AAA Game Tester (Live Mode)

About Ascendion :

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems – and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About the Role:

Position: AAA Game Tester (Live Mode)

Location: Vancouver, BC (Hybrid)

Summary:

Development Support – Live Modes

• The Development Support team member works with development teams to provide early testing, documentation creation (e.g. test cases and test briefs, QA Confluence pages), and handles basically anything that could potentially keep a Core QA team member out of the game.
• They provide feedback to the QA Leads on the health of their area/feature(s) and to the development team on the testing of their area/feature(s).
• They are the primary contact for our QA team, fielding design questions from Core QA and are the initial development teams first point of contact for asks on the status of testing, or to adjust the testing Core QA needs to complete.

Requirements

• Multiple development cycle, experience with a focus on gameplay testing.
• Strong understanding of gameplay mechanics, which could include combat systems, cover systems, and enemy AI behavior
• Understanding of animation systems and how they integrate with gameplay.
• Experience writing testing instructions or briefs.
• Experience estimating testing efforts.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and develop/refine skills.
• Strong documentation and organization skills.
• Strong communication skills, comfortable interfacing with QA and Production teams.

Recommended

• Unreal Engine experience
• Jira, Confluence, Perforce and SharePoint experience
• Strong adaptable teaching skills (teaching to lots of different types of learners)

Salary Range: CAD $52,000 – 62,000 Annually – Factors that may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

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