PC QA Specialist - PSS QA (Contract)

Sony Interactive Entertainment
United States, California, Foster City
Nov 08, 2024
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 PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, 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. The PC QA Specialist will be responsible for defining PC Testing processes and procedures, with a focus on service improvement within the Functional Test Team. You will collaborate with representatives across Functional Testing, Compliance Testing and the Network, Compatibility, and Performance Lab to ensure consistent and repeatable processes are in place. You will have deep knowledge of PC platform requirements and will proactively share knowledge amongst the test teams to support the development of high-quality PC titles. Why SIE? Sony Interactive Entertainment, the company behind 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 PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more. SIE 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. This position is for a temporary engagement through our staffing partner DZConneX (Yoh Services). The anticipated duration of this engagement is 12+ months and candidates will be required to work onsite. The people we work with are one of the key things that makes PlayStation Studios QA a great place to work and play. We are always looking for new, diverse faces to help grow our playfully positive culture. PlayStation Studios QA supports all of the PlayStation Studios. We work closely with Naughty Dog, Insomniac Games, Sucker Punch, Bend Studio, San Diego Studio, Santa Monica Studio, Guerrilla Games, Haven, Media Molecule, Neon Koi, Team Asobi, Bluepoint, Firesprite, Firewalk, Nixxes, Housemarque, Valkyrie Entertainment, Polyphony Digital, along with many ambitious external studios through XDev. Come join us and be a part of the next great PlayStation Studios release! The PC QA Specialist is expected to support the PlayStation Studios QA department in all areas including: What you will be doing: Provide subject matter expertise and educate staff on PC operating system interaction, PC client functionality, and performance testing applied to multiplatform title development. Continued learning and development of subject matter expertise; provide training and guidance to test staff regarding PC OS and Hardware testing best practices. Directly interacting with Studios and Business Leadership to communicate strategy, risk, and product impacts. Gather studio requirements and expectations to help inform testing processes, tools and procedures. Define service strategies to support the testing of PC software. Training and development of Functional Test staff to ensure consistent service understanding and quality across products. Researching and documenting product defects and performance metrics. Applying knowledge of intermediate to advanced networking principles and PC, and gaming / functionality elements. Collaborating on test efforts and partnering with our Networking, Compatibility, and Performance Lab team. Promote new test strategies across project disciplines, including Functional Testing teams, Engineering groups, and other service providers. What we are looking for Must Have: Minimum 1 years' experience in QA Operations PC Games testing experience, supporting and releasing titles across a range of platforms like Steam, Epic, Origin, GOG, etc Understanding of PC gaming hardware and the associated technologies. Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. Nice to Have: Excellent general awareness of QA and games industry preferred. Expert level understanding of PC gaming hardware and the associated technologies. Strong PC building experience. Strong experience / understanding of GPU video graphics cards and display resolutions. Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Proven experience of process improvement/service management 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. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.