Software Test Engineer

Talentify; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test for a fully remote position. You will design automated verification tests and develop test frameworks for Next-Generation Sequencing software solutions, ensuring quality in health-related research. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of test engineering experience and strong skills in Java, JavaScript, and test automation tools like Cypress and Playwright.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development in test / software test engineering.
• Experience in Software Development in Test and proficiency in Behavioral Driven Development.
• Experience in API and UI test automation.

Responsibilities

• Design & develop automated verification tests.
• Develop test framework & infrastructure.
• Participate in requirements, architecture, and design specification reviews.

Skills

Java

Javascript

Test Automation

Typescript

Playwright

Cypress

Jmeter

Postman

Github

K6

CI/CD

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent field

Job description

** This role is FULLY REMOTE**

Description

This client is not only changing science, but we are changing lives. Our software teams are laying the groundwork for the future by developing powerful bioinformatics algorithms, data analysis tools, and software/systems infrastructures so researchers and clinicians can make better health decisions faster. The path to curing cancer lies in ones and zeros as we work with next-generation genomic sequencing, a new frontier. The complexity and sheer size of the data in the life sciences will make astronomical data problems look modest.

As a Software Development Engineer in Test, you will design & develop automated verification tests, develop test framework & infrastructure, plan test strategies and document design history for Roche Sequencing products. You will develop cutting‑edge, distributed, scale‑out Next‑Generation Sequencing data analysis software solution to ensure the highest possible software quality for gene sequencing research and disease diagnostics.

Skills

• Java
• Javascript
• Test Automation
• Typescript
• Playwright
• Cypress
• Jmeter
• Postman
• Github
• K6
• CI/CD

Qualifications

• Implement and maintain an end-to-end automation test framework for running UI integration tests and quality dashboards using various tools: Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Cypress, Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, TestNG, Junit
• Design and develop requirements based test cases
• Implement automated API testing using tools such as REST AssuredWork closely with the development team to improve unit test coverage, frameworks and productivity tools
• Participate in requirements, architecture, and design specification reviews
• Perform peer code reviews
• Use defect management tools such as JIRA
• Use the GIT source code management system
• Develop and maintain Github actionsCI/CD pipeline
• Develop Load and Performance tests using tools such as JMeter and K6
• Follow scaled agile software development process.
• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent field
• 5+ years of experience in software development in test / software test engineering
• Experience in Software Development in Test and proficiency in Behavioral Driven Development
• Proficiency in JavaScript & Java.
• Experience in API and UI test automation
• Experience in using Agile SW development tools
• Basic knowledge of microservice architecture, AWS services, Docker, CI/CD, Linux & Shell scripting

Nice to Have:

• Experience in infrastructure and framework testing
• Experience with testing bioinformatics software

**If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply to the job posting or reach out to Mathuushon ([e-mail])**

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Mississauga, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $50.00/hr.

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

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