Development Game QA Lead (6-month contract)

Company Description

Endava Games is a pioneering force in the video game industry, dedicated to developing some of the biggest titles in the market. Our mission is to break down barriers in game development, making cutting-edge technology accessible to all developers, regardless of their size.

We are a diverse and global team, striving to be inclusive and innovative. We seek a passionate Development Game QA Lead to join our team and support the development of a AAA game in its pre-alpha phase. 

Job Description

As a Development Game QA Lead at Endava Games, you will own the test plan and coordinate QA efforts to provide coverage as needed by the development and publishing teams. 

• 100% Remote position. 
• Working with a multinational team on AA or AAA games in an Unreal Studio. 
• Get to experience working on diverse projects within the game space. 
• Reports to: Quality Assurance Manager at Endava Games. 

Responsibilities

Lead and support a team of Games QA Testers at Endava Games - Be the representation of Quality and Game Testing support on your product! 

QA Support and Leadership: 75% 

• Be the key Quality practices leader in team and product meetings.
• Gather testing requirements and pass down the day to day focus to the rest of your QA team. 
• Active support and management of the QA database for your product. 
• Review all issues entered by your team to ensure that the highest quality standards are met and that best practices are being used. 
• Build test and support plans alongside your QA Manager to ensure your game’s quality is in the best shape possible. 
• Participate in the definition and improvement of ENDAVA’s QA standards, workflows and reporting. 
• Produce QA reporting on a daily, weekly, and milestone cadence. 

Project Management: 15% 

• Coordinate daily tasks, build delivery, downtime and report and flag any quality issues to product owners and department managers. 
• Monitoring daily test results and team productivity. Review daily tasks and team flags in a regular cadence. 
• Build and maintain project documentation and team spaces, based on latest product information. 
• Provide client-facing/client centric breakdown of project health and own the test team’s progress. 

Resource Management: 10% 

• Onboard, train and mentor new and current testers on ENDAVA process and QA best practices. 
• Coaching, and team performance management. Provide real time feedback during testing. 
• Meet with your team 1 on 1 and help with their career development when possible. 
• Participate in future hiring rounds of the QA department to help ENDAVA build a strong and well-rounded team! 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications 

• Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience as Games QA Lead in the games industry. 
• Minimum 4+ years of testing experience in games on multiple platforms. 
• Shipped at least 2 console or PC games in the acting role as QA Lead. 
• Self-motivated, driven, and strong client facing skills. Well-organized and maintains high standards even under pressure 
• Production pipeline tools mastery, such as Jira, Confluence, and other test case management systems. 
• Strong communication skills in English in both oral and written. 

Desired Qualifications 

• Experience in managing Remote Teams. Know what a healthy team looks like. 
• Development QA experience, in-engine support for Unreal, Unity or equivalent. Building, creating, maintaining gyms and/or working with CI/CD tools. 
• Having a passion for games, games development and game franchises. A strong believer in quality, quality products, and the QA process. 
• Strong emotional intelligence and a “people first” approach to team management. 
• Understand what KPIs are good indicators of Quality for a product in test. 
• Technical skills, such as VBA/Macro document automation, Jira analytics, and/or dabbling in any programming languages are a plus! 

Additional Information

Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves:

• Finance: Competitive salary package, share plan, company performance bonuses, value-based recognition awards, referral bonus;
• Career Development: Career coaching, global career opportunities, non-linear career paths, internal development programmes for management and technical leadership;
• Learning Opportunities: Complex projects, rotations, internal tech communities, training, certifications, coaching, online learning platforms subscriptions, pass-it-on sessions, workshops, conferences;
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work and flexible working hours, employee assistance programme;
• Health: Global internal wellbeing programme, access to wellbeing apps;
• Community: Global internal tech communities, hobby clubs and interest groups, inclusion and diversity programmes, events and celebrations.