Senior Analyst, QA Automation

Job Description:

  • Design test coverage and scenarios prior to UAT
  • Validate that the solution addresses the customer's problem, not just the functional specifications
  • Collaborate with developers and product managers throughout the SDLC
  • Clarify requirements, quickly identify gaps, and define acceptance criteria
  • Translate business and data requirements from URD, PRD and HLD into comprehensive test plans
  • Recommend what should be automated and why, guiding coverage together with automation developers
  • Analyze automation failures and follow up on results, discrepancies and priorities
  • Prioritize tests and coverage with delivery management and stakeholders according to customer needs
  • Manage tactical triage of defects and coordination during UAT
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for issues reported by customers
  • Review and execute tests using test management tools
  • Provide recommendations on the appropriateness of automation

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of quality assurance (QA) experience in a senior role
  • Experience testing SaaS/cloud applications
  • Deep understanding of the full SDLC and the role of quality engineering
  • Strong experience with functional and end-to-end testing
  • Excellent cross-module investigative skills and root cause analysis
  • Experience coordinating tactical testing during pre-UAT and UAT phases
  • Required experience testing APIs with Postman
  • Comfortable reviewing automated results and analyzing failures in CI/CD pipelines, including GitHub Actions
  • Proficient with Agile methodologies and comfortable with fast delivery cycles
  • Bilingual French and English required
  • Interest in or basic knowledge of coding is an asset
  • Experience with innovative SaaS products and familiarity with PRD documents are assets

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive health coverage: extended medical, dental and vision benefits, with 100% prescription drug coverage
  • Health and wellness account: combined flexible annual fund of $1,500
  • 4 weeks of vacation and 8 floating personal days
  • Group RRSP/DPSP with employer matching contributions
  • Telemedicine services via Dialogue
  • Coverage for services from licensed practitioners
  • Supplemental maternity and parental leave benefits
  • Remote-first work environment
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