Test Analyst, WoW
Blizzard Entertainment
- Irvine, CA
- $16.62-30.77 per hour
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Use advanced testing methodologies to deliver test design, test execution, test library maintenance, and test closure strategies
- Approach software development from a Grey-box perspective; using established developer toolsets to build custom test scenarios
- Partner with other developers in the creation of requirements so that they can be effectively tested
- Identify and test for ‘edge cases’ outside of expected functionality
- Research, recommend and adopt tools as needed with the goal of increasing test coverage through automation
- Propose and influence new measures and critical metrics to validate and report on software quality
- 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
- Must have extensive and current WoW Raiding experience/knowledge (preferably Mythic difficulty from latest 3 expansions)
- Mythic+ Dungeon experience/knowledge
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field (or ~3 years of equivalent experience) plus a minimum of 3 years’ experience in software testing
- Experience in writing, executing and monitoring test suites using a variety of technologies including, but not limited to, Cucumber, Concordion, Selenium, Fit/FitNesse, SoapUI, Unity, Unreal, as well as other proprietary game development toolsets
- ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) or equivalent
- 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
- Experience with open and closed box test methods
- ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level (CTAL) or equivalent
- Coding knowledge: XML/HTML, JavaScript, Python, Java, C/C++/C#, or SQL
- High-level of gaming knowledge and/or skill
- Passion for Blizzard’s line of products and services
- 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.