Full Description

We are looking for a Test Analyst III to take ownership of complex Quality Assurance initiatives within video game development.

This role combines advanced hands-on testing with test strategy, risk assessment, release support, process improvement, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration.

The Test Analyst III is expected to operate as a subject matter expert in testing processes and tools while helping guide the quality strategy for major game features and releases.

Key Responsibilities Design comprehensive test plans and test strategies for complex game features, systems, and releases. Lead testing efforts for major releases and ensure appropriate functional and regression coverage. Identify project-level quality risks and recommend mitigation strategies. Investigate and help reproduce complex, intermittent, and low-reproduction defects. Monitor critical defects and proactively escalate quality risks. Create, maintain, and evaluate test scripts and structured test cases using test-management platforms. Analyze QA metrics and testing results to identify patterns, trends, and potential areas of concern. Provide detailed feedback regarding gameplay, game balance, user experience, and system quality. Work cross-functionally with QA, development, production, and other stakeholders to align testing efforts with project priorities. Identify opportunities to improve QA processes, workflows, tools, and testing frameworks. Serve as a subject matter expert for QA processes and testing tools. Mentor and train junior and intermediate test analysts. Promote strong defect-reporting, testing, and quality-management practices across the team.

Must-Have Qualifications 4+ years of professional video game Quality Assurance experience. Demonstrated experience performing advanced exploratory and regression testing. Proven experience leading or coordinating testing efforts for significant game features, systems, or releases. Experience designing test plans and test strategies. Strong defect investigation, reproduction, and reporting skills. Experience using defect-tracking and test-management platforms such as Jira, TestRail, Bugzilla, or comparable tools. Strong understanding of video game development and QA lifecycles. Ability to identify quality risks and communicate appropriate recommendations. Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving ability. Demonstrated ability to mentor less-experienced QA professionals. Ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives in a fast-paced development environment. Excellent English communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Strongly Preferred Qualifications Experience acting as a QA subject matter expert or escalation point. Experience gathering and interpreting QA metrics to support project decisions. Strong proficiency with structured test-management tools such as TestRail. Experience identifying and improving inefficient QA workflows or processes. Familiarity with game engines and version-control systems. Experience working in Agile and/or Scrum development environments.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications Experience contributing to QA tools or testing frameworks. Scripting or test-automation experience. Exposure to compliance or platform-certification testing.