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The Opportunity
PQA has been going strong since 1997! As Canada's largest and most established independent software testing company, we insist on working with "quality" people who share our passion for doing the job right. We are obsessed with software quality and testing, and have built a team of people who believe that Quality is the most important deliverable.
We take pride in our commitment to the communities across Canada in which we work, because we know there is more to life than work. Our team members enjoy opportunities for continuous learning and they work with leading-edge companies, technologies, and tools.
We are growing across Canada, and are currently looking for a Consultant | Test Specialist to help us do that! This role will be responsible for creating detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test scripts, using a variety of automated testing tools, creating test reports, traceability matrices, and other testing artifacts, while interacting directly with our clients.
What you'll do
Responsibilities
- Consult with others to provide advice, direction, and proposed solutions with respect to the implementation of test automation
- Support the delivery of automated test solutions through the creation, execution and maintenance of reusable test plans
- Assist with the detailed analysis and interpretation of results to help identify and isolate issues and propose solutions
- Build knowledge of industry-leading tools and practices in the area of test automation and disseminate knowledge through mentorship and training
- Collaborate with teammates to share knowledge and ideas, supporting the growth of the automation practice
What you'll need
Qualifications
- Computer Science degree or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years of test automation experience with a minimum of 3 projects/roles
- Minimum 2 years of API test automation experience with a minimum of three projects, experience with API tools like SoapUI
- Experience building or implementing automation frameworks/designs such as POM and TestNG
- Experience working with SAP Products
- Strong ability to plan and automate test cases (e.g. in Java, Python, C#, etc)
- Exposure to development practices, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, unit testing is preferred
- Experience testing different types of enterprise applications including solutions such as Salesforce
- A continuous learner, up to date with industry best practices, and the flexibility to transfer knowledge between toolsets
- Excellent time management skills, able to manage multiple tasks, self-motivated, and strong attention to detail
We're looking for
Core Skills
A little bit about us
PLATO
Who We Are
PLATO is a software testing and technology services company trusted by clients around the world.
In addition to providing our clients the highest quality software testing services, PLATO is creating careers in technology for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people from coast to coast to coast through our innovative train-and-employ model. Since 1997, we have been helping organizations all over the world reach their quality objectives by delivering scalable, proven, quality-centric managed services. Companies such as Apple, Suncor, TD Bank, Medavie, BCLC, LinkedIn, Boeing, and many others have gained considerable advantage from our Quality Assurance (QA), Testing, and eLearning expertise and experience.
We deliver specialized QA services to our clients with the goal of helping them increase profitability, boost customer satisfaction, manage development cycles and implement quality-centric solutions. We develop innovative approaches and solutions, designed to generate increased efficiencies, competitive advantage, and market share for our clients.
Are you interested?
Work With Us
At PQA Testing, we encourage our employees' personal career growth. We have plans in place to make sure that each employee is connected with a mentor to help guide them through their professional development, offer regular lunch & learns, and give our employees chances to attend industry conferences.
Our employee's health and wellness is #1 here at PQA Testing. We offer health incentives for our full-time employees to help them reach their goals of a healthy lifestyle, including a company-wide mental health day annually. PQA Testing is always organizing events that bring all of us closer, even if virtually!