Lead QA Specialist - Apex Legends

Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts

Quality Assurance
Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia
Posted on Sep 27, 2025

General Information

Locations: Bogota, Colombia
Role ID
209806
Worker Type
Regular Employee
Studio/Department
EA Studios - Quality Verification
Work Model
On Site

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

You will work onsite from Bogotá, Colombia (Salitre area).

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when accomplished people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars TM Jedi: Fallen Order, and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond.

Our Quality Verification and Standards (QVS) team is an important part of our development process, consistently delivering actionable insights that support our game teams to optimize software performance and elevate gameplay. We are looking for a Lead QA Specialist for our Apex Legends team. You will report to the Development Manager.

In this role, you will enhance software and experiential quality within your designated Feature Group by identifying improvement opportunities and driving initiatives. You will understand group processes and partner interactions, advocate for manual effort reduction and tech-driven testing solutions, and owns automation planning and implementation.

Join us for the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talent in the industry!

Responsibilities:

Quality Strategy and Test Planning

  • Leverage testing skills and methodologies to systematically test the product and share results

  • Design, develop, and lead quality strategies for owned features

  • Research and propose solutions for increasing test coverage efficiency

Quality and Data Analysis

  • Compile data from multiple sources into cohesive summaries to communicate status and risk

  • Use different testing methodologies and analyze feature sets for automation opportunities (Risk-based Testing, Data/AI-driven testing, and more)

  • Use development tools to guide issue identification upstream and promote defect prevention.

Collaboration and Communication

  • Communicate status and risk through cohesive summaries

  • Serve as the communication bridge between development partners and QA teams

  • Provide technical, quantitative, and qualitative feedback

  • Represent the QA perspective effectively in meetings, ensuring quality standards are prioritized.

Mentorship and Team Support

  • Lead improvements and knowledge sharing across teams

  • Promote professional growth within the QA team

  • Mentor and support team members in implementing quality strategies

Qualifications:

Experience and Knowledge

  • 5+ years of experience in software development, quality assurance, or game design

  • Familiarity with automated testing and common automation tool sets

  • Experience with defect and task tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail)

  • Project Management for planning and execution of test strategy and tasks using Scrum/Agile process

  • Experience owning continuous improvement initiatives and executing from start to finish.

  • Can create Test Strategies anchored in Defect prevention, containment, and early QA involvement.

  • Incorporates telemetry, data analytics, and AI/ML capabilities to enhance test insight and impact.

  • Integrates player insights into QA processes to prioritize satisfaction and engagement.

  • Provides actionable recommendations to enhance player satisfaction.

Skills and Abilities

  • Understand concepts of defect prevention and containment

  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills

  • Translate project metrics into data-driven decisions and strategies

  • Critical Thinking

  • Collaboration

  • Mentoring & Coaching

  • Information Analysis

  • Influential Advocate

EA Bogota Benefits

● Health Benefits - Medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, global fitness benefit ($500 USD per year), and mental wellbeing plan.

● Professional Development - Training and development programs, opportunities for career advancement and tuition reimbursement

● Work-Life Balance - 15 vacation days, paid holiday closure and paid sick leave

● Meaningful Work - Opportunity to directly contribute to the development of EA titles

● Additional Perks - Meal card ($400,000 COP per month), game credits and console reimbursement program

● Work Environment - New office space in the heart of Salitre, inclusive work culture and supportive team environment
…and more!

About Electronic Arts
We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.
We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.
Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.
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