New Value Solutions, a national IT consulting company, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior QA Engineer to join our innovation team. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring quality on all products and software solutions delivered through the innovation team. The candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams, involving professionals from various domains, to test software applications and solutions. This role is instrumental in turning innovative ideas into quality / tangible solutions that have high impact to the business.
Responsibilities :
- Design, create and implement automated tests to ensure compliance with product specifications and end-user requirements.
- Work with product managers, data scientists, engineers, and various stakeholders to create comprehensive test plans, test scenarios and test scripts.
- QA Testing : Switch gears and perform manual testing when automation is not feasible to meet project schedule requirements. This includes exploratory, ad hoc testing and user acceptance testing to ensure the software solution / product meets specifications.
- Performance testing : Assess the application's performance under different loads, analyze results and make recommendations.
- Provide automation run reports to communicate testing progress and status.
- Document complex technical issues and track resolution.
- Able to implement a continuous testing approach and add efficiency to the way teams work, speed to adopting innovations, quality, and test automation.
- Accountable for initiatives of high complexity, high risk, and high visibility; handle multiple initiatives of varied complexity simultaneously; provide feedback on and suggestions for improving QA Procedures
- Responsible for Test planning including Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Data Requirements, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Results, Defect Management and Test Summary reports leveraging user stories, business requirements, UX design specifications.
- Strong understanding of Defect Workflow, Agile methodology
- Document issues and outcomes accurately into the ticketing system to capture enough information for escalation and historical tracking.
- Contributing input to user stories for product fixes and feature enhancements.
- QA Signoff on changes / updates to client application if needed.
Requirements :
7+ years as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) or Senior QA Engineer, with proven experience in test automation and functional testing.Hands-on experience testing software solutions and products leveraging AI technologies, including familiarity with challenges such as validating AI model behaviors, bias detection, accuracy testing, and reliability testing.Proficiency with API testing tools like Postman.Knowledge of performance testing tools and methodologies.Expertise with test automation tools such as Selenium or equivalent frameworks.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address complex testing scenarios.Hands-on experience with technologies like Git, Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, and CSS.Proficiency in Python, C#, .NET, object-oriented programming, SQL, and CI / CD pipelines.Familiarity with cloud environments and DevOps practices, including continuous integration and delivery.Working knowledge of SAFe or Agile methodologies.Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to advocate for quality within cross-functional teams.A growth mindset and the ability to contribute to fostering a learning culture within the team.Proven ability to work effectively in highly complex, integrated environments.Extensive experience participating in agile methodologies and DevOps environments, emphasizing continuous improvement, IT development, and problem resolution.Proficiency with agile and DevOps tools, techniques, and processes.Ensure the scalability, security, and performance of software systems.Contribute to the evaluation and selection of software development languages and tools.If you have this expertise, and are able to work in Canada, please submit your resume. While we thank all candidates in advance for their application, only those candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted.
ID# 4807
The hourly rate range for this position is $65 - $85, with the final rate based on consultant experience and fit for the role.