2K Vegas
Overview The Sr. Director, Automation works with the SVP of Shared Development Studios and is the champion of evolving testing across our studios. This person will guide the test effort to better define, develop and implement software solutions that will assist in the debugging of 2K games and their associated tools.
If you would like to know a bit more about this opportunity, or are considering applying, then please read the following job information. What You’ll Do
Establish, communicate, and sustain the vision for the automation teams. Design, build and maintain an extensible test automation framework. Work closely with Development and the functional test teams to develop efficient tests through automation. Lead and champion the automation Tech Directors in support of career growth, team mentorship and providing a clear north star. Lead the use of emerging technologies like AI, machine learning, and Automation solutions to accelerate development velocity and improve the quality of our products. Participate in proactive automation project planning, and be able to understand the technical breakdown of projects. Collaborate with multi-functional studio leadership to collect and implement opportunities for technical improvement. Responsible for studio engineering standard methodologies, including shared tools and technology. Partner with Technical Directors to research new technologies to continually improve our game technology. Maintain oversight of large architectural decisions being made at the project level. What Makes A Great Fit
8+ years previous work experience as a technologist. 5+ years in a leadership role as a people focused mentor and lead. Knowledge of professional software engineering standards for the full software development process, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and live operations. Experience in architecting and building test automation frameworks, preferably for testing large-scale live service games. Proven track record of leading teams focused on extensive testing of games infrastructure for Load, Stress, Scalability, Performance and Reliability. Ability to offer technical expertise, solution architecture guidance and mentoring to developers on various game/tech teams. The ability to influence Dev culture and keep communication channels as transparent as possible. Experience creating impactful processes to identify and develop talent within the Automation Department. Successful track record establishing and leading multi-location development operations as well as experience leading implementation management. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, to perform their crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if reasonable accommodation are needed. Please note that 2K and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing, we only use 2K.com accounts. Seniority level
Director Employment type
Full-time Job function
Engineering and Information Technology Industries
Computer Games
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If you would like to know a bit more about this opportunity, or are considering applying, then please read the following job information. What You’ll Do
Establish, communicate, and sustain the vision for the automation teams. Design, build and maintain an extensible test automation framework. Work closely with Development and the functional test teams to develop efficient tests through automation. Lead and champion the automation Tech Directors in support of career growth, team mentorship and providing a clear north star. Lead the use of emerging technologies like AI, machine learning, and Automation solutions to accelerate development velocity and improve the quality of our products. Participate in proactive automation project planning, and be able to understand the technical breakdown of projects. Collaborate with multi-functional studio leadership to collect and implement opportunities for technical improvement. Responsible for studio engineering standard methodologies, including shared tools and technology. Partner with Technical Directors to research new technologies to continually improve our game technology. Maintain oversight of large architectural decisions being made at the project level. What Makes A Great Fit
8+ years previous work experience as a technologist. 5+ years in a leadership role as a people focused mentor and lead. Knowledge of professional software engineering standards for the full software development process, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and live operations. Experience in architecting and building test automation frameworks, preferably for testing large-scale live service games. Proven track record of leading teams focused on extensive testing of games infrastructure for Load, Stress, Scalability, Performance and Reliability. Ability to offer technical expertise, solution architecture guidance and mentoring to developers on various game/tech teams. The ability to influence Dev culture and keep communication channels as transparent as possible. Experience creating impactful processes to identify and develop talent within the Automation Department. Successful track record establishing and leading multi-location development operations as well as experience leading implementation management. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, to perform their crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if reasonable accommodation are needed. Please note that 2K and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing, we only use 2K.com accounts. Seniority level
Director Employment type
Full-time Job function
Engineering and Information Technology Industries
Computer Games
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