Catlab Technicians

**General Information**:
**Locations**: Madrid, Spain
- Role ID
- 209944
- 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.

**Please, note that this is a full onsite role 5 days a week in the office**:
**Quality Verification and Standards (QVS)**:

- Our Quality Verification and Standards (QVS) team is an integral part of our development process, consistently delivering actionable insights that support our game teams to optimize software performance and elevate gameplay. Their dedicated efforts ensure that we deliver cutting-edge entertainment experiences that captivate and inspire players and fans globally.

**Main Purpose of the Role**

The main purpose of the CatLab Technician role is to execute technical PC Performance oriented testing procedures for the assigned projects, working with key stakeholders to ensure that all EA products meet the necessary internal and 1st party performance guidelines before release and during live services. They will communicate risk assessments and best-practice in relation to performance/compatibility issues and associated procedures. CatLab Technicians are also responsible for conducting documentation reviews and delivering software testing expertise and answering queries from game teams. They will provide partners with performance/compatibility data and will forecast test efforts based on internal and market data applicable to the assigned projects.

**Key Duties and Responsibilities**
- Maintain high level understanding of new hardware, hardware related software, operating systems releases and dependencies following all internal guidelines relating to the platform at hand.
- Leverage new technologies, seek for automation solutions and assist with ROI for possible implementation.
- Gain a suitable understanding of the titles/genre assigned to and provide feedback/risk assessment to features regarding performance and compatibility as a priority.
- Receive priorities from Development Manager and Quality Designers and help disseminate/clarify technical information within the testing team.
- Review concerns reported and provide issue severity assessment, publish/respond to issues where required.
- Use necessary game experience and technical expertise to conduct hands-on testing during the entire development cycle, perform compatibility/performance verification, regression and assist in ad-hoc requests as needed for both software and hardware reviews. Testing execution is required for this role.
- Contribute to project postmortem, compile potential technical improvements based on the results of the testing process. Interact with studio teams as appropriate.
- Perform EDA issue investigation if required by Project Management or Analyst Team.

**Special Considerations**
- CatLab is a dynamic area where there are peak periods of activity and therefore the workload and the make-up of teams vary. Therefore, it is necessary that the incumbent has past-experience of working in a team environment of constant change.

**Experience and Knowledge**:
Required:

- 2+ years Customer Service, QA or EACC experience
- Good understanding of hardware performance and features and compatibility dependencies across all manufacturers.

Desired:

- Demonstrate ability to work effectively within a team, or alone when necessary.
- In-depth understanding of the technical guidelines and tools pertaining to at least one console/mobile/PC platform.
- Attention to detail and methodical working practices.
- Problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent written and oral skills.
- Ability to work under pressure maintaining attention to detail
- Communicate in a clear and concise manner
- Skills/qualifications in non-English languages are beneficial
- Training skills - ability to breakdown daily testing tasks into easy to understand pieces.

**_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 w