Software Test Engineer

Know History; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Equipment provided

Job summary

Know History in Calgary, Canada is seeking a Software Test/QA Specialist to develop test plans, perform functional, integration, regression, system, and UAT testing, and ensure quality across features. You will review requirements, create clear bug reports, and collaborate with developers to resolve issues.

The role is full-time with flexible hours, offering a starting compensation around CAD 50K per year plus vacation, sick leave, and health/dental benefits.

Qualifications

• Formal education in CS/IT or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in software testing, QA, application support or related technical role.
• Experience developing test cases and documenting defects.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues and isolate problem sources.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to spot inconsistencies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and testing scenarios based on requirements.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, system, and user acceptance testing.
• Test new features and bug fixes prior to deployment and verify acceptance criteria.
• Create clear bug reports with steps, expected/actual results, severity, and evidence.
• Collaborate with developers to clarify defects and assist with troubleshooting.
• Conduct regression testing and prioritize testing activities by risk and project needs.
• Support release-readiness assessments and identify defects and risks.

Skills

Software testing

Quality assurance

Testing documentation

Troubleshooting

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Diploma or degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

Vitest

Postman

Insomnia

Yaak

MSSQL

Postgres

Jira

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Storybook

Playwright

ReactJS

NextJS

Vue2

TailwindCSS

Azure

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Software & Functional Testing

• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and testing scenarios based on technical and functional requirements.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, system, and user acceptance testing as appropriate.
• Test new features, enhancements, bug fixes, and system updates prior to deployment.
• Verify that completed development work meets documented requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Evaluate software from both a technical and user perspective, including usability, accessibility, consistency, and overall user experience.
• Assist with validating application integrations, APIs, and data flows between systems.
• Identify, reproduce, document, and track software defects and technical issues.
• Create clear and detailed bug reports that include reproduction steps, expected results, actual results, severity, and supporting evidence.
• Work collaboratively with developers to clarify defects and assist with troubleshooting.
• Conduct regression testing to ensure changes have not negatively affected existing functionality.
• Prioritize testing activities based on risk, severity, and project requirements.
• Clearly communicate the impact and potential risks associated with identified defects.

Quality Assurance

• Identify recurring technical issues and recommend improvements to development or testing processes.
• Review requirements and specifications to identify potential gaps, inconsistencies, or risks before development is completed.
• Support release-readiness assessments by identifying outstanding defects and potential risks.
• Help establish and maintain reusable test cases and testing procedures for ongoing regression testing.
• Work closely with developers, project managers, designers, and other team members throughout the development lifecycle.
• Participate in project meetings, sprint planning, demonstrations, and technical discussions as required.
• Collaborate with developers to understand technical implementations and potential areas of risk.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in software testing, quality assurance, application support, software development, or a related technical role.
• Experience developing test cases and documenting defects.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues and systematically isolate the source of a problem.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify inconsistencies that may be overlooked by others.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with the following would be considered an asset:

• Automated testing tools or frameworks, i.e. Vitest.
• API testing and tools such as Postman, Insomnia, Yaak.
• SQL and database validation, primarily for MSSQL and Postgres.
• Accessibility testing and WCAG standards.
• Performance or load testing.
• Jira, Azure DevOps, GitHub, or similar development and issue-tracking platforms.
• Agile or Scrum development environments.
• Familiarity with legacy and modern web development stacks, i.e. ASP.NET, .NET Framework, ReactJS, NextJS, Vue2, TailwindCSS, Hono, and more.
• Experience working with cloud-hosted applications or environments such as Microsoft Azure.
• Experience building end-to-end testing suites with Storybook, Playwright, etc.

Hours: Full-time with flexible hours

Location: Calgary office, Canada

Compensation: Starting at $50K/year, with paid vacation, paid sick leave, and health and dental benefits

Equipment provided (e.g. laptop, dual monitors, peripherals)

Digital History is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. We know that, in order to understand our collective history, we need to prioritize Indigenous and diverse voices across all aspects of our organization. We strongly encourage candidates to apply and self-identify if they identify as Indigenous, members of racialized communities and visible minorities, people with disabilities, or members of members of the Two Spirit (2S) & LGBTQIA+ communities.