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Salary: £46,000 - 70,000 per year
Requirements: We require proven experience as a QA Lead or Test Lead in games development.Were looking for a strong grasp of build validation and defect lifecycle management.We require experience writing test plans and QA reports.We require people-management experience, including 1:1s, reviews, improvement plans, or similar.Were looking for a confident communicator who can represent QA to developers, leadership, and publishers.We require proficiency with bug-tracking and documentation tools such as JIRA and Confluence.We require a high degree of flexibility and strong organisational skills.Were looking for a passion for games and their development.We require in-depth knowledge of console and PC hardware and software, development tools, and technical games development.Were looking for the ability to problem-solve, horizon-scan, research, and develop ways to continually improve testing accuracy, coverage, and quality.We require proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.Desirable: working knowledge of console certification and submission processes, including PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, mobile, and handheld platforms.Desirable: experience managing outsourced or external QA vendors.Desirable: familiarity with Perforce or similar version-control tools.Desirable: experience shipping at least one full title through all stages of development. Responsibilities: We expect our QA Lead to own the projects test strategy at every stage of development, from feature specifications through milestone and submission testing.We expect our QA Lead to lead build validation, including BVT, Smoke, and LKG, and ensure results are triaged, reported, and acted on.We expect our QA Lead to take a hands-on approach to testing and evaluate the projects quality throughout development.We expect our QA Lead to manage the full defect lifecycle, including creation, validation, ongoing tracking, and representing QA in bug triage.We expect our QA Lead to build, maintain, and evolve test plans and test environments across internal, external, and publisher QA channels.We expect our QA Lead to produce regular QA reports for the team and project leadership.We expect our QA Lead to own the QA risk register and contribute to the wider project risk register.We expect our QA Lead to lead, coach, and develop the QA team through 1:1s, reviews, career progression, and performance management.We expect our QA Lead to mentor junior testers and oversee their onboarding into the discipline.We expect our QA Lead to help coordinate outsourced QA resources and liaise with publisher QA.We expect our QA Lead to represent QA in agile practices, including planning, retrospectives, and leadership build reviews.We expect our QA Lead to maintain QA documentation and contribute to future project proposals.We expect our QA Lead to communicate across the QA team hierarchy and represent the project and QA discipline. Technologies: ConfluenceHardwareSupportJIRAMobile More:
Were looking for an experienced QA Lead to join the Sumo Digital QA team and own quality assurance on an unannounced project. The role involves working on-site when needed. We offer a flexible, personalised benefits package, including a flexible benefits allowance, pension and financial support options; flexible working, 21 free-choice holiday days, bank holidays, a birthday day off, a Christmas shutdown, and options to buy or sell annual leave; health and wellbeing benefits; structured personal development, regular appraisals, and five learning days per year; and studio perks, social activities, sabbaticals after 10 years of service, and an annual gaming subscription. Some benefits are opt-in.
last updated 40 week of 2026