Senior QA Analyst

EXFO•Montreal, QC

About The Position

Your primary responsibility as a QA Analyst will be to perform testing of our network protocol testing products. As part of an Agile SCRUM team, you will contribute to the development of new functionalities to our existing line of network testing products. Your role as the QA expert will be to implement the testing strategies early in our development process. To ensure our test strategies are implemented successfully, part of your role will be to educate your team members, including developers, testers, product owners, and Scrum Masters, about what our test strategy is and how it can benefit the development process. You will explain the principles, concepts, and the format for writing tests scenarios. Work with the team to select the appropriate tools that align with our tech stack and team's preferences. Help define when and how scenarios are written, reviewed, and executed during the development lifecycle. Encourage collaboration between developers, testers, and product owners in grooming sessions where team members collectively define acceptance criteria to reflect testing considerations. For example, if doing BDD, adding "Given-When-Then" format to user story template. Work towards automating the execution of test scenarios. This automation ensures that scenarios are consistently executed and serve as regression tests. Make executing test scenarios a part of your team's Definition of Done (DoD) for user stories. This ensures that no user story is considered complete until all associated test scenarios have been executed and passed. Make sure the team integrates tests into our Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline. Encourage regular review and feedback sessions for test scenarios. Ensure that they accurately reflect the desired behaviour of the application and are kept up-to-date as requirements evolve. Focus on quality metrics to track our progress and measure our improvements. Continuously refine and adapt our processes based on feedback and lessons learned. Our test strategy should be about continuous improvement and collaboration.

Requirements

Proficient in quality assurance principles, theories, and concepts.
Understanding of different types of tests and their role (unit, integration, functional, etc.).
Able to establish and execute efficient test strategies.
Able to design and perform functional and corner case tests.
Hands-on experience with testing and/or monitoring network equipment.
Experience with networking concepts and protocols (Ethernet, TCP/IP) is a must.
Experience with Mobile device testing.
Autonomous and resourceful.
Strong communication and collaborative skills are a must.
Quick learner.
Enjoy working on challenging problems.
8-12 years QA testing in a high technology environment.
French and English (verbal and written) language proficiency.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software, or Electrical Engineering.
Canadian citizenship or permanent resident of Canada.

Nice To Haves

Experience/knowledge of an automation tool is a plus.

Responsibilities

Implement testing strategies early in the development process.
Educate team members (developers, testers, product owners, Scrum Masters) about the test strategy and its benefits.
Explain principles, concepts, and format for writing test scenarios.
Work with the team to select appropriate tools.
Define when and how scenarios are written, reviewed, and executed.
Encourage collaboration between developers, testers, and product owners in grooming sessions.
Automate the execution of test scenarios.
Make executing test scenarios part of the team's Definition of Done (DoD).
Ensure the team integrates tests into the Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline.
Encourage regular review and feedback sessions for test scenarios.
Focus on quality metrics to track progress and measure improvements.
Continuously refine and adapt processes based on feedback and lessons learned.