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The Opportunity

Calgary, AB
Can work Remote
Information Technology
Experienced
Full-time

PQA has been going strong since 1997! We take pride in our commitment to the communities across Canada in which we are located 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. As one of Canada's largest and most established independent software testing companies, we insist on working with 'quality' people who share our passion for doing the job right!

We are growing across Canada and are currently looking for Senior Tester, Automation 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.

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 testing solutions through the creation, maintenance, and execution of 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 3 years of test automation experience with a minimum of 3 projects/roles
  • Experience building test automation solutions in at least 2 tools such as UFT, Selenium, Tosca, Custom Built is required
  • Exposure to development practices, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, unit testing is preferred
  • Ability to build and define CI/CD pipelines adding UI and/or API tests would be an asset
  • Experience testing different types of applications including UI, COTS, ETL, Enterprise solutions such as SAP, Peoplesoft, Oracle would be an asset
  • A continuous learner, up to date with industry best practices and the flexibility to transfer knowledge between tool sets
  • Excellent time management skills, able to manage multiple tasks, self-motivated, and strong attention to detail

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 bi-monthly 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. PQA Testing is always organizing events that involve exercise and our annual Family Day BBQ is one event that definitely brings all of us closer.