Booz Allen is looking for a Quality Assurance Game Tester to ensure the quality and playability of applications, specifically games, by identifying and resolving issues throughout the development lifecycle.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in a QA or testing role, and with QA methodologies, terminology, and tools
- Experience with VR/XR technologies and platforms
- Experience with software development lifecycles and emulating the end-user experience while testing game functionality, usability, compatibility, and playability through each testing phase
- Experience with user testing, including moderated usability testing, focus groups, A/B testing, and survey management, coordinating multi-player test sessions, and with current gaming trends and game development engines
- Experience with test plan development and documentation, documenting, triaging, and tracking issues using bug tracking databases such as JIRA software, and using Zephyr for Jira
- Knowledge of Agile software methodology
- Experience with IDEs, such as Visual Studio, Rider, or Cursor, and in C programming language
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute project-specific test plans.
- Implement innovative solutions to application design and test processes.
- Conduct bug reporting, prioritization, and validation.
- Track project status and testing activities.
- Use systematic testing methodologies to analyze each application’s performance against the designer’s intentions.
- Identify problems, recommend innovative solutions, and document resolutions.
- Assist with the organization, prioritization, and daily management of reported bugs
Other
- Ability to display a passion for gaming, and articulate QA perspective during development and team collaboration regarding the status and prioritization of bugs
- Ability to obtain Top Secret clearance
- Participate in Agile production methods, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, product reviews, and retrospectives.
- Manage and meet deadlines while integrating production and marketing schedules.
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and display a keen eye for quality
