Quality Assurance Specialist

Synechron; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive compensation

Flexible hybrid policy

15 days of paid annual leave

Comprehensive insurance plan

On-demand Udemy access

Coaching opportunities

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Canada is looking for a highly skilled QA engineer responsible for designing and executing test cases for software performance. The candidate should have knowledge in programming languages and testing tools. Experience in manual and automation testing is required, along with excellent analytical and communication skills. This role offers a competitive benefits package and a flexible hybrid work policy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working as a QA engineer or test engineer.
• Experienced in manual testing and automation testing tools like Selenium and JUnit.
• Good understanding of Agile scrum methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively work with software development team to understand project requirements.
• Designing and executing test cases and test scripts.
• Maintain test cases, test reports, and test documentation.

Skills

Manual testing

Automation testing

API testing

Java

Python

Agile methodologies

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Tools

Selenium

JUnit

Postman

Jira

MySQL

Job description

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,500+, and has 58 offices in 21 countries within key global markets.

We are looking for a highly skilled and talented QA engineer who will be responsible for designing and running manual and automated test cases to check the performance of the application or the software developed by the development team. Candidate should be good at programming languages and have good knowledge about writing and executing test cases to find issues or bugs in the software, like UI and usability issues, etc.

The Role

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively working with our software development team to understand the project requirements and prepare the test cases.
• Working closely with the software development team to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Designing and executing test cases and test scripts to understand their functionality, usability, and performance, and helping the development team identify issues for correction.
• Re-executing test cases and test scripts to confirm whether previous issues have been resolved and the software is working correctly.
• Maintaining test cases, test scripts, test reports, and test documentation.
• Participating in Agile-Scrum development processes and providing feedback and suggestions for continuous improvement.
• Staying updated with the latest technologies, industry trends, and best practices in software testing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working as a QA engineer or test engineer.
• Experienced in manual testing and automation testing tools like Selenium, JUnit, TestNG etc.
• Experienced in API testing tools like Postman, Swagger, Apache JMeter, SoapUI, etc.
• Experienced in Java and Python programming.
• Experienced in planning, designing, writing, and executing test cases and test scripts.
• Experienced with bug-tracking tools like Jira, Bugzilla, Redmine, GitHub, GitLab, etc.
• Good understanding of the Agile scrum methodologies.
• Should have excellent analytical, communication, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Basic database knowledge: MySQL, DynamoDB, etc.

Benefits

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 59 offices in 21 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 15 days (3 weeks) of paid annual leave plus an additional 10 days of personal leave (floating days and sick days).
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
• Flexible hybrid policy.
• RRSP with employer’s contribution up to 4%.
• A higher education certification policy.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving and global work culture.

SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more. All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.