QA Manager

About the Role

As Quality Assurance Manager you'll oversee the quality testing of our games and the QA department. The ideal candidate is passionate about providing high-level direction, supporting a team of testers, and getting their hands dirty with day-to-day work when required. This person would play a significant role in getting high-quality games to the player by working collaboratively with the development teams.

Responsibilities

• Help create and drive the QA vision of the company.

• Own and drive the testing process and any tools involved (Jira, confluence, TestRail etc).

• Propose solutions to improve the testing of games in the studio.

• Collaborate with all departments on the team to ensure their work can be tested efficiently.

• Help with recruitment, onboarding, development and professional training of the QA team.

• Maintain regular internal communications and encourage a positive and ambitious team atmosphere.

• Demonstrate good leadership, enthusiasm and sense of commitment.

• Build feature test plans in partnership with development and QA subject matter experts.

• Help oversee the development and execution of test cases.

• Manage the test team's day-to-day activities and quality of work.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional video game QA experience.

• A strong and efficient communicator with excellent management skills.

• Experience testing AAA titles on multiple platforms.

• Experience leading an internal QA team or a publishing QA team.

• High degree of self-motivation and initiative-taking.

• The ability to work on-site initially in Toronto is required.

Bonuses

• Previous experience as a QA Lead/Manager/Director on a shipped game.

• Experience with Unreal Engine 5 or other equivalent engines.

• Previous experience in small/medium-sized development studios.

• Previous experience with multiplayer/network/performance/Compliance testing.

• Good knowledge of using metrics to guide testing.

• Professional experience in beta testing or patch testing with live games.

• For candidates with Director-level experience, a QA Director position can be discussed.