Description
Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. As a Software Quality Designer I, you will join our KL FCM Embedded QV team and partner closely with the FCM Development team and EASH QV leadership to drive quality strategy, execute sprint testing tasks, identify risks early in the development cycle, and serve as the voice of quality within the embedded team.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Partnering with the development team to build and execute quality plans throughout the development cycle to meet EA's quality standards
- Executing daily sprint test tasks within the FCM Dev team, ensuring deliverables meet quality expectations
- Performing multiple types of testing including exploratory testing, requirements-based testing, ad hoc testing, and regression testing
- Identifying quality issues and bugs as early as possible in the development lifecycle
- Analyzing bugs and facilitating efficient 'Bug Flow' between internal and overseas partners
You will also support the QV DD in EASH by providing leadership and guidance to the KL Embedded QV team, mentor and upskill KL QV testers to enhance testing capability and overall team performance, coordinate and adapt test efforts to align with overall project priorities and strategy, and influence best practices, quality standards, and immediate improvements based on research and trend analysis.
As a Software Quality Designer I, you will act as a communication bridge between the Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur teams to ensure accurate and efficient information flow, collaborate closely with QV DD/DM and Dev stakeholders across sites to minimize project risks and delays, and sustain long-term team capability through mentorship and structured guidance.
We're looking for someone with 3+ years of black box testing experience, 1+ year of team leadership or mentoring experience, strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), QA methodologies, and engineering practices, proven experience partnering with development teams throughout the development cycle, excellent debugging and defect analysis skills, strong analytical skills with the ability to provide structured reports, insights, and presentations, and ability to identify risks and escalate appropriately.
Language proficiency in English (written and spoken) and Chinese (written and spoken) is required.