Senior Quality Analyst (Console)

Previous relevant experience in game quality assurance is required for this role. We are looking for a Senior QA professional with a strong ownership mindset, responsible for QA across assigned features, systems or areas of a game throughout development, release and post-launch. You will work closely with Development, Design, Art, Audio and Production teams, and collaborate with external/publisher QA teams where required, to proactively identify quality risks, investigate issues and support high-quality releases.
Job requirements
What will you bring with you?

• Strong hands-on game QA experience, including development, release and post-launch support.
• Experience independently owning QA for features, systems or areas of a game.
• Good understanding of test planning, risk-based testing, defect management and release readiness.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives.
• Experience supporting post-launch activities such as patches, DLC/content updates, hotfixes, player-reported issues, regression and game-balance changes.
• Console certification/submission experience on at least one platform.
• Strong written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate clearly with distributed and UK-based stakeholders.

Nice to have
•  Experience across multiple console platforms or first-party certification requirements. 
•  Experience working with publishers, external QA or platform stakeholders. 
•  Exposure to test automation, AI-assisted QA or specialised QA tooling. 
•  Experience with multiple game engines. 
•  Mobile QA experience across iOS and/or Android.
•  ISTQB Foundation or equivalent.
Job responsibilities

• Plan and execute QA based on requirements, risks, priorities and project timelines.
• Review specifications to identify gaps, conflicts, edge cases and quality risks.
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases and test scenarios.
• Perform functional, regression, exploratory, integration, compatibility, platform and   play testing, with exposure to performance, network, accessibility, age-rating and stress/soak testing.
• Validate builds and support BVT, Smoke, LKG, milestone, UAT and release testing.
• Investigate defects with developers to reproduce, diagnose and resolve issues; participate in bug triage, communicate risks and blockers, and provide QA input on release confidence.
• Act as QA point of contact for assigned areas and contribute to QA reporting, retrospectives and process improvement.
• Support mentoring, onboarding and knowledge sharing within the QA team.
• Work effectively under delivery pressure, manage competing priorities and adapt to changing requirements and timelines.

Skills, Mindset & Tools

• Takes ownership of assigned areas, proactively investigates issues, identifies potential solutions and works collaboratively with the team to resolve them.
• Hands-on experience with PlayStation, Xbox and/or Nintendo Switch.
• Working knowledge of relevant console SDKs/GDKs, development environments, platform requirements and certification processes.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 4/5, Unity or proprietary/custom game engines.
• JIRA, Hansoft, Bugzilla or equivalent defect-tracking tools.
• Confluence, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Office or equivalent.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits
Sumo India also offers a highly personable benefits package that has something for everyone, no matter where you are in your career.
 
Financial: Annual bonus, an employee referral scheme, 1st time home buyer bonus, Wedding bonus. 
 
Work-life balance: Hybrid work model, Flexible working, 22 contractual days holiday, 8 festive holidays, 4 statutory holidays, birthday day-off, 4 weeks of paternity leave, Maternity leave as per law, and options to buy or sell up to a week of annual leave*.
Health and Wellbeing: Health insurance, life insurance, Mental health service, critical illness cover*, and funded flu vaccines/eye tests.
Personal Development: Structured pathways, regular appraisals, annual salary reviews, 5 learning days per annum, access to on demand Sumo Developers Conference learning SDCXtra.
Extra Perks: A variety of in-studio perks, regular care packages, studio days out (family welcome), sabbaticals (at 5 years of service), and an annual gaming subscription.