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General Information

Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 
  • Location: Vancouver
  • Country: Canada


Role ID
206373
Worker Type
Temporary Employee
Studio/Department
EA Studios - Quality Verification
Flexible Work Arrangement
Hybrid

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

The primary role of a QA Lead Tester is to work with the Development group and the QA game team. You will communicate with development partners and execute test plans to locate issues and ensure that the product meets the expectations of the product owner. Your team will be embedded with development, production, and QA partners. Typically, daily tasks can include test case completion, bug reporting, and attending meetings/scrums.

This is a 12-month hybrid position.

  • Requirements & Responsibilities

    • 3+ years experience working in a QA testing or equivalent role

    • You will report to a Development Director

    • You will work with a Quality Designer as your contact

    • Intermediate knowledge of an area (e.g. white-box testing, automation, analytics, audio, animation, and game/sports specific knowledge)

    • Experience documenting QA methods:

      • Knowledge of test planning; write test scripts, test cases, and test briefs

    • Project progress tracking and reporting

      • Experience with bug tracking software (Example: Jira)

    • Represent owned feature(s) in scrums

  • Tasks

    • Contribute to testing and bug writing

    • Perform blackbox, whitebox and greybox test cases

    • Contribute to test case modification, creation, bug estimates and test planning

    • Validate issues under area of influence and ensure quality standards are met

    • Complete requests from area leads, producers or SE’s based on development partners needs

    • Contribution to QA documentation

    • Partner with development teams and provide complete and concise feedback

    • Provide updates to partner teams on changes to the feature and input into test areas to focus on


COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs). PAY RANGES

  • British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria)
    • $55,800 - $74,300 CAD

In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, and after 3 months of service - extended health/dental/vision coverage and basic life insurance.



About Electronic Arts
We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.
Studio/Department
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