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SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT LLC

Title: Platform QA Lead, Platform Quality Assurance

Location: San Diego, CA

Sony Online Entertainment LLC produces and distributes online entertainment targeted to mainstream consumers and game enthusiasts. SOE also works with Sony’s U.S. operating companies in the area of online advertising and sponsorship sales. We are headquartered in San Diego, CA with offices in Austin, TX, Seattle, WA and Denver, CO.

This position is part of the SOE Platform group. The Platform group provides infrastructure systems to the company for services such as registration, billing, customer service tools, as well as support of business initiatives such as retention and promotional programs for all Sony Online Entertainment LLC games.

The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of direct hands-on software quality assurance experience in a multi-tier client / server application. Supervisor experience a plus.

They must have experience performing hands-on testing as well as aid in the development of testing strategies and policies. This experience should involve black box, white box and/or automated testing.

In addition, they should command a solid understanding of software quality assurance aspects including the methodologies and terminology. Basic system administration experience with Windows is required. UNIX is a plus

Requirements:

• BA/BS or equivalent in Computer Science/Related Field OR 2+ years of QA experience in the software development industry

• Experience with authoring and maintaining test plans and test cases used for verifying software quality

• Experience with a lead role in a Quality Assurance test team
• Working knowledge of the software development process (SCRUM, Waterfall, Milestone, etc.), including specification, documentation and quality assurance test cycles

• Strong technical and analytical skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to provide proper feedback on test team performance

• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous QA projects across varying products and initiatives

• Demonstrated prior experience with project management and test execution on a project and team level to successfully hit project targets

• Flexible schedule

• Any combination of experience/training to demonstrate possession of specific job skills

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for generating and maintaining functional test scripts used for verifying software quality

• Apply product knowledge to review test cases, create schedules and provide assignments for the team

• Review functional and design specifications with the product management team

• Work with the Platform QA Manager in proposing and executing strategies and solutions to department test coverage goals, as well as work across teams to make those goals a reality

• Coordinate efforts and communicate effectively with the Automation Engineering Team and other functional QA Leads to ensure good test coverage in an efficient manner

• Actively participate in the planning, scheduling and execution of tasks required to meet the milestones set by the team throughout the product development cycle

• Coordinate efforts and communicate effectively with the developers and other team members to ensure resolution of defects

• Report personnel issues with QA Management

• Test status reports for Development and SOE Executive Management

• Identify and track defects using a bug-tracking tool

• Ensure that products meet or exceed the quality standards by applying knowledge of quality assurance standards and procedures

• Mentoring team members on general testing process/protocol and tools

• Apply a proactive approach in the QA Process on a consistent level

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Experience in one or more of the following technical areas desired:

• Database: Oracle, DB2, MSSQL Server 2000, SQL, PL/SQL

• Computer language: C, C++, MFC, Perl, VB

• Web and/or J2EE servers: Tomcat, Apache

• Operating Systems: Windows and/or UNIX

• Test tools including scripting, load testing and off-the-shelf automated tools like Rational Robot, JMeter, or the HP Interactive Suite of tools including LoadRunner, WinRunner / Quick Test Pro and Quality Center.

Please send your resume and cover letter to resume@soe.sony.com or visit our website at www.sonyonline.com for other career opportunities.

SOE is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace.