Design Quality Analyst, World of Warcraft | Irvine, CA or Austin, TX
Design Quality Analyst, World of Warcraft | Irvine, CA or Austin, TX
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Design Quality Analyst World of Warcraft Irvine CA or Austin TXRequisition ID:
R025616Job Description:
YOUR MISSION AND ABOUT BLIZZARD QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA)
At Blizzard Entertainment we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including WarcraftOverwatch Diablo and StarCraft weve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. Were on aquest: bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiencesever. Hard work iteration and polish go into the Blizzard secretrecipe but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision.
The concept of Blizzard polish that is the infinite care and loving detail put into every aspect of our games is something we take seriously and prideourselves on delivering to our players. Its a responsibility shared across the company and its undisputed heart and soul is Blizzard QA. Blizzard QA is aclose-knit team; we care about iteration problem-solving and succeeding as a group. We genuinely love what we do for a living and expect the samefrom everyone who joins us!
This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Irvine CA or Austin TX.
JOB SUMMARY
A Design Quality Analyst is a software development professional who utilizes the fundamental test process and creative design process to enhance thequality of both the development process and the product. They are responsible for designing test approaches that align with Blizzards quality standardsidentifying and communicating defects risks and feedback and proposing potential solutions. Additionally they mentor and support other Design QualityAnalysts and collaborate with Artists Designers and Engineers on the product team. They actively participate in playtests provide qualitative feedbackassist in tool-assisted test design execute tests analyze test results manage test libraries and analyze the quality of the development process to suggestimprovements. They also contribute to product development meetings and planning activities collaborate with stakeholders to achieve product qualityobjectives and assist in training new staff members.
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE
- Participate in gameplay assessment testing and associated feedback sessions.
- Provide high quality written and verbal feedback to development stakeholders.
- Deliver test design test execution test analysis and test closure results through both manual and automated Gray-box test approaches
- Develop test plans with a strategic selection of test methodologies including data validation disruption testing user acceptance testing andperformance testing.
- Develop creative exploratory testing that disrupts the intended design of our products.
- Partner with Designers in the creation of requirements to prevent quality risks.
- Responsible for adhering to department service level agreements (SLAs) and adhering to established metrics.
- Ensure product deployment stability across test environments.
- Utilize software development tools as needed with the goal of increasing test accuracy and test coverage.
- Use appropriate measures and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to validate and report on software quality.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Experience
- Minimum 3 years software QA experience.
- Experience working with a global test team structure preferred.
- Practical experience with game engines bug and task tracking systems content and asset editors and shared technologies.
Knowledge & Skills
- High School diploma or equivalent required. Bachelors Degree in a related field preferred.
- Demonstrated a high level of product expertise.
- High-level gaming knowledge and/or skill.
- Proven ability to analyze interpret and act on data sets and complex workflows.
- Ability to troubleshoot using root cause analysis and provide creative approaches to detect and report on software defects promptly.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Thorough understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) specifically QA processes in agile spiral and waterfall developmentenvironments.
EXTRA POINTS
- Must have extensive and current WoW Raiding experience/knowledge (preferably Mythic difficulty from latest 3 expansions)
- Mythic Dungeon experience/knowledge
- Experience testing massive multiplayer online games (MMOs)
- White box testing experience.
- Experience providing iterative feedback on game features and systems.
- ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level (CTAL) or equivalent.
- Coding Knowledge: Lua XML / HTML JavaScript Python Java C / C / C# SQL.
- Passion for Blizzards line of products and services
Your Platform
Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft Overwatch Diablo and StarCraft Blizzard Entertainment Inc. () a division of Activision Blizzard which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industrys most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Xbox PlayStation Nintendo Switch iOS and Android.
Our World
Activision Blizzard Inc. is one of the worlds largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty World of Warcraft Overwatch Diablo Candy Crush and Bubble Witch. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries making us the largest gaming network on the planet!
Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical emotional and financial well-being for Every World - weve got our employees covered!
The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.
We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification when in fact they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position please email your request to General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity age marital status veteran status or disability status among other characteristics.
Rewards
We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical emotional and financial well-being for Every World - weve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
- Medical dental vision health savings account or health reimbursement account healthcare spending accounts dependent care spending accounts life and AD&D insurance disability insurance;
- 401(k) with Company match tuition reimbursement charitable donation matching;
- Paid holidays and vacation paid sick time floating holidays compassion and bereavement leaves parental leave;
- Mental health & wellbeing programs fitness programs free and discounted games and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability legal service ID protection rental insurance and others;
- If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting the U.S. the standard base pay range for this role is $19.23 - $35.58 Hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately your specific range and offer will be based on several factors including relevant experience performance and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this roles range details for your local geography during the hiring addition to a competitive base pay employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates new hire compensation is negotiable.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
