QA Specialist

QHR Technologies Inc•Victoria, BC

3h•CA$70,000 - CA$80,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a QA Specialist, you bring a strong foundation in both functional and automated quality assurance practices. You collaborate closely with development teams to ensure product success — reviewing business requirements, technical designs, user stories, and acceptance criteria to craft effective end-to-end testing strategies. Leveraging your ability to dive into the code base, you pair a QA mindset with technical insight, understanding not only what the product should do but why the underlying code behaves as it does. You balance speed with quality, are excited to try new approaches, and thrive in a fast-paced team environment.

Requirements

A degree or diploma in Engineering, Computer Science, Software Development, or a related field
3+ years of total experience in software quality assurance, software development, or a combination of both
ISTQB Software Tester Certification Foundation Level
Strong understanding of software testing principles (manual and automated)
Proficiency in testing both front-end and back-end components
Knowledge of UI testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright)
Experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman, REST Assured)
Understanding of databases (SQL and NoSQL) and ability to validate data integrity
Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
Ability to write and maintain test scripts in languages like JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or Java
Also can create and maintain Test Cases in a centralized test case management tool such as AIO Tests
Experience in testing across desktop, web and mobile applications
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in high data security/privacy environments
Experience with Atlassian products; Jira and Confluence an asset
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Familiarity with performance & load testing tools (e.g., JMeter) is a plus
Able to analyze and interpret existing codebases to identify opportunities for implementing effective test automation
Experience with Data Integrity & Security testing.
Product Knowledge in any of QHR's main products
Experience in design, development and implementation of a Quality Assurance Strategy

Responsibilities

Working with your development team to create and maintain a quality product
Reviewing and analyzing requirements to design a comprehensive test framework that supports both automation and functional testing, including the creation of detailed test plans and test cases
Implementing, running, maintaining, and reporting on automation testing, including reviewing the behavior and quality of other team members' automation code
Speaking into the quality needs of the product based on knowledge and experience
Setting up testing environments to successfully execute simple to complex tests
Testing against requirements and acceptance criteria through scripted, regression, and exploratory testing to ensure the solution meets business needs
Reporting and tracking high quality bugs using Jira
Advocating for quality best practices within your development team and aligning with QA Specialists from other teams to support departmental quality improvement efforts
Working to create supporting QA documentation related to products, processes, and testing practices
Validating front-end, API, and data flows as part of a full stack quality approach
Assisting with upskilling new or existing team members to drive better knowledge within the team
Promote Accuro's "Blue Culture" framework to foster a collaborative, positive and efficient workplace
Contribute to the organization's positive image both internally and externally
Perform other duties consistent with the position, as reasonably directed by your manager