Quality Analyst (contract)

Requisition Number: 150204

Position Title: Contingent

External Description:

Quality Analyst - Contractor (Mobile) – EA Redwood Shores 

Role Description 

EA Mobile creates games for mobile devices, social networks and online environments that deliver seamless play anytime, anywhere, on any device. Connecting a market of more than one billion core and mass-casual gamers worldwide, EA Mobile delivers engaging, accessible, high quality games to people of all skill levels and interests.

As a Quality Analyst, you’ll be embedded with the Game Team, working hand-in-hand with producers, engineers, artists, and designers to test and analyze the game product. You’ll help to define and execute on the test strategy for the QA group and will be champion quality for the product. Your daily challenge with will be in helping to design test strategies, capturing qualitative assessments and usability feedback, and ensuring the highest caliber of quality for our titles.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Provide expert testing for game features and development tools.
• Provide in-depth scrum team support, working closely with members of Production and Development to align daily priorities.
• Drive smoke-testing for build promotion and coordinate with other team members for reporting and troubleshooting.
• Create, maintain, and communicate detailed requirements for implementation / verification of features.
• Be the voice of quality for the product.

 

NOTE: This is not an entry level software-testing position.

Required: 

• Previous games industry experience.
• Passion to learn new technologies and systems with high degree of ownership.
• Ability to meet responsibilities without constant supervision.
• Ability to mitigate risks and potential areas of concern with appropriate sense of urgency.
• Comfort working on products in early stages of development.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime as needed.

Preferred: 

• Experience working directly with a software development team.
• Experience working with offsite teams.
• Experience with JIRA or similar defect tracking and task management databases.
• Experience working in an Agile team environment.
• Proficiency with PC and Mac OS.
• Knowledge/experience in mobile/tablet devices on both Android and iOS.
• Experience working with Charles Proxy

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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

EEOText:

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 30

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.