Senior Tester, Platform Services #140006P | Blizzard Entertainment | Irvine, California, United States

Senior Tester, Platform Services #140006P | Blizzard Entertainment | Irvine, California, United States

Senior Tester, Platform Services

Quality Assurance

Office: Irvine, California, United States

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Blizzard Entertainment is looking for intelligent and highly motivated senior testers to test our games, and support applications. Ideal candidates must have strong technical skills, troubleshooting ability, communication skills, and a solid understanding of quality assurance.  Applicants must be able to work on weekends, day or night shift. 

Responsibilities

• Identify, and execute testing without guidance for complex and interconnected functionality.
• Mentor others on how to build an appropriate checklist for different test cases using team appropriate tools. 
• Create test plans that encompass all data, and functions of a feature. 
• Mentor testers on the various development practices, and how they relate to quality assurance.
• Auditing of existing tools and scripts to maintain, and improve testing processes.
• Effectively drive and facilitate group tasks, and promote a team environment.
• Assist leadership with testing estimates for features based on their scope and complexity.

Requirements

• ·         A minimum 3 years of software testing experience, comparable industry experience or a college degree
• Demonstrated software / hardware troubleshooting ability
• Exceptional communication skills (oral, written and listening)
• Available, and willing to work long hours
• Unrelenting self-motivation, and initiative
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent technical skills
• Absolute passion for Blizzard Entertainment video games

Pluses

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering discipline, or comparable industry experience
• Knowledge of C++ / C# / Java / Scripting
• Knowledge of web applications and browsers
• Automation experience
• Top tier experience with Action RPGs, Collectible/Trading Card Games, MMORPGs, MOBAs, or RTS
• ISTQB Certification

Required Application Materials

• Resume
• Cover Letter (make sure to mention language proficiencies, if any)
• Game Analysis

• The game analysis should demonstrate your understanding of the gameplay mechanics and relationships to the design and implementation of the game.
• The game analysis should be on either a computer game or console game. This game analysis should not be on a game made by Blizzard Entertainment.
• Please limit your game analysis to no longer than 5 pages (the average length of an analysis is approximately 3 pages).

Applications that do not include all required materials will not be considered. Please review your application materials carefully before submitting your application. We cannot change or update your materials once you have submitted your application.

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and its affiliated companies is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. 

 

 

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