teams regarding upcoming feature development and related port projects.
• Test upcoming PRs on feature branches using Unity Engine.
• Create, execute, and maintain test cases ensuring all objectives and testable criteria are met within each milestone.
• Identify and report defects within the project using bug tracking software.
• Employ creative ad-hoc testing driven by curiosity and critical thinking to uncover and document edge-case defects.
• Use technical and analytical skills to evaluate feature related risks and historical defect trends and communicate them to the development team.
• Evaluate and enhance QA processes, focusing on strategic test coverage.
  
  

Skills And Experience

• 3-5+ years game QA experience, preferably with mobile & Live service games
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving and prioritization skills
• Experience in multiple different QA testing methodologies
• Familiarity with different game platform / console development, certification and submission processes
• Unity Engine experience a plus
• GitHub & Version Control experience a plus
  
  

Sunblink Entertainment LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We encourage underrepresented applicants to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the qualifications.