BioWare: QA Project Lead (Contract)

Requisition Number: 158887

Position Title: QA Project Lead

External Description:

At BioWare, our mission is to create worlds of adventure, conflict, and companionship that inspire you to become the hero of your story.  Our teams drive innovation using cutting-edge tech and tools such as the Frostbite engine and collaborate with thousands of world-class developers across EA’s network of studios.  We are passionate about games and their potential as a creative medium to reach and inspire people through emotion, artistry, and engaging storytelling.  If you share this passion, this is an amazing opportunity to help shape the next generation of gaming.

This is a temporary full-time, contract position, no relocation assistance, local candidates only. We thank all applicants, however, we will only be contacting short-listed candidates.

BioWare Quality Assurance acts as a quality gauge during development, testing not only the product but the processes we use to create our games.

What a QA Project Lead (Contract) does at BioWare: 

As a QA Project Lead, your primary focus will be working with a team of Analysts, Testers, and Development team partners to develop a test strategy and plan within the scope of your assigned area of ownership. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, people management, test planning, and partner collaboration. You will ensure test improvements and best practices are shared across the team and provide regular reporting and recommendations. Another focus will be understanding the quality process of several disciplines, resolving identified gaps, risk assessment, and task prioritization.

In order to achieve this, you will also spend your time collaborating with studio partners in development to understand how to best support and elevate the team.  We seek to continually improve operational efficiency and effectiveness by assessing QA strategies and evolving QA methodologies.
 

Who You Are:

• Prior experience with people management. Performance management required career management a plus.
• Knowledge of software testing methodologies and practices
• Familiar with SCRUM and Agile Methodologies
• Experienced with office productivity and project management software like JIRA and Excel.
• Excited by opportunities to identify problems, create solutions and manage risk
• Possess excellent communication and time management skills
• Prior experience directing of the daily testing duties of testers
• Familiar with game design concepts (gameplay/level design/graphics etc.)

Requirements:

• Diploma/Certificate or University Degree in a related field
• A minimum of 1-2 years of software industry experience
• Experience in Performance Management. Career Management a plus.
• Project management and/or test management experience
• Jira experience is not required, but you will need to learn fluency in this tool on the project. 

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!

We realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games, we offer competitive compensation packages and a culture that thrives on creativity and individuality.

More about our location: http://www.bioware.com/studios/bioware-edmonton/

 

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. är ett globalt ledande mjukvaruföretag för interaktiv underhållning. EA levererar spel, innehåll och onlinetjänster för internetuppkopplade spelkonsoler, persondatorer, mobiltelefoner och surfplattor.

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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: 19

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Om EA

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Electronic Arts är en arbetsgivare med lika möjligheter. Alla anställningsbeslut görs utan hänsyn till ras, färg, ursprung, anor, kön, könsidentitet eller -uttryck, sexuell läggning, ålder, genetisk information, religion, funktionshinder, sjukdomstillstånd, graviditet, civilstånd, familjestatus, veteranstatus eller annan karakteristik som skyddas av lagen. Electronic Arts gör också arbetsplatsen tillgänglig på det sätt som krävs för kvalificerade personer med funktionshinder, enligt gällande lagar.