Senior QA Analyst

Fuel is the intersection of advertising and entertainment - where enjoyment meets solid business strategy. We marry the best strategists and creative minds with an army of in house experts in the fields of animation, design, film and video production, sound design, music and online programming.

What’s it like to work at Fuel?

For one thing, “research” regularly includes playing console games on a screen the size of Alaska. We’re one of the most advanced and innovative interactive studios in North America, developing online experiences and mobile marketing programs for some of the most respected brands in the world. In your first three months, you’ll touch more brands, and gain more experience, than you would working in a traditional agency for a year.

Job Description

The QA Specialist will plan, design and execute test procedures for web applications, games and interactive mobile experiences. They will help define QA department testing methodologies and quality control standards by identifying recurring quality issues and leading initiatives to address these in all projects moving forward. The QA Specialist will work closely with development teams in replicating and resolving issues identified by end-users.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, peer review, and execute manual and automated test procedures.
• Perform integration, smoke, load, usability, performance and regression tests.
• Identify issues, enter them into the issue tracking system and follow up on their fixing and closing.
• Work with producers, artists and programmers to ensure new features meet all acceptance test criteria.
• Drive tasks for offshore QA testers on a daily basis.

Professional Skills

• Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent training and professional experience.
• 3+ years experience in quality assurance.
• Experience testing mobile applications.
• Adept at using Fiddler, HTTPWatch and VPN in testing.
• Knowledge of programming for automated testing.
• Experience working in the game industry is a plus.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative team environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts, principles and solutions.
• High productivity and dependability.
• Experience playing web and mobile games is an asset.