Devops engineer Jobs in Saanich, BC

The Company

At VertiGIS, we build powerful GIS software. Our portfolio of products, solutions, and services enhance the capabilities of leading mapping software, most notably Esri’s ArcGIS. For decades, professionals have relied upon us to overcome complex technical challenges so that they can make a significant impact in the world.

VertiGIS offers challenging and meaningful careers. Our employees help make a difference in the world through our technologies. We believe every individual contributes to a company’s culture through attitude, interests, and skills. Our teams are comprised of passionate, high-performing individuals that come from a diverse set of educational, cultural, and professional backgrounds. Together we strive to do great work, support each other in growth, and have fun!

The Position

Over 1,500 organizations around the world rely on VertiGIS to design, develop and maintain both web and mobile based mapping applications. We believe geographic information over the web and on mobile devices can empower people to make better decisions about their lives, society, and the world around us. You can help us make a difference.

This challenging position offers the opportunity to build new skills and gain experience with various VertiGIS Studio products on our Products team. Your abilities and interests will strongly influence the nature of this position at VertiGIS North America.

We welcome candidates at the junior, intermediate, or senior level, offering responsibilities and compensation that reflect experience.

Responsibilities :

Software product quality assurance, which may involve research and analysis, product testing, test case design, automated functional tests, defect reporting and verification, release testing, and managing test data

Designing and executing test plans for spatial applications and frameworks for the web and mobile devices that are developed by the Products Team

Working with a variety of development and quality assurance technologies and approaches including on-premises and SaaS deployment, back-end services, and front-end UI

Provide guidance and knowledge to other stakeholders within the company

Diploma / degree in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent competency

Experience :

For Junior : previous exposure to software Quality Assurance Engineer tasks (e.g. as a coop student or study project work)

For Intermediate : 3+ years working experience in a software Quality Assurance Analyst / Engineer role

For Senior : 6+ years working experience in a software Quality Assurance Analyst / Engineer role

Experience in software programming, ideally in automated functional testing

Knowledge and experience with one or more of the following : JavaScript / TypeScript, React, C#, .NET

Proven ability to learn and master new technologies quickly

Experience with defect management software (Azure DevOps, JIRA, BugZilla, etc.)

Well-versed in software version control concepts and the software development life cycle

Familiar with Agile software development concepts

Demonstrable interpersonal and communication skills for success in a team environment

Capacity to work, troubleshoot, and solve problems independently

High level of accuracy, organization, and attention to detail

Would love to see :

Experience with GIS and / or spatial systems (Esri, raster / vector data, OGC, etc.)

Experience with UX driven development

Experience with WCAG and accessibility concepts

Experience with Cloud Computing frameworks (Azure, AWS, etc.)

Experience with application deployment frameworks (Containerization, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)

Our Perks

Team / Career Growth

Top-notch colleagues that like and respect one another

We listen to peoples' ideas—and act on them

A supportive environment with opportunity for training, mentoring, professional development, and advancement

Challenging, interesting work

Cutting edge technology that improves the world around us

We're recognized experts in our field—people around the world seek us out

Benefits

Fair and equitable salaries, as well as profit sharing

A competitive group benefits program for you and your family

A health and lifestyle spending account

RRSP matching

4 weeks of vacation to start and 5 weeks of vacation after 5 years with the company

Maternity and parental leave top-ups

Bottomless book budget

Company summer and winter parties (that are fun to attend!)

Working Model

A choice between a hybrid or remote working model

A headquarters office in downtown Victoria with healthy snacks and good coffee

High-end hardware and equipment, in the office or at home

Secure bike storage and showers for those that bike to work

Lunchtime yoga on Tuesdays and Thursdays

At VertiGIS, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued. We encourage everyone who is interested in the role, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability status or age, to apply. Unique perspectives and experiences are what make our teams strong!

If you self-identify as having a disability, please let us know how we can best assist you. Accommodation is available upon request at any time during the recruitment process.

VertiGIS Compensation Philosophy

At VertiGIS, we strive to offer competitive total compensation packages that include both direct and non-direct compensation such as salary, health care and retirement benefits, variable / incentive pay, paid time off, and other benefits and perks.

Our job postings reflect the expected pay or pay range for each position in alignment with our compensation philosophy and salary budget. This reflects what we feel is competitive based on the profile of candidate we are seeking. The background, experience, and skill set we are seeking will be outlined in the role requirements.

We strive to have a comprehensive approach to compensation and ensure that employees are paid based on the value they bring to the company.

We’re a great place to build your career.

Our colleagues are great people and make our company the kind of place we enjoy coming to every day. We reward top performers and stay true to our core values. Since 1999, we’ve built our business based on steady, sustainable growth – we’re still growing and our future is bright!

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