Quality Engineering, Senior Specialist

Interac Corp. • Toronto, ON

5d • CA$90,000 - CA$105,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The vacant Quality Engineering, Specialist will take pride in delivering high quality software. Software that is secure, performant, resilient, and behaves as it was designed. In this role, you will work collaboratively to understand complex systems and design approaches to test our products and services. As a Senior team member, you will solve problems and help mentor others to ensure our applications are properly tested.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of automation testing experience
• Completed a post-secondary degree or diploma in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be eligible to work in Canada in a Full Time Capacity.
• You have a Government of Canada Secret (Level I) clearance OR are eligible to obtain one
• Strong and personable collaboration characteristics.
• Outcome and results driven.
• Communicate effectively, write concisely and clearly.
• Process driven and organized.
• Work autonomously with attention to detail.
• Focused and analytical problem solver.
• Avid learner of new technology and understand technical concepts.
• Strong sense of personal responsibility and accountability for delivering high quality work, both personally and at a team level.
• Ability to adapt to different project needs and adopt appropriate techniques and tools for testing automation.
• Eligibility to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a full-time capacity.
• Strong experience in Functional, Automation, Integration, and Backend Testing
• Hands-on experience in Test Automation using Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber (BDD), and Playwright
• Proficient in integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
• Programming experience in Java and TypeScript
• Experience with build and dependency management tools (Maven)
• Skilled in using Sauce Labs for cross-browser and cross-platform testing
• Experience in API testing using Postman
• Strong understanding of HTTP/HTTPS protocols, network calls, redirects, cookies, and session management for web applications

Responsibilities

• Contributing to the analysis and design of application solutions, while bringing forth innovative ideas and best practices to test these solutions across all phases of the SDLC.
• Understanding the software delivery life cycle to support the quality of critical 24/7 services.
• Understanding QA methodology and industry best practices, including standards within continuous integration (CI) model.
• Holding exceptional knowledge of best practices of quality assurance and testing standards.
• Analyzing, understanding, and clarifying requirements
• Seeking to understand the software limitations and protocols.
• Developing test plans from requirements and use cases while ensuring optimal coverage.
• Creating test cases with sufficient detail to characterize the breaking point of the design, and proactively maintaining the test case suite upon design changes.
• Designing and developing automated test suites to cover various phases of QA, including functional, security, and performance.
• Effectively prioritizing test execution while examining solution dependencies and risks.
• Setting up required test beds (software and network).
• Executing scalable test cycles through manual and automated tests.
• Clearly reporting defects with sufficient detail and proactively track them to resolution.
• Documenting technical details, processes, and standard operating procedures to support the transfer of knowledge to other stakeholders.
• Creating test logs and reports, including roadblocks and system performance metrics.
• Supporting the creation, maintenance, and enhancement of internal tools and processes.
• Collaborate with the team to support scalable testing while leveraging innovative ideas.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in the troubleshooting of a service during incident management.
• Promoting a positive culture of continuous improvement, transparency, open communications, and collaboration.
• Leadership, coaching and mentoring of team members in performance and completion of work.

Benefits

• Generous vacation and wellness days to help you recharge
• Comprehensive employer-paid benefits coverage for peace of mind
• Market-leading employer-funded RRSP program to invest in your future
• Flexible hybrid work model for better work-life balance
• Access to a free and confidential 24/7 employee & family assistance program to offer support for you and your immediate family
• Pregnancy and parental leave top-up to support growing families
• Charitable donation matching with United Way to amplify your impact

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree