Electronic Arts

Our Quality Verification and Standards (QVS) team is an important part of our development process, consistently delivering actionable insights that support our game teams to optimize software performance and elevate gameplay.
 
SONAR - EA Romania - Hybrid (On-site 3 days a week)

The Associate Quality Designer (AQD) will join us on the SONAR team in a hybrid work schedule consisting of 3 predefined onsite days weekly. SONAR is a centralized organization in EA focused on Production services. Our mission is to Safeguard the in-game player experience by validating the transition from Integration to Production and continuing into Live Service. As an AQD, you will be an important part of our development process and contribute to the quality of our games in a meaningful way. You will demonstrate a sound technical platform and game knowledge, have a quality-focused mindset and efficient partnership. The AQD will also be accountable for planning and managing test coverage on client and server releases, reporting on results, and confirming the success of a release. As an AQD you will be reporting directly to the Sonar Development Manager assigned to your specific Projects.

Who do we work with? You will work closely with several major franchises and projects in EA.

Job Summary:

The Associate Quality Designer (AQD) will be an important part of our development process and meaningfully contribute to the quality of our games. You will demonstrate sound technical platform and game knowledge, have a strong quality mindset and effective partner relationship. The AQD will also be accountable for planning and managing test coverage on client and server releases, reporting on results, and confirming the success of a

release.

Your Responsibilities:

Quality Strategy and Test Planning
Establish custom Live strategies on your project.

Work with product owners to identify risks and plan testing for live releases.

Build partnerships across geographically distributed teams.

Design test plans, including scheduling, reporting, and execution.

Quality and Data Analysis
 Compile data from multiple sources into cohesive summaries to communicate status and risk

Use different testing methodologies and analyze feature sets for automation opportunities (Risk-based Testing, Data/AI-driven testing, and more)

Collaboration and Communication

Communicate status and risk through cohesive summaries

Work closely with other Sonar locations to guide the test execution teams

Be the communication bridge between various partner teams

Provide technical, quantitative, and qualitative feedback

Represent the Live QV perspective in meetings, ensuring quality standards are prioritized 

Mentorship and Team Support

Lead improvements and knowledge sharing across teams

Promote professional growth within the SONAR Live QV team

Mentor and support team members in implementing quality strategies

Experience

3+ years of experience in software development, quality assurance, or game design

Familiarity with automated testing and common automation tool sets

Experience with defect and task tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail)

Experience owning continuous improvement initiatives and executing from start to finish.

Can create Test Strategies anchored in Defect prevention, containment, and early QA involvement.

Provides actionable recommendations to enhance player satisfaction.

Experience incorporating telemetry, data analytics, or AI/ML capabilities to enhance test insight and impact is a plus.

Backend systems and server hosting infrastructure knowledge and experience is a plus.

Skills

Understand concepts of defect prevention and containment

Excellent collaboration and communication skills

Translate project metrics into data-driven decisions and strategies

Critical Thinking

Mentoring & Coaching

Information Analysis

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