QA Tester - Leamington Spa, United Kingdom - Sumo Digital Ltd.

Sumo Digital Ltd.

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Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

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Company Name
Sumo Digital Ltd.
Salary
Competitive
Location
Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom
Industry sector
QA
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
21/02/202 Experience Level
Junior-Associate
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Remote / Hybrid
No

Greetings from The Bunker Secret Mode is the publishing wing of the award-winning Sumo Group Ltd.

Our goal is to publish internally developed projects from any of our 14 game development studios across the UK, US, Europe and India, as well as third party independent game developers.

Now is an exciting time to join a rapidly growing team early on in Secret Mode's journey.

If you have a strong passion for video games and want to help us build the best games publisher in the business, please reach out to us.

We'd love to have a chat

We're looking for highly motivated QA Testers who are passionate about video games, ensuring our products are free from bugs and fun to play.

You'll test products across a wide array of platforms from Consoles to Mobile.

This opportunity will primarily be a studio based role with remote working options.

In your new role you will:

Take titles through end phase submission testing, from alpha to gold master
Produce and maintain clear bug reports for external development partners
Test and report against product milestone requirements
Perform QA related support tasks for external development teams
Become a knowledge holder for project design and the current quality of each product
Check games adhere to all 1st party certification requirements
Aid testing processes across a variety of target platforms
Create, run and maintain test cases and test scenarios
Collate and evaluate customer feedback, providing concise bug reports for live issues
Provide feedback and suggestions to improve quality and game experience
Assist in the transition of games, updates and services across multiple environments through to live release
Test and report issues using build verification testing to ensure seamless delivery to customers

To be successful you will have:

A proven track record of QA testing at least 1 game from start to completion
Proactive and selfmotivated, identifies problems in advance and presents innovative test approaches
Good level of Quality Assurance knowledge with game development\components
Bug\defect tracking based experience such as JIRA, Hansoft, Bugzilla etc
Active team player with excellent written and spoken communication skills
Ability to meet deadlines and manage time effectively
Experienced games player with the ability to familiarise with gameplay elements rapidly
Attention to detail alongside patience and perseverance
Passion and enthusiasm for the role and the company

It would be an advantage if you have:

Experience testing console products
Familiarity of working alongside external QA teams
Current knowledge of platform specific certification requirements

What we offer:

Defined Annual Bonus Scheme
ULEV car scheme
Monthly allowance to spend on enhancing benefits
Salary

Sacrifice Pension

Flexible Working
21 days freeuse holiday
your birthday off
5 learning days including 1 volunteer day
a duvet day
Christmas shutdown from Christmas Eve to New Year
Bank Holidays
extra allowance accrued for longer service
Free dental insurance
Life Assurance 4x Salary
Income Protection of 75% for 5 years
Enhanced Mat/Paternity & Adoption pay
Employee Assistance Programme:
Help at Hand
Remote GP, Mental Health & Physio appointments
Free financial & home buying support consultations
Cycle to Work Scheme
Payroll Giving Scheme
Access to 4,000 Udemy Courses
Career Development Pathway
Game/Creative Jams
Big Family Events
Studio social activities, e.g. running, board games, film, yoga, life drawing...

Prism

Sumo's employee diversity focus group
Free fruit and drinks in our studios
Employee Referral Bonus

We are Secret Mode.

Quality drives us.

Fun informs us.

Community is our reason for being.

Inclusivity is at the heart of everything we do.

To delight and inspire is our goal.

Secret Mode is managed by a small group of industry veterans and a team of experienced and newcomers to the industry alike.

We're looking for diverse, creative, driven people who share our passion for all things video games, no matter their background.

As part of the Sumo family, we're able to offer a super benefits package including generous holidays and flexible working hours.

We're based in Royal Leamington Spa but are flexible on work-from-home options.

Our environment is fast paced, dynamic and friendly and built upon the basis of every team member having the opportunity to shine and have a realisable input into the games we publish.

We're in the amazing position of building a brand-new team, and creating a culture that's al