Senior QA Analyst

Job Description

Communicate complex information/problems and solutions in a clear and concise manner. Develop and maintain test strategies, regression plans, cross-feature plans, and test cases encompassing manual, non-functional, and possibly automation. Control and monitor testing efforts looking for coverage gaps as well as seeking to improve quality and efficiency. Coach and mentor more junior team members and external vendors. Maintain and update FAQs, and team wikis including information on the teams process, tools, and scripts Build and share knowledge between other Zynga teams and partners. What You Bring: Strong initiative and ability to proactively self-manage; always looking for new and better solutions to existing challenges. Strong experience working in a game studio as part of a feature/sprint team or similar Excellent verbal and written communication and social skills backed up with a proactive approach to knowledge sharing. Strong experience and effective use of external test teams to implement your testing plans and strategies. (Task estimation, team organization, task prioritization, etc.) Expert understanding of software QA and games development practices and terminology (ideally in relation to mobile games or live-supported games). Experience using a task tracking software and test management system, preferably JIRA TestRail. Strong experience taking part in sprints, being involved in planning, retrospectives, and estimations. Experience in QA within pre-production projects and prototyping phases. Experience of Live Ops and Games-as-a-service projects. Experience working on mobile platforms: iOS, Android, and Amazon Experience with testing client/server interactions Familiarity with development environments such as Xcode, Visual Studio, Android SDK, Unity, Unreal or similar Unity experience specifically testing or automation tool