Studio QA Lead

Rebellion North is looking for a Studio QA Lead to join our expanding internal QA team. We require someone with experience of QA team management. Ideal candidates will have at least 3 years experience testing current-generation consoles and PC with at least 1 years experience leading a QA team. Ideally you will have been through a full development cycle, from start to finish, and have a broad knowledge of games in general. This role will initially be a 13 month full-time employed contract role (not freelance or agency) based at our Wakefield studio, however for the right person there are great prospects for this contract to be extended in future and/or to transition into a permanent in-house role. You must be able to legally work in the UK and available for extended hours when necessary. For this role you also will be reporting in to our Head of QA. In this role you will: * Find and/or reproduce bugs and defects in games and other interactive products. * Investigating and reporting on these and verifying fixes before games go live. * Maintain and update Rebellion bug databases, documenting test results accurately. * Be responsive to deadlines and work well under pressure, meeting multiple production objectives and deadlines. * Provide support to all members of the QA team. * Help with team management, including personal goals and development. * Assist with the Managing and organisation your own teams day to day activities. Requirements * Good understanding of the entire game development process, and software testing methodology. * Experience of using bug testing and tracking software, eg JIRA, Mantis, DevTrack. * Competent PC user with confident report writing, spreadsheet and database skills. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Strong people management skills and conflict resolution. * Methodical with consistent excellent attention to detail, ability to remain focused when approaching repetitive tasks. * Excellent initiative, self-motivation, organisational and problem solving skills. * Knowledge of current generation compliance testing TRC/XR/Lotchecks * Experience with Virtual Reality hardware and testing * Experience with Network testing and related software Wireshark, Netmon etc. Benefits * Holidays: 25 days paid annual leave plus all bank holidays (33 days total) * Relocation: reasonable pre-agreed costs eg belongings, transport, non-refundable agency fees, etc * Pension: contributory pension scheme where company matches 4%, salary sacrifice so saves on tax & NI * Cycle Scheme: spread bike payments over 12 months, salary sacrifice so saves on tax & NI * Eye Test Vouchers: free eye tests and additional discounts on glasses/contact lenses * Introduction bonus: 2k for internal staff referrals that lead to hires * Loans: Up to 1k interest free personal loans * Free Stuff: fresh fruit, Rebellion Steam titles, GDC Vault access, digital 2000AD/Solaris/Abaddon/Ravenstone copies, game and film library * Discounts: 50% off most 2000AD merchandise * Culture: friendly, creative and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and recognition of the importance of work-life balance * Social: annual company events (Summer BBQ & Christmas Party), various ad-hoc events and out-of-hours social groups such as photography, board games, football, baking, etc * Hours: flexible start and finish times (core hours 10am-4pm with 7.5 working hours overall plus 1 hour for lunch