Senior Software Quality Specialist

Aspen Technology; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Montreal is seeking a skilled individual for a software testing role. The successful candidate will be responsible for comprehensive testing of cloud-native products, ensuring quality and functionality. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, 5-8 years of experience in software development or testing, and advanced skills in programming and test automation tools. This role offers opportunities for growth within a dynamic Agile team setting.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in software development or testing.
• Advanced knowledge of at least one modern operating system.
• Practical experience with automated testing frameworks.
• Strong skills in programming languages or scripts.
• Understanding of cloud-native technologies and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality products through manual and automated testing.
• Develop and perform various types of testing in an agile environment.
• Drive test automation using specified frameworks and languages.
• Maintain performance scalability and stress testing procedures.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies with the team.

Skills

Test automation

Software testing

Agile methodologies

C# programming

Cloud technologies

Performance testing

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

MSTest

Cypress

Selenium

Azure DevOps Pipelines

Playwright

MongoDB

Postgres

MSSQL

Job description

The Role

In this role, you will be responsible for functional and nonfunctional testing (Performance and Automation testing) of cloud-native products deployed in hyperscalers and on-prem nodes. You will gather functional requirements, information, and data to proactively drive best practices from a quality perspective into the product while collaborating with our front-end and backend software developers and Product Management. As part of the EOP team, you will be a member of an Agile development team responsible for the delivery of next-generation industrial software solutions. These solutions will provide a software-defined, data-centric, flexible platform which enables automation for AspenTech’s diverse customer base. This role’s contributions have highly visible impacts on the success and scalability of our software offerings to our customers. Our organization and product are positioned in the market to grow at a rapid pace over the next decade with varied opportunities for career growth.

Your Impact

• Deliver a high-quality product by creating manual and automated tests including test environments, installations, upgrades and configuration in accordance with technical specifications.
• Develop and perform Unit, Integration, End to End and Performance testing within an iterative agile environment.
• Drive test automation for API, UI, System and Integration using MSTest framework, C#, Lua, PowerShell, Cypress, Selenium.
• Maintain and execute performance scalability and stress testing.
• Actively participate with team members as part of a scaled Agile organization.
• Work with a team to refine high-level requirements into actionable user stories with detailed acceptance criteria.
• Contribute to a culture of accountability and collaboration across a variety of support, development, security, and product teams.
• Continually demonstrate adherence to security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Complete assigned technical and industry training.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills as a participant in a variety of Agile ceremonies.

What You'll Need

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5-8 years of experience in software development or in software testing.
• Language requirement:
  • French: A1 (advanced)
  • English level C1 (advanced), the position requires interactions with international clients
• Working experience with test automation, performance, databases, and test tools.
• Advanced knowledge of at least one modern operating system.
• You are skilled in using some programming language (or script) to get things done.
• Practical, working experience with some of the following:
  • Automated testing frameworks: Playwright
  • Databases: MongoDB, Postgres, MSSQL
  • Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, Python, Lua
  • JavaScript Frameworks: Angular, React
  • Continuous Integration: Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions
  • Cloud: Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm, Terraform
  • Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
  • Observability and Monitoring: OpenTelemetry
  • Identity and access management: OAuth 2.0, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
  • Data platforms and integrations: Inmation, Aveva PI Connect, Microsoft Fabric
• An understanding of cloud-native technologies, services, architecture, and container orchestration.
• Familiarity with concepts such as networks, databases, servers, communications, and information security.
• Experience with Agile development frameworks such as SAFe or Scrum.
• Strong personal project management skills; able to be self-directed and capable of working effectively in an environment with a high degree of change.
• Willingness to take on technical leadership opportunities when they arise.
• Experience with object-oriented design and debugging skills.
• Willingness to contribute ideas and solutions while honoring and supporting the ideas of others.
• Passionate about finding creative solutions to problems, and pride in well-crafted code.