Senior QA Analyst

Apside; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services provider is looking for a detail-oriented Senior SQA Analyst to support quality assurance for COTS and SaaS applications. The role involves developing test plans, executing multiple testing types, and contributing to automation efforts. Candidates should have 5+ years of QA experience and a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Bilingualism in French and English is an asset.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software QA focused on COTS and SaaS platforms.
• Experience validating data migration and performing integration testing.
• Basic familiarity with automated testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers to create test plans and cases.
• Develop comprehensive test plans based on requirements.
• Execute various types of testing (functional, regression, UAT).

Skills

Data migration validation

Integration testing

Automated testing tools

Agile methodologies

Strong analytical skills

Bilingual (French and English)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Robot Framework

Cucumber

Selenium

Jenkins

Git

Job description

We are seeking a detail-oriented Senior SQA Analyst service provider to support quality assurance efforts for a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and SaaS-based application. These services emphasize hands-on testing, including data migration and integration testing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and product owners to translate requirements into test plans and test cases.

• Perform gap analysis between technical specifications and business requirements.

• Review product design and user stories for clarity and testability; apply risk-based testing and report assessments.

• Develop comprehensive test plans and detailed test cases based on business and technical requirements.

• Execute smoke, functional, integration, regression, data migration, end-to-end, and performance testing of COTS/SaaS applications.

• Document test results clearly and consistently; report defects using tools like Azure DevOps or Jira.

• Ensure timely resolution of defects and provide product feedback.

• Contribute to automation testing efforts using tools such as Robot Framework, Cucumber, or Selenium.

• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and contribute to continuous improvement of QA standards.

Skills Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience in software QA, with a focus on COTS and SaaS platforms.

• Experience in validating data migration and performing integration testing.

• Basic familiarity with automated testing tools (e.g., Robot Framework, Cucumber, Selenium, JMeter).

• Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments.

• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Assets

• Experience with financial or credit-related applications.

• Knowledge of database management and data integrity testing.

• Bilingual in French and English.

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git, Azure DevOps).