QA Sr Specialist at Playstation

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United States, Los Angeles, CA

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Join the award-winning team that created God of War

Santa Monica Studio is seeking a QA Sr Specialist to support our internal projects on the PS5 platform.

The QA Sr Specialist will spend most of their time in development tools, in a complex, technical, and service-oriented environment. This position has a multitude of critical and time-sensitive responsibilities, with their core purpose being to always keep development moving forward. The role will be in an environment where every day they will be learning something new about our studio’s tools, processes, and workflows while acting as a dedicated technical support resource. With unrivaled in-depth tribal knowledge, they will analyze, research, document, educate, report, and resolve key technical issues and obstacles that negatively impact the development progress of studio projects. QA Sr Specialist are the first line of defense for build stability, performing all relevant aspects of the build/content authoring pipeline and related tools assessment as well as providing primary support to ensure all issues impacting the build pipeline are actioned appropriately.

Learning on the fly, customer service and attention to detail are critical requirements of the role, as is a highly communicative, amicable, and mature demeanor. As a driving force behind these services, you will regularly implement improvement and seek feedback. We value talent, self-motivation, and team spirit. In turn, we provide an environment with a large degree of freedom, autonomy, and growth opportunities.

We value those that have a mindset of OWNERSHIP, diligence in their CRAFTSMANSHIP, a commitment to PARTNERSHIP and humility in their LEADERSHIP. In turn, we will collaborate with you to craft an environment that empowers and equips you with the freedom to create better, the autonomy to think better, the opportunity to grow better and the feedback to choose to “Be Better”.

Responsibilities

Primary ownership in monitoring, identifying, investigating, diagnosing, reporting, resolving, and collaborating on any issues that arise during the build, test, patch, or deployment phases
Primary ownership in developing build/content authoring pipeline validation plans, as well as incorporating them into the software development life cycle process
Primary ownership of our developer support process to identify, report, facilitate, and resolve issues blocking or impacting development
Primary ownership in designing, building, and maintaining custom testbeds to support effective and efficient project development
Primary ownership in designing, building, and maintaining comprehensive proprietary tech and tools documentation for studio training and knowledge sharing
Primary ownership in ensuring that release deliverables are compliant with standards and meet customer expectations
Utilize version control software to integrate content across branches
Facilitating communication across teams and stakeholders to keep everyone informed about release statuses and timelines
Validate and optimize usability and efficiency of in-development workflows across all disciplines
Tracking and reporting on deployment metrics to assess performance and identify areas for improvement
Utilize a data-driven mindset when looking at problems and understand the ROI of content creator time
Identify and implement process improvements for our teams’ services
Assess, prioritize, and execute external team tech requests
Troubleshoot complex issues under tight deadlines across a diverse set of positions and communication styles
Collaborating with other tech teams to develop and enforce policies for hotfixes and emergency releases
Collaborating with development, quality assurance, and operations delivery teams to coordinate release schedules and dependencies
Assist in tracking, analyzing, and proposing refinements and/or new tool features to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of new deployment content pipelines

Requirements

3+ years of professional experience in Tools, Engineering, Programming, IT, Analyst, or equivalent position
Responsible, strong work ethic, self-motivated and proactive
Demonstrated knowledge of and maturity in emotional intelligence
Demonstrated knowledge of Jenkins or equivalent build/pipeline and automation software
Demonstrated knowledge of role-applicable aspects of programming and scripting languages
Demonstrated knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle
Demonstrated knowledge of JIRA and equivalent SDLC database systems
Demonstrated ability to thrive in a high pressure, high workload environment balancing multiple responsibilities
Excellent organizational skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent critical analysis and problem-solving skills
Proficient in TMS applications
Passion for video games

Preferred Experience

S. Cognitive Science, Computer Science, or Programming/Engineering related field
Successfully shipped at least 2 AAA titles on current generation console platforms and/or PC
Experience in customer service and support setting
Successful completion, certification, and application of ISQTB® Foundation Level CT-Test Automation Engineer or equivalent
Experience with advanced development pipeline and automation methods
Experience with Maya, Unreal, or similar software

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The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below, this is an hourly rate.

$40.87—$61.35 USD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

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Estimated Salary range:

Our salary intelligence, powered by our AI algorithms, has calculated an estimated range for this position between $85,000 - $105,000 . Please note that the actual salary for this position may vary, as it is dependent on various factors including but not limited to experience, location, and market dynamics.

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