Staff Software Test and Automation Engineer

NextGenEnergyJobs; Canada; Remote; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs is seeking a senior SDET to architect automation, test infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines for complex hardware/software systems. You will design test plans, lead failure analyses, and drive risk-based testing across cloud, embedded, and IoT domains, collaborating with development teams to ensure system reliability.

Candidates should have 9–10+ years in SDET/Embedded testing, strong Python and C++, and experience with Docker/Kubernetes and AI-assisted coding approaches.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in SDET, Embedded Test, or Software Engineering.
• Proven track record of leading automation projects from design to implementation.
• Strong software development skills in Python and C++, with Bash scripting.
• Experience applying AI-assisted coding to improve test productivity and maintainability.
• Experience across Cloud, embedded systems, networking, IoT with RTOS, simulations, or related areas.
• Familiar with Docker, Kubernetes, and Ansible for DevOps and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Architect Automation & Test Infrastructure: Design, scale, and maintain custom hardware test beds and robust test automation frameworks, tools, and CI/CD pipelines.
• System Validation & Integration: Develop comprehensive test plans and traceability matrices to validate hardware/software integrations and resolve bottlenecks.
• Root Cause & Failure Analysis: Lead deep-dive failure analysis, debug issues, and champion risk mitigation for test stability and reliability.
• Strategic Coverage: Drive risk-based testing strategies to ensure 100% coverage of critical-path functionalities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with development teams to diagnose system anomalies and vet new technologies.

Skills

Automation Leadership

Python

C++

Manual Exploratory Testing

AI Workflow Ownership

Risk-Based Testing

DevOps Practices

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

GitLab

Xray

Jira

Job description

Responsibilities

• Architect Automation & Test Infrastructure: Design, scale, and maintain custom hardware test beds alongside robust, reusable test automation frameworks, software tools, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• System Validation & Integration: Develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, technical test approaches, and traceability matrices to validate complex hardware/software integrations and resolve system-level bottlenecks
• Root Cause & Failure Analysis: Lead deep-dive failure analysis, debug and diagnose issues found during testing, and champion risk mitigation strategies to ensure test stability and environmental reliability
• Strategic Coverage: Drive risk-based testing strategies, performing risk analysis to ensure 100% comprehensive test coverage of all critical-path functionalities
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with development teams and support cross-functional engineering initiatives to diagnose system anomalies and vet new technologies

Requirements

• Experience & Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field with 10+ years of professional experience, or a Master's degree with 9+ years in an SDET, Embedded Test, or Software Engineering role
• Strategic Automation Leadership: A proven track record of leading complex automation projects from design to implementation, combined with the foundational ability to perform deep-dive manual exploratory testing and technical test case design
• Technical Versatility: Strong hands-on software development experience in Python and C++, with the flexibility to navigate, debug, and contribute to diverse codebases (including Bash scripting) as the project requires
• AI Workflow Ownership: Demonstrated proficiency in leveraging AI coding assistants as a force multiplier for productivity, combined with the professional judgment to challenge, validate, and expand upon AI-generated solutions to ensure system integrity and long-term maintainability
• Domain Expertise: Professional experience testing and validating systems in at least three of the following areas: Cloud computing, embedded systems, networking, IoT with RTOS, controls, simulations (MIL/SIL/PIL), emulators, or complex algorithms
• DevOps & Infrastructure: Experience working with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and configuration management via Ansible
• Industry Tooling: High proficiency with common industry test and development workflows like Jira, Xray, GitLab, or equivalent tools