Senior QA Analyst

Who we are:

Financeit is a point-of-sale financing provider serving some of the largest home improvement and retail organizations in Canada. Our platform helps businesses close more sales by offering customers affordable monthly payment options for their next big home improvement, vehicle or retail purchase.

We are small enough that you can make an impact within the company and large enough to make an impact in the market. Financeit is a company where collaboration, inclusivity, fairness, and respect aren’t just ideas that get talked about, but are part of who we are. If such a workplace intrigues you, we hope you’ll join us.

About the role:

We are looking for a Senior QA Analyst to join our testing team! You’ll get to work on an amazing team, collaborating closely with Developers, Designers & Product Managers. With a mix of manual and automated testing techniques you’ll use industry best practices and cutting-edge technologies to ensure quality. With an eye and interest in integrating AI, you’ll help us improve and scale our sales financing platform!

What you'll be doing:

• Upstream testing and analysis to prevent bugs from entering the product.
• Lead the automation effort by creating and maintaining automated test scripts using industry-standard tools.
• Report, track, and manage defects, ensuring they are properly documented, prioritized, and resolved.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and designers, to ensure alignment on quality goals and requirement analysis.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior QA analysts, sharing best practices and promoting a culture of quality by being user advocate within the team.
• Continuously evaluate and improve QA processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Create and maintain comprehensive test documentation, including test plans, test cases, and test reports.
• Work independently with minimum help and have excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Execute the process end to end for integration, system, functional and UAT testing.
• Provide test reports to Product Managers & QA Managers to keep the team updated on progress.
• Cultivate the culture of ownership, shift left methodologies and radical feedback in scrum ceremonies.

Who you are:

• Proactive, can multitask and handle complex projects in a timely manner.
• Adaptive to changing priorities and project requirements.
• Understands the importance of the ‘test pyramid’.
• Is able to effectively communicate flaws in a system, process or situation.
• Understanding the importance of being a domain knowledge expert and able to break down complex technical bugs.
• Conduct knowledge sharing sessions to promote skill development and best practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years of full-time work experience in QA with a primary focus on manual testing within a product pod, requiring deep, in-depth knowledge of the product system.
• Experience with all phases of the testing lifecycle with a strong focus on requirement analysis, gap analysis, test case creation, execution and automation.
• Proficiency of testing processes, agile, DevOps methodologies and latest trends and technologies.
• Collaborate with developer-in-test to design, implement and maintain automation test scripts.
• Experience with payment scheduling and payment processing systems is preferable
• Strong proficiency in test automation tools and frameworks: CI servers, RSpec and Ruby (or any other OOP language).
• Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Proficient in cross browser and mobile testing.
• Certification in software testing (e.g., ISTQB) is a plus.

Benefits

Winner of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, twice. We offer more than just the basics, take advantage of:

• An award-winning culture with a collaborative & inclusive team.
• Competitive pay and performance-based bonus:
• Annual Base Salary: $95,000 - $105,000
• Annual Bonus: 20%
• Committed to flexible work arrangements, offering hybrid workplace options.
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage + Lifestyle Account.
• RRSP Matching and Parental Leave Top UP Program.
• In office massage, meditation & workout sessions.
• Virtual events such as Lunch & Learns, company parties, fun team activities and charity initiatives.
• Career learning and development programs.

Next Steps:

If what you just read excites you, we’d like to hear from you! Please submit your application and we’ll contact you if you are selected to move forward in the process.

Financeit is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diverse backgrounds and perspectives because we know they make our team stronger and our product better. We hire based on talent, potential, and culture add - no matter your background, identity, or life experience, you are welcome here.

We may use AI to support our hiring process. While these tools assist our team, applications are ultimately reviewed and assessed by our recruiters. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let our People Success team know. Please note that this posting is for an existing vacancy, and all employment offers are contingent upon a successful background and credit check, among other verifications.