Senior QA Analyst (Remote)

Location: Remote (US-based)
Type: W2 Contract
Duration: 12 months with potential to extend
Compensation Range: $85-$105/HR

We are seeking a Senior QA Analyst to help shape the future of gaming for our client, a world-class streaming leader. We are looking for a deeply curious, relentless tester to challenge assumptions, advocate for the player experience, and collaborate closely with engineering, design, and product teams. As a Senior IC, you will elevate the overall quality culture by mentoring peers, sharing best practices, and driving continuous process improvement. 
 
Responsibilities:

• Define and execute end-to-end test strategy across the full development lifecycle for platform tools.
• Apply advanced testing techniques (e.g., risk-based, exploratory, stress/load, chaos) to uncover, isolate, and clearly communicate defects.
• Embed with development teams to "shift left" by integrating testing early and continuously (e.g., design reviews, code reviews, testability reviews), accelerating feedback loops and preventing defects before they reach production.
• Champion testing craft excellence within the team, mentoring teammates, sharing best practices, and raising the overall quality bar.
• Improve process quality and lead root cause analysis for major escapes and live issues, driving actionable process and tooling improvements that prevent recurrence.
• Use data to inform quality decisions, leveraging gameplay telemetry, crash/exception logs, performance metrics, and service health signals to surface issues and prioritize work.
• Scale impact with test automation and AI-powered tools, using them to expand coverage, deepen insight, and accelerate feedback loops in CI/CD and live environments. 

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in hands-on QA / Quality Engineering roles.
• Strong ability to use tools and data to debug complex issues, including logs, telemetry, profilers, packet captures, and platform diagnostics.
• Experience with game engines and editors (e.g., Unreal Engine, Unity), including building and configuring test levels or scenarios.
• Experience with non-functional testing tools (e.g., for load, stress, performance, and connectivity) and the ability to design meaningful scenarios for them.
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and software testing lifecycle (STLC), and how QA integrates into agile, continuous delivery, and live-ops environments.
• Experience validating developer platforms, SDKs, middleware, or tools used by game teams, including API/SDK integration testing, backward compatibility, and upgrade paths.
• Strong collaboration experience with platform, tools, or infrastructure teams to design quality gates in CI/CD, improve diagnosability, and ensure a high-quality developer experience.
  
  

Job ID: JN -062026-136513
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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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