Senior QA Automation Specialist

Senior QA Automation Specialist

Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Remote

Full-time

Department: Research and Development

At Flexspring, you will have the autonomy and flexibility to tackle your role in a way that is right for you. We foster a learning culture that will allow you to develop new skills and progress in your career.

About Flexspring

Flexspring is the leading expert in data integration for HR applications. We work with various clients to build customized integrations that will solve their specific HR business needs.

The Opportunity

Business is booming at Flexspring. We’re seeking a collaborative, proactive, and problem-solving QA Specialist to join our R&D all-star team working on our Flexspring suite of web apps and services. If you love to solve problems, learn to use cutting-edge technology, collaborate with a young, motivated and diverse team, and design and develop solutions in a fast-paced environment with satisfying outcomes, then we would like to meet you.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the development of test automation scripts within QA team, and perform code review.
• Mentor Test automation engineers on good test automation and practices.
• Write, maintain, and execute functional, browser, performance, load, and stress tests.
• Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases;
• Design, implement, run and analyze results of test suites for the full gamut of test types: functional, integration,
• security, system, stress, load and robustness tests;
• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities;
• Design, develop and execute automation scripts and programs using open-source tools;
• Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs;
• Perform thorough fix validation and verification when bugs are resolved;
• Liaise with internal teams (e.g. developers and product managers) to identify system requirements;
• Monitor debugging process results;
• Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and help colleagues implement fixes and solutions;
• Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts;

What We Offer

• Work from home. Enjoy flexible hours.
• Work with cutting-edge technology in the growing field of data integration.
• Own your success: Receive an attractive base salary, enjoy an empowering work culture, and apply your expertise to meaningful work.
• Expect excellence: Collaborate, learn and grow with a high-performance team.

Required Skills And Attributes

• B.Sc. or College degree in software engineering or computer science;
• 3-5 years of experience working in Quality Assurance and Test Automation;
• Knowledge and practical experience with Java, SQL, Rest Assured, JMeter, Selenium;
• In-depth knowledge and practical technical application of TDD, BDD and CI/CD.
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes;
• Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases;
• Hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing;
• Solid knowledge of Java and query (SQL, Mongo, Elasticsearch etc);
• Experience working with defect tracking systems such as Jira;
• Self-motivated, with initiative and enthusiasm, willing to work hard within a remote team;
• Autonomous with excellent self-learning skills;
• Strong problem-solving skills, both technical and business;
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to think outside the box;
• Self-aware, motivated, coachable, ability to collaborate with all team members.

Nice to Have

• Software development experience with Java, Groovy, REST API, SOAP Web Service, Graph QL;
• Experience with performance and/or security testing;
• Experience with load, robustness and system testing tools and procedures;
• Experience with HR/Financial data integrations.

For more information about Flexspring, visit: https://www.flexspring.com/

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Flexspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Flexspring is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Flexspring are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Flexspring does not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Flexspring encourages applicants of all ages.