Senior QA Tester - 12 Month FTC - UK Only (Remote/Hybrid/Brighton)

Senior QA Tester - 12 Month FTC - UK Only (Remote/Hybrid/Brighton)

Posted 2 weeks ago by FuturLab

Negotiable
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Summary: FuturLab is seeking a Senior QA Tester for a 12-month fixed-term contract to join the PowerWash Simulator 2 team. The role can be performed remotely, in-office, or in a hybrid setup. The ideal candidate will have extensive QA experience in game development and a passion for enhancing game quality. This position offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits, including flexible working arrangements and opportunities for personal development.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work autonomously toward objectives that have been set
  • Review feature or content specifications and create test plans
  • Review feature or content health, and report accordingly
  • Investigate high-risk bugs and provide risk assessments to help prioritization during bug triage
  • Mentor and help develop junior members of the team
  • Contribute to and help develop internal QA processes

Key Skills:

  • 3+ years in QA, preferably at a game development studio
  • Exceptional communication and organisation skills
  • Experience with all, or most PC and console gaming platforms
  • Experience creating and maintaining test plans
  • A solid understanding of the game development process
  • Strong knowledge of the PowerWash Simulator franchise (desirable)
  • Knowledge of Microsoft, Sony & Nintendo certification requirements (desirable)
  • Experience co-ordinating internal and external QA teams (desirable)
  • At least one title supported from concept to release (desirable)

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Brighton

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: fixed-term

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

We’re FuturLab , the award-winning game studio behind PowerWash Simulator, the Velocity series, Peaky Blinders Mastermind, and many more awesome games. FuturLab are looking for a Senior QA Tester to join the PowerWash Simulator 2 team on a 12-month fixed term contract. We are hiring this role as remote; however, a successful candidate could be office-based or work a hybrid setup, if preferred. If you are a QA professional who’d like to help us enhance the quality of the soothing PowerWash Simulator 2 , we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work autonomously toward objections that have been set
  • Review feature or content specifications and create test plans
  • Review feature or content health, and report accordingly
  • Investigate high-risk bugs and provide risk assessments to help prioritization during bug triage
  • Mentor and help develop junior members of the team
  • Contribute to and help develop internal QA processes

Requirements

3+ years in QA, preferably at a game development studio

Exceptional communication and organisation skills

Experience with all, or most PC and console gaming platforms

Experience creating and maintaining test plans

A solid understanding of the game development process

Desirable Experience

Strong knowledge of the PowerWash Simulator franchise

Knowledge of Microsoft, Sony & Nintendo certification requirements

Experience co-ordinating internal and external QA teams

At least one title supported from concept to release

Benefits

Competitive salary (dependent on experience) Performance related bonus. Bi-annual salary reviews based on your performance. Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm (No weekends, No overtime, No Crunch!) Opportunity to work from home (UK only), out of our Brighton office, or hybrid. 27 days of paid annual leave, including 21 standard days, 3 days over the Christmas closure, 2 discretionary 'Duvet Days,' 1 day to celebrate your birthday, plus all 8 UK bank holidays and an extra day off for our very own FuturLab bank holiday! 5 paid training and 2 paid volunteer days per year to work on your personal development. Opportunities to attend and speak at gaming events/conferences. Free MS Game Pass or PS+ subscription Free game codes, game swag and merchandise. Bike2work scheme. Enhanced Maternity - 9 months full pay (statutory benefit topped up by FL) Paternity leave - 8 weeks full pay Enhanced Sick Pay. Enhanced Pension. Private Healthcare, includes dental and optical cover. Remote therapy service through Spill -8 x 50-minute virtual sessions over 6 months whenever you need them. Unlimited ‘ask a therapist’ text questions. Eye tests for display work. Amazing offices with a great culture. E.g. Regular social activities, Free fresh fruit, Free iced treats in the Summer and Free locally roasted Coffee and Speciality Teas!

FuturLab foster an inclusive and welcoming culture, check out the Life at FuturLab page for reasons why you’d love working here! If you have the skills, experience and passion for the role then please get in touch as we’d love to hear from you!

To apply, click here: Senior QA Tester - 12 Month FTC - UK Only (Remote/Hybrid/Brighton) - FuturLab Ltd and attach your latest CV and cover letter/portfolio link.

Equal Opportunities

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process as required, please add any adjustment requests to your application. Candidates without a valid UK work Visa cannot be considered.