Senior Software Engineer

Virtusa; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtusa in Toronto is seeking an Experienced QA Analyst with 5 to 8 years of experience in testing strategies and automation frameworks. You will mentor team members and help ensure high software quality standards while developing and executing comprehensive testing plans.

The role requires proficiency in Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, Postman, SoapUI, JMeter, SQL, Git and Jenkins, and embedding automated tests in CI pipelines for functional, regression, API, and performance testing.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of QA/testing experience.
• Experience mentoring team members.
• Experience with automation frameworks and testing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test scripts and define scope for complex projects.
• Review specifications and user stories with product teams; perform root-cause analysis for defects.
• Establish quality parameters, metrics, and reporting standards for software quality.
• Embed automated tests into CI/CD pipelines; perform functional, regression, API, and performance testing.

Skills

Mentoring

Testing strategy

Automation frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Appium

Postman

SoapUI

Apache JMeter

SQL clients

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Experienced QA Analyst

Location: PCS CA, Toronto

Years of Experience: 5-7 Years

Job Summary: We are seeking an Experienced QA Analyst with 5 to 8 years of expertise in testing strategies and automation frameworks. The ideal candidate will mentor team members and ensure high software quality standards while actively participating in the development and execution of comprehensive testing plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test scripts using Python, Java, or JavaScript, while writing comprehensive test plans and defining the scope for complex projects.
• Review technical specifications and user stories with product teams, conducting root-cause analysis for production defects.
• Establish quality parameters, tracking metrics, and reporting standards to ensure adherence to software quality benchmarks.
• Embed automated tests into deployment and continuous integration pipelines, executing functional, regression, API, and performance testing.

Mandatory Skills

• Proficiency in Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Appium (Advanced)
• Experience with Postman, SoapUI, Apache JMeter (Advanced)
• Strong knowledge of SQL clients, Git, and Jenkins (Advanced)

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Datadog APM (Deal Breaker Skill)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Relevant certifications in software testing are a plus.