Tester IV

Why Big Fish Games?

Big Fish Games is the home of some of the biggest hit mobile casual games including EverMerge, Gummy Drop!, Cooking Craze, Fairway Solitaire, and many more.

• We are curious and constantly seek improvement in all we do because that’s what our business demands

• We operate with good intentions, confidence, and humility

• We welcome diversity of background, thought, and experience

• We listen actively and value each other

• We foster a fun environment that inspires creativity 

As a Tester IV you will be responsible for implementing and executing the overall test strategy and planning for a portfolio of new and established games. They represent QA in cross-functional partnerships across departments, own efforts for testing department-wide technology updates, and are the primary point of contact for all QA efforts for their assigned game/project. Their experience provides them a deep understanding of various quality assurance and testing techniques, QA’s ideal role throughout the software development cycle, how to effectively distribute workload and partnering with peers, how to split tasks and responsibilities amongst internal and external test teams, and strong business communication skills up, down, and across the organization.

Prerequisites

• All prerequisites of the Tester 3 role

• Demonstrated tactical problem solving ability

• Understanding of how and where other departments overlap with QA

• Knowledge of various technology used for game development and their respective points of contact

• Knowledge and application of a variety of testing techniques and associated tools

• Ability to assess and mitigate risk for internal/external factors impacting game releases

• Understanding and prioritizing needs of games at a macro level:

  • How to develop test plans for each phase of a game product lifecycle

  • How to appropriately staff and prioritize work for each game development phase

  • How each game impacts the department and to what degree

  • The hierarchy of game importance as a company priority and why

  • How and when to apply QA department-level strategic initiatives to games

  • Using previous experience to identify and propose solutions to potential issues before they occur

• Ability to prioritize own work within regular duties & responsibilities

• Ability to successfully oversee QA efforts of one or more games, projects or combination of both 

• Experience mentoring Tester 3s and peers, particularly those who are struggling or require additional help

• Recognizing and redirecting testers who are incorrectly performing assigned tasks for a game or project

• Ability to communicate with stakeholders outside of QA and their game team without manager oversight

• Ability to step into any game (in the event of an absence) with minimal impact to team performance

What We're Looking For

·       Creation, implementation, and upkeep of test strategies and formal test plans for games

·       Creation and upkeep of test cases and suites at the game level, integration of required/recommended department-level test passes

·       Supervise and coordinate with vendor testers to execute test plans and passes

·       Execute upon strategies for exploratory, performance, integration, and other complex testing tasks

·       Test preparation for OS updates and API integrations

·       Track and communicate QA status throughout sprints to production and QA management

·       Gather and report release metrics after game clients/server deploys are pushed live

·       Collaborate with QA management to execute upon department level goals

·       Work closely with Producers throughout the product lifecycle, from design to release

·       Escalate urgent issues found in development and live product with project stakeholders and partners

·       Regularly assess QA/test processes for coverage gaps and weaknesses; determine improvement strategies, and assist with implementation

·       Creation and upkeep of all game-level documentation concerning QA processes and best practices

·       Possess flexibility to assist other QA members and projects as needed

·       Assist with onboarding and training of new QA staff and vendors

About Big Fish

Building upon our 20-year legacy as a leader in the biggest gaming categories in the world, we are innovating and developing new products within the casual space to add to our extensive portfolio. Big Fish is dedicated to delivering amazing experiences for players to connect, compete and discover play, anywhere and on any device. This means games for broad global audiences in genres that are easy to learn, and difficult to master. Be a part of the team from the start.
 

Big Fish is part of Pixel United, the free-to-play, mobile-first video games business of Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (ASX: ALL)! 

Big Fish Games is an equal opportunity employer. We bring unique talents together to build something special that’s why we welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

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