Quality Assurance Analyst - BC - Canada

Vensure Employer Solutions; Victoria; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity startup is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst to ensure the quality of its innovative solutions. The role involves creating test cases, executing tests, and collaborating closely with engineering teams. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of experience in testing, a keen interest in automation, and strong problem-solving skills. This position offers a unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing company and impact its trajectory.

Qualifications

• Strong interest in test automation and developing automated tests.
• Experience with agile development principles and practices.
• Knowledge in DNS, computer networking, and cyber security.

Responsibilities

• Create well-defined test cases and test plans.
• Execute tests at all levels (API, UI, E2E).
• Write clear bug reports and advocate for quality improvements.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and automate workflows.

Skills

Attention to detail

Test methodologies

Creative problem-solving

Test automation

Education

2+ years in related roles

Tools

Postman

JIRA

SQL

Jenkins

Azure

Job description

About Us

We are at the forefront of a paradigm shift in cyber security as we not only focus on a unique understanding of adversary infrastructure and malicious actors use of it, but we utilize our unique data and approach to lead the charge in modern, advanced Protective DNS solutions. As our company is recognized as the only startup rapidly growing in the Protective DNS space by CISA and the US Government, you will have the rare opportunity to drive full forward as we change the world. We are a fast-paced, fun organization going through rapid growth and solving technical challenges at an exponential scale.

Possition Summary

Our company is looking for an experienced and highly skilled Quality Assurance Analyst to help build, test, and deliver our cyber security solutions.

You will join a team that is responsible for the overall quality of our product solutions and, in turn, protect our company's brand reputation. In this role you will help maintain the company s culture while impacting the trajectory of an ambitious tech startup. This is a rare opportunity to join a high-growth startup that is looking to give you a career-changing impact on the business.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Understand our product requirements and create well-defined test cases and test plans.
• Organize and maintain our test case repository.
• Execute tests at all levels (API, UI, E2E) on new developments, and for product releases.
• Write clear and concise bug reports and advocate for quality improvements.
• Work closely with engineering teams, product management and security services to improve overall product quality.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and automate workflows.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• A proven team player who's eager to learn and grow, and has exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of test methodologies, test types, and test management.
• Excellent creative problem-solving skills and communication ability.
• Keen interest in test automation, supporting the development and execution of automated tests.

Education & Experience

• 2+ years of experience as a Test Engineer, Software Tester or in related roles, preferably in the cyber-related field.
• Experience with Software Development Life Cycle, agile development principles and practices.
• Experience executing and debugging API tests with software tools (Postman, Swagger, curl, etc.).
• Experience writing SQL to query databases.
• Experience with test management tools (JIRA, Zephyr).
• Experience with DNS, computer networking and cyber security knowledge.
• Experience with security testing and load testing.
• Experience with micro-services architectures and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience developing test automation, adding new test cases or extending test libraries.
• Experience managing virtual machines and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure, DevOps).