Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Contract)

Electric Mind Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking consulting firm where you will thrive at the intersection of business and technology. As a QA Engineer, you will collaborate with a dynamic team to enhance software quality through automated testing and Agile practices. Your role will involve developing test plans, executing test cases, and driving QA strategies, ensuring that projects meet client expectations. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your skills in a supportive environment that values continuous learning and diversity. If you're passionate about quality assurance and eager to make an impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in automated testing methodologies and frameworks.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating discussions to document functional requirements.
• Developing and executing test plans and cases for application code.

Skills

Automated testing methodologies

Java

JavaScript

API testing

Agile methodologies

Problem solving

Client-facing skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business

Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Tools

Automated testing tools

Job description

As QA Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to work with a cross-functional collaborative team to identify issues, develop test plans and execute test cases, write automated tests, and contribute to the overall quality of the project.

Electric Mind is a business and technology consulting firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada with a rich 30+ year history of custom software and product development. We thrive at the intersection of business and technology. We work differently here; you will find continuous opportunities to learn, grow, and share knowledge within your team and the expert communities at Electric Mind all while delivering excellence.

While working within a team in an Agile environment, you will be:

• Facilitating discussions between leadership, clients and developers to identify and document functional requirements
• Developing and documenting test plans to ensure appropriate testing of the application code developed by the project team
• Developing, documenting, automating, and executing test cases to verify the application code developed by the project team
• Gathering and processing business information related to procedures, data and processes to clarify business issues/requirements
• Driving QA strategy and investigating, applying and evolving QA tools, processes and best practices including metrics and analytics
• Collaborating directly with development team to deliver projects on-time and on-budget to the client’s satisfaction

'Must Have' Skills/Experience

• Experience and expertise in automated testing methodologies, frameworks, tools, and best practices
• Programming experience in Java/JavaScript
• Experience testing APIs
• Familiarity with mocking external dependencies and exploratory testing techniques
• Exposure to and enthusiasm for Agile approaches to software development
• Proven client-facing, partnership and presentation skills
• Strong problem solving abilities
• Ability to consolidate diverse business requirements and facilitate realistic, common sense solutions
• Bachelor’s Degree in one of: Business, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science or Physics (or equivalent education/experience)

For more info on Electric Mind, check out our Careers Page and Instagram.

Electric Mind is committed to diversity in the workplace. We are an inclusive employer and welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates. Applicants’ needs will be accommodated during our recruitment and selection process so please advise us if you require accommodation.