FQA Test Lead

This is a full-time role for a FQA Test Lead at Keywords Studios Group in Bacolod, Philippines. As a FQA Test Lead, you will be responsible for leading a team of FQA testers to deliver projects in line with our standards and according to schedules and budgets agreed between the Project Manager and Client. You will ensure successful regular briefing and daily management of the test team assigned to the project, creating and executing the project test plan in cooperation with the Project Manager and the QA Manager. You will also provide clients with accurate end of day reports and participate in meetings with the client.

Requirements:

• Proficiency in English (both written and spoken).
• Relevant experience in a similar role in the Video Games or related industry.
• Understanding of a bug's life cycle and workflow within a defect tracking database.
• Understanding of QA Strategy and QA Plan building.
• Working knowledge of risk management in the context of the QA process.
• Working knowledge of data driven systems to facilitate decision making.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills and decision-making abilities.
• Agile, and flexible to change.
• Ability to meet deadlines on fast pace environments.
• Self-motivated, innovative and analytical with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Intermediate skills with MS Excel.
• Experience with MS Office.
• Amenable to work onsite.

Desirable:

• Passion for video games.
• Understanding of a project cycle and a games' development process.
• Understanding of Functionality QA and Certification testing processes.
• Understanding of the 1st party submission requirements and certification processes.
• Familiarity with defect tracking tools, workflows, test case management tools, agile tools, and project tools, such as JIRA, Confluence, Spira, TestTrack, DevTrack, and DevTest.
• Experienced with platform-specific testing tools (Steam, LanForge, Xbox Manager, PS Publishing tools, Xbox GUI).
• Experience with video capture hardware and software.
• Experienced with all next-gen and current-gen console hardware and software.
• Experienced with mobile and PC hardware and software.