Principal QA Analyst

At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in

We are looking for a high-performing individual contributor to join our team as a **Principal QA Analyst**, working as the primary owner of the test plan and task verification process for their assigned team test plan and task verification process. This person will play a key role in testing the Live Operations of MCOC and help define test plan standards and assist in implementing tools and processes to optimize the team’s effectiveness. They work collaboratively with development partners and other QA teams to contribute to the overall quality of Kabam's games.

**In this role, you can expect to be responsible for**:

- ** Test Plans and Task Verification**:

- Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans for assigned features or teams, ensuring alignment with overall project goals.
- Define clear verification processes for tasks and ensure their execution, while providing guidance and support to junior QA team members.
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Tool and Process Improvement**:

- Lead the identification and implementation of process improvements and tool enhancements in collaboration with the QA department, aiming to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of testing practices.
- Assist in the implementation of new tools and process enhancements.
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Communication and Relationship Management**:

- Establish and maintain effective communication channels with development partners.
- Foster positive relationships with dependent QA teams for effective collaboration.
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End-to-End Testing**:

- Create detailed end-to-end test plans covering all relevant processes.
- Design program documents to support the testing process.
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Test Plan Execution and Analysis**:

- Oversee and monitor the execution of test plans.
- Analyze test results and recommend changes to test coverage, including automation test plans.
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Issue Resolution and Solutions**:

- Take ownership of features and proactively identify blocking issues.
- Leverage expertise and experience to provide guidance and support to the team in resolving challenging technical issues.
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Coaching and Mentoring Team members**:

- Direct and mentor junior QA Analysts on best practices.
- Share knowledge and experience with junior team members.

**Your background includes**:

- 7+ years of related game testing experience in a similar capacity, preferably for mobile games
- Technical Abilities: Advanced understanding of Game Design
- Familiarity with both Android and Apple devices. Experience with other devices is nice to have, but not required.
- Strong aptitude to learn quickly and effectively

**Our success is due to the hard work of our people. We share our success with our people through flexible benefits and reward programs, sweet swag, snacks, and more. Here’s a look at some of the support we provide our people**:

- ** Extended Health Coverage**:effective day one, no waiting period Our benefits cover health, dental, life, disability, and extended paramedical services such as vision care, mental health practitioners, massage, physiotherapy, acupuncture, and much more.
- ** DEIB Benefits**:DEIB is important to us and to our people - that’s why our benefits include gender-affirming care, fertility care, and other hormonal treatments and drugs.
- ** Flexible Spending Accounts**: our benefits are built on a flex credit model, so you’re able to choose the coverage levels that are right for you, and allocate the rest to a group RRSP/TFSA, Health Spending account, and/or Personal Spending Account.
- ** RRSP Matching**:everyone retires eventually, and we help our people save for their futures with a contribution matching program once you reach 90 days with us.
- ** PTO and Parental Leave**:we offer paid parental leave, flexible paid time off, paid time off for volunteering, sick leave, and holiday closures.
- ** Employee and Family Assistance Program**: this program provides crisis management support, immediate mental health care, and generalized support for emotional, mental, and financial well-being.
- ** Telus Virtual Health**:we provide increased access to remote healthcare providers for prescription refills or referrals from the comfort of your home.
- ** Learning and growth**: We encourage people to grow both personally and professionally, and support this through regular lunch & learns and an education stipend.
- ** Pay transparency**:We share with employees the pay range their role falls within and clear career maps to determine how they can grow within their role or level-up to a promotion.
- ** Cool spaces**:Our offices are in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Montreal, Prince Edward Island, and