Junior QA Automation Tester

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Job Summary

A Brief Overview

Were looking for a Junior QA Automation Tester to join our team and support the ongoing development of our Identity and Access Management (IAM) this role youll create and maintain testing scripts implement frameworks to enhance efficiency and collaborate with various teams to translate product requirements into effective test scenarios. By analyzing test results and integrating automated tests into our CI / CD pipelines youll contribute to ensuring the reliability and quality of our IAM systems. If youre passionate about test automation and thrive in a team environment this might be the perfect fit for you.

This position develops maintains and executes application scripts. This position analyzes test results identifies trends and provides actionable insights to improve product quality. This position collaborates with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements. This position also works closely with developers to troubleshoot and resolve deficiencies and communicates effectively with team members and stakeholders regarding progress issues and results.

This position may necessitate working early mornings evenings or weekends to support occasional changes outside of regular business hours.

Job Description

What you will do

Develops maintains and executes application scripts.

Designs and implements frameworks to improve efficiency and coverage.

Collaborates with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements.

Analyzes results identifies trends and provides actionable insights to improve product quality.

Stays updated with the latest industry trends tools and best practices.

Participates in code reviews and provides feedback.

Works closely with developers to troubleshoot and resolve deficiencies.

Communicates effectively with team members and stakeholders regarding progress issues and results.

Performs manual testing when automation is not feasible.

Creates detailed comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases.

Translates product requirements into test scenarios.

Identifies records and throughly documents defects.

Integrates automated tests into CI / CD pipelines.

Other duties as required in support of the department and / or unit.

Required Education

Three-year Community College Diploma or Three-Year Bachelor Degree in computing preferred or addition requires trade certification qualification or on-going learning to remain ahead of changes in technology or emerging fields.

Required Experience

More than 2 years and up to and including 3 years of experience.

Familiarity with software development best practices including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations considered an asset.

Experience in automation testing tools such as Selenium Cypress or similar frameworks is considered an asset.

Experience with programming languages considered an asset (e.g. C C C# Objective-C Java Python ASP HTML5 CSS Assembler FORTRAN etc.).

Experience in database administration / management design and / or technologies considered an asset (e.g. MySQL PostgreSQL and / or Oracle / DB2 relational databases warehoused databases etc.).

Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Knowledge and Requirements

Practical and applied knowledge of specialized methods and processes that are typically acquired through a combination of technical or academic qualification and / or work experience.

Provide consultation and advice on non-straightforward and / or complex issues.

Interaction with others typically requires interpersonal skills and the ability to understand and influence.

Adapt messages to meet the needs of the intended audience.

Build relationships trust and credibility.

Manage own work and may train and review the work of casual employees work study students and / or volunteers to see commitments through to completion.

Contribute to setting work priorities and direction supporting the team in achieving goals and objectives.

Participate in project team meetings and develop individual project plans.

Lead procedural or technological change within a unit.

Identify new problems and seek information and input to fully understand the cause of problems.

Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.

Draw logical conclusions and provides opinions and recommendations.

Research equity diversity accessibility and inclusion resources and best practices relevant to the job and unit operations in order to inform evidence-based planning.

Commitment to principles of equity diversity accessibility inclusion Indigenization and human rights for equity deserving groups.

Employment Equity and Accessibility Statement

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queens is strongly committed to employment equity diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black racialized persons Indigenous people women persons with disabilities and 2SLGBTQI accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements priority will be given to those who are legally eligible to work in Canada.

The University provides support in its recruitment processes to all applicants who require accommodation due to a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code including those with disabilities. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Human Resources at .

Required Experience :

Junior IC

Key Skills

Continuous Integration,APIs,Automotive software,Test Cases,Electrical Engineering,Junit,Distributed Control Systems,Testng,Java,Test Automation,Programmable Logic Controllers,Selenium

Employment Type : Temp

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1