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Company
SciPlay
Job location
Cedar Falls, IA, US
Salary
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Position Summary SciPlay is a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms, providing highly entertaining free-to-play games that millions of people play every day for their authenticity, engagement and fun. SciPlay currently offers nine core games, including social casino games Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino Slots, Hot Shot Casino and Quick Hit Slots, and casual games MONOPOLY Slots, Bingo Showdown, 88 Fortunes Slots, Backgammon Live, and Solitaire Daily Break with offices all over the world About the Role Jackpot Party, a TOP SEVEN game in the US, is seeking a strong and agile QA Lead for LiveOps in our Cedar Falls, IA studio As SciPlay's QA Lead, you are a passionate, positive, can-do, go-getter team player. QA Leads are responsible for leading teams of QA Analysts in the day-to-day testing of the game. They are functional leads, lending a hand with testing as needed, while also mentoring and guiding their teams, providing feedback and support for team members, assessing risk and helping drive test strategy and planning, writing and maintaining test documentation and plans, and communicating with other departments and the QA Manager to ensure quality releases. This role requires a forward thinking, critical problem solver who can communicate across the organization Essential Job Functions: • Directly manage a team of QA Professionals within their discipline. • Communicate daily/weekly goals and monitor and report progress. • Ensure that team members are working on the appropriate task in order to achieve goals. • Develop and maintain a reporting structure for the team, that can track our current work and provide estimates on future work. • Communicate with other departments within Social Gaming to prevent issues from arising and correct existing problems during the development cycle. • Oversee and ensure that escalations of any product issues found during testing are properly communicated and resolved. • Own continuous improvement for existing and new test processes and methodologies. • Responsible for ensuring that proper communication regarding testing is maintained throughout the project lifecycle. • Responsible for mentorship, evaluations, conflict resolution and recognition of the staff to maintain highly motivated and engaged employees. • Ensure team members are identifying test needs based off acceptance criteria/ risks assessments based on code changes. • Implement software test methodologies/procedures/tools that provide value to the overall product development lifecycle. • Handle escalations of any product issues found during testing and/or production to ensure that they are resolved. • Participate in global QA initiatives. Qualifications Education: • Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or relevant area or equivalent experience Required Experience: • Minimum 5 years of experience in progressively responsible positions in field associated with software testing • At least 2 years of leading a Live Operations QA team • Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment without direct supervision • Strong management and leadership skills with a proactive participative management style • Must be able to manage others effectively in a fast-paced environment without direct supervision • Strong leadership skills with a proactive participative style Preferred Experience: • 2 years social game development • Experience testing multiplatform software- PC, web, mobile • Well versed in agile development methodologies Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: • Knowledge of test methodologies and their implementation • Ability to work collaboratively with development partners to define acceptance/ exit criteria • Ability to effectively develop and manage staff to meet current and future team goals • Ability to properly identify risks and can implement mitigation/elimination plans appropriately • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Ability to efficiently regulate, delegate, and prioritize tasks • Ability to meet quick deadlines and deliver precise, effective results in a fast-paced work environment • Experience with JIRA a plus • Experience with XRAY a plus We are SciPlay We make games At SciPlay, we are programmed to think untraditionally, and we believe in doing what you love and doing it well. We take pride in our ability to stay ahead of the game We are the brainiacs behind-the-scenes; innovating, dreaming, and navigating the social gaming world. Together, if we stay passionate and ambitious with our goals, no one can stop us from becoming the 1 social and casual gaming company. A few of our highlighted perks and benefits: • Competitive salaries • Annual bonuses, matching 401k • Hybrid work model (3 days in office) • Fun environment: Open Office Concept with Ergonomic Seating and Standing Desks. Game Room featuring current generation consoles, numerous game titles, and various table games. • Food Fully Stocked Kitchen with Beverages and Snacks, as well as company-paid lunches 2x/week • Paid Family Leave • Paid Volunteer Time • Annual 2-night company retreat Read More About Our Values Here: https://www.sciplay.com/life-at-sciplay Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SciPlay we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Both professionally and personally, we believe our differences are key to unlocking our superpowers. So, if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles we have beYOU SciPlay is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Light & Wonder, Inc. At Light & Wonder, it's all about the games Learn more atwww.lnw.com. SciPlay Corporation and its affiliates (collectively, SciPlay) are committed to creating a workforce of credibility and dependability. As a prerequisite to employment with SciPlay (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SciPlay conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you. This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above. SciPlay is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you'd like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here EEOC Poster. LI-TD1 LI-Onsite Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you'd like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here for EEOC Poster.
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