Test Engineer

Insight Global; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Test Engineer to develop and enhance testing capabilities within a mission-critical satellite communications environment. You will build testing frameworks and help define long-term testing strategies.

This role involves designing and implementing automated testing solutions, enhancing CI/CD pipelines, and supporting the validation of complex systems. A background in automated and manual testing with experience in Python is essential, as is collaboration with engineering teams to ensure system reliability.

Moreover, the position offers opportunities to work closely with various engineering teams and contribute to quality assurance improvements.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in manual and automated testing.
• Experience in creating test strategies and frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with API testing and performance testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement a scalable automated testing framework using Python.
• Establish testing processes and methodologies.
• Develop automated test suites integrated into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Manual and automated testing

Test strategy creation

Automated test scripts with Python

API testing

Integration testing

Performance testing

Quality processes

CI/CD pipeline knowledge

Test documentation

Tools

Zephyr or similar tools

Job description

Duration: 12 months + extensions + Permanent

40-50hr

Required Skills & Experience

• 5-10 years+ experience in manual and automated testing
• Experience creating end to end test strategies and frameworks
• Experience with writing automated test scripts using Python
• Hands-on experience with API testing, integration testing, performance testing, and system validation
• Experience creating testing strategies, frameworks, and quality processes
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and CI/CD pipeline
• Experience generating test documentation, execution reports, and quality metric

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Experience with Zephyr or similar test management and reporting tools
• Familiarity with operational readiness testing, rehearsals, and mission-critical system validation
• Experience supporting critical infrastructure, utilities, defense, aerospace, or highly regulated environments
• Exposure to disaster recovery planning and resiliency testing
• Experience working with organizations such as utilities, energy providers, or other operational technology (OT) environments

Job Description

Insight Global is looking to bring on a Test Engineer to establish and mature testing capabilities within a mission-critical satellite communications environment. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on testing professional who can build a comprehensive testing framework from the ground up while helping define the long-term testing strategy for a growing engineering organization. You will play a key role in designing and implementing automated testing solutions, enhancing CI/CD pipelines, and supporting the validation of complex satellite and communications systems. The successful candidate will work closely with software, systems, and integration teams to ensure reliability, performance, and operational readiness across critical infrastructure platforms.

• Design, develop, and implement a scalable automated testing framework using Python.
• Establish testing processes, methodologies, and best practices where limited testing infrastructure currently exists.
• Define and execute the organization's overall testing strategy and roadmap.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform and coordinate various testing activities, including:
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Functional Testing
  • Performance and Load Testing
  • Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Testing
• Support integration-level testing of satellite communication systems and associated platforms.
• Develop testing automation to support operational rehearsals and system readiness exercises.
• Improve existing test pipelines and identify opportunities for increased automation and efficiency.
• Create detailed test plans, test cases, execution reports, and testing metrics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to identify defects, troubleshoot issues, and ensure successful system deployments.

Contribute to the continuous improvement of quality assurance processes and testing standards.