Lead Game Tester

We are thrilled to invite a passionate and skilled **Lead Game Tester**to join our newly formed performance playtesting team. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring an exceptional gaming experience for players by leading testing activities, mentoring others, and driving key initiatives within the quality assurance process.

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

**Responsibilities**
- Understand current and upcoming changes to the playtest schedule and anticipate team coverage needs
- Lead and manage testers' daily tasks to ensure the highest priority objectives are achieved and quality benchmarks are met
- Provide feedback and guidance to team members to maximize efficiency and effectiveness
- Track, analyze, and report team performance metrics such as activity, attendance, challenges, and escalations
- Assess and enhance the quality and effectiveness of testers' contributions to the project
- Lead staffing and recruitment efforts to build a skilled and adaptable testing team
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve defects or escalate critical issues that hinder project timelines
- Plan, oversee, execute, and communicate testing strategies and results to stakeholders
- Ensure smooth installation and operation of builds on consoles/mobile devices, while mentoring testers in these processes
- Provide robust knowledge transfers, lead onboarding efforts, and design upskilling opportunities for team members
- Proactively design and optimize testing workflows for teams of 5-30 or independently organize large-scale testing initiatives
- Ensure project documentation is comprehensive, clear, and supports evolving functional requirements
- Collaborate closely with project stakeholders to align testing standards with business and development goals

**Requirements**:

- At least 5 years of experience in software testing, with extensive exposure to game testing processes being highly desirable
- Demonstrated capability to lead and organize testing workflows for teams up to 20 members, with a track record of delivering results
- Deep understanding of project documentation creation, review, and the delivery of functional requirements
- Advanced expertise in Software Quality Control practices and in-depth knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Proven ability to design testing efforts, implement strategies successfully, and communicate outcomes to diverse teams
- Mastery of build installation and execution processes across various platforms such as consoles and mobile devices
- Experience designing and executing onboarding programs, knowledge-sharing initiatives, or specialized upskilling processes for QA teams
- Passionate gamer with substantial hands-on experience across diverse game titles and genres
- Strong ability to balance onsite work during office hours and flexibly support occasional planned weekend overtime shifts once a quarter
- Exceptional ability to manage tasks independently, prioritize goals, and exhibit proactiveness in solving challenges
- Proficiency in taking ownership of testing deliverables, ensuring quality and timeliness of outcomes
- Strong discretion and judgment in handling sensitive and protected client information
- B2 or higher English language proficiency for clear and effective communication

**Nice to have**
- Extensive game testing experience
- ISTQB certification or equivalent industry-standard QA certifications

**We offer**
- Connectivity Bonus (15,000 ARS are paid with a salary receipt at the end of each month as a non-wages concept).
- Medicina Prepaga (It covers the collaborator and direct family group).
- Paternity Leave (Two additional days are added to what is established by law, total of 4 days).
- Discounts card.
- English Training (English lessons, twice per week).
- Training Program (Access to multiple customized training plans according to the needs of each role within the company).
- Marriage bonus (The company doubles the allowance established by law that ANSES offers).
- Referral Program (Referral bonus is paid when the referral of a collaborator joins the Company).
- External Agreements and Discounts.
- Vacations: 14 calendar days a year