Test Lead

At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people.Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment.Whether it's building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we're always innovating.Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users.We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.QUALITY ASSURANCEWhat We DoThe Quality Assurance team owns the testing process, risk management, and quality evaluation of all products and functions across Epic.Our team works closely with developers and production to ensure the best possible user experience for our community and customers.What You'll DoEpic Games is looking for a full-time Test Lead for our new testing group in Brazil.The person in this role will hire, develop, and lead a group of testers to own the testing approach on one of our development teams within a major Epic product.They will both develop new processes and work within existing efforts to ensure our software as a service products continue to be delivered at an appropriate quality bar for our users.They will be ultimately accountable for supervising test teams, providing individuals with mentorship and career development, all the while balancing workloads from multiple sources.If you are comfortable in a fast-paced environment, capable of navigating interpersonal quandaries, and have the desire to develop world-class QA talent, then we would love to talk to you.In this role, you willShepherd testing process for their assigned Project, supervising day-to-day tasking of up to 15 testers.Set expectations for Testers; mentor, develop, and evaluate testers on their performance and growth plans.Prioritize testing to meet development deadlines, communicate the status of testing to stakeholders, and escalate issues to the right owners so major issues are visible and handled promptly.Ensures their team maintains the company standard for bug quality and test execution and improves team processes through feedback.Troubleshooting system and hardware issues in order to unblock testing.Able to perform test gap analysis and communicate this information to QA Analysts and /or QA leads, and communicate with multiple parties to facilitate the flow of information from dev teams to test teams.What we're looking for3+ years of testing experience in fast-paced environments, with the ability to juggle multiple projects at once.1+ year(s) of professional leadership experience.3+ months of professional management experience.Solid understanding of test methodologies, including functional, qualitative, and performance against consistently iterative development.Strong communication skills and ability to confidently collaborate with product owners and developers on technical topics and features.Excellent reporting skills for assembling data in an easily digestible format.Test Planning skills for projecting test coverage needs in advance while remaining flexible to cover urgent requests.EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFEWe pay 100% for benefits for both employees (EEs) and dependents (deps).Our current benefits package includes coverage for medical, dental, and life insurance.We also offer supplemental benefits including daily meal vouchers, and commuter benefits for onsite employees.ABOUT USEpic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally.For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before.Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design.As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.Like what you hear?Come be a part of something EpicEpic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer.Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here .Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement).We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party.Further details on these matters can be found here .#J-*****-Ljbffr