PC Test Specialist â 12+ Months
PC Test Specialist â 12+ Months
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Job Description
Why PlayStation
PlayStation isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Today were recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5 PlayStation4 PlayStationVR PlayStationPlus acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios and more.
PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation technology and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.
The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.
Please note: This is an onsite role in our Liverpool office with flexibility.
Role overview:
This position is for a temporary engagement through our staffing partner DZConneX (Yoh Services). The anticipated duration of this engagement will vary and will be a minimum of 12 months.
The PC Test Specialist will be responsible for defining PC Testing processes and procedures with a focus on service improvement within the Functional Test Team. You will collaborate with representatives across Functional Testing Compliance Testing and the Network Compatibility and Performance Lab to ensure consistent and repeatable processes are in place. You will have deep knowledge of PC platform requirements and will proactively share knowledge amongst the test teams to support the development of high-quality PC titles.
What youll be doing:
- Provide subject matter expertise and educate staff on PC operating system interaction PC client functionality and performance testing applied to multiplatform title development.
- Continued learning and development of subject matter expertise; provide training and guidance to test staff regarding PC OS and Hardware testing best practices.
- Directly interacting with Studios and Business Leadership to communicate strategy risk and product impacts.
- Gather studio requirements and expectations to help inform testing processes tools and procedures.
- Define service strategies to support the testing of PC software.
- Training and development of Functional Test staff to ensure consistent service understanding and quality across products.
- Researching and documenting product defects and performance metrics.
- Applying knowledge of intermediate to advanced networking principles and PC and gaming / functionality elements.
- Collaborating on test efforts and partnering with our Networking Compatibility and Performance Lab team.
- Promote new test strategies across project disciplines including Functional Testing teams Engineering groups and other service providers.
What we are looking for:
- Minimum 1 years experience in QA Operations
- PC Games testing experience supporting and releasing titles across a range of platforms like Steam Epic Origin GOG etc
- Understanding of PC gaming hardware and the associated technologies.
- PC building experience.
- Excellent communication organisational and interpersonal skills.
Nice to have:
- Excellent general awareness of QA and games industry preferred.
- Expert level understanding of PC gaming hardware and the associated technologies.
- Strong experience / understanding of GPU video graphics cards and display resolutions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proven experience of process improvement/service management
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday per year
- Flexitime working (where approved)
- Free car parking facilities
- On Site Gym
- Subsidised Caf
- On site bar
- Access to cycle garage and showers
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Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity gender expression and gender reassignment) race (including colour nationality ethnic or national origin) religion or belief marital or civil partnership status disability age sexual orientation pregnancy maternity or parental status trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
