Software Tester

This is a remote position.

Job Title : Software Tester (AgExpert)

Job Type : Contract; FullTime

Location : Canada US (Remote)

About the Company :

Our client is a Crown corporation providing specialized and personalized financial services to farming operations. Our client offers financing insurance software learning programs and other business services to producers agribusiness owners and agrifood entrepreneurs across the country.

Responsibilities :

Helping to test the AgExpert Field or AgExpert Accounting commercial software package which has both a web and native mobile interface

Exploratory testing and documenting test results

Writing / executing regressive tests

Investigating escalated customer incidents

Working in Scrum environment using Azure DevOps tools

As a member of the AgExpert Development Team your main objective will be to manually test improvements that have been made to the companys commercially available cloud based data entry applications : AgExpert Field and AgExpert Accounting.

There are both Web and Mobile (iOS / Android) applications.

Requirements : Required Experience

University Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or Business Administration. What is the University degree the candidate has Where was the degree attained When was the degree attained

8 years of experience software testing with the following responsibilities :

Manually testing web applications

Manually testing iOS / Android applications

Documenting your findings

Documenting regressive test cases

Ability to examine requirements and create test scenarios

Nice to have :

Understanding of relational database design

Experience working in a Scrum environment

Experience using MicrosSoft Dev Ops to manage daily work flow

Experience with automated UI testing

Specific Project Requirements : Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy. Demonstrated experience in SQL programming is required. Demonstrated experience in ETL is required. Strong knowledge and demonstrated experience in current and future state data mapping. Carry out data validation and identify and resolve discrepancies (format, content, values). Work with business team members on troubleshooting Top Skills Required : Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy. Well-rounded experience in the whole data lifecycle management and hands-on experience in the following data management domains : dimensional and relational data modeling, data quality, SQL programming (minimum 5 years), ETL development, metadata management and master data management, and business intelligence. Experience with reverse engineering the source to target mapping to gain data insights Experience refactoring existing SQL code to new / alternate data sources. Other Skills Required : Experience with Azure Data Platform technologies or other public cloud offerings Programming experience : SQL Experience with Databricks Excellent verbal and written communication, critical thinking, time management, priority planning and interpersonal skills. Ability to understand and interpret requirements and design documents Ability to write and maintain documentation Demonstrated experience working with key business stakeholders in areas of Finance, Risk Management and Insurance Assets : Experience working in an Agile environment / team Bilingualism in both official languages (English and French) Greater than 5 years of SQL development and refactoring existing SQL