Senior Test Analyst, WoW

Responsibilities

• Provide daily qualitative feedback to development team
• Utilize advanced testing methodologies to deliver test design, test execution, test library maintenance, and test closure strategies
• Advocate for the user experience by delivering qualitative reports
• Analyze & monitor the software development processes and methods used to ensure quality
• Ensure requirements and risks are continually either mitigated or accepted throughout the SDLC
• Enhance live operations and deployment stability, across both internal and production environments
• Research, recommend and adopt tools as needed with the goal of increasing test coverage through automation
• Propose and influence new measures and Key Performance Indicators to validate and report on software quality
• Coach others as they develop appropriate knowledge and skills through training, constructive feedback, and mentorship
• Approach software development from a Grey-box perspective; using established developer toolsets to build custom test scenarios
• Responsible for adhering to department SLAs within project management (i.e. JIRA) and test related tools (i.e. TestRail)
• Advocate of the user experience through delivery of qualitative reporting
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Must have extensive and current WoW Raiding experience / knowledge (preferably Mythic difficulty from latest 3 expansions)
• Mythic+ Dungeon experience / knowledge
• Bachelors Degree in related field (or 3 years of equivalent experience) plus a minimum of 5 years experience in software testing
• Experience in writing, executing and monitoring test suites using a variety of technologies
• Be an expert in one or more software testing methodologies
• Proven ability to analyze, interpret, and action on data sets and complex workflows
• Experience with game engines, content and asset editors, and shared technologies
• Strong communication skills in both verbal and written formats
• Passion for video games, World of Warcraft and software quality

Pluses

• White box testing experience
• ISTQB Certified Tester Expert Level (CTEL) or equivalent
• Coding knowledge : XML / HTML, JavaScript, Python, Java, C / C++ / C#, or SQL
• High-level of gaming knowledge and / or skill
• Passion for Blizzards line of products and services

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications?

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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, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiencesever. Join us.

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;
• 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.
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