Quality Assurance Analyst

Introduction

While being one of the companies leading the way in the development and implementation of asset management software worldwide, Deighton also provides career diversity in combination with challenging growth opportunities. Our core values include people first, collaborative, and respectful corporate culture, customer commitment, partnering for excellence, flexible, and versatile product offerings, leadership focus, and a commitment to being eco-friendly. Whether you are a student, a recent graduate, an experienced professional, or someone looking to expand your career in a dynamic industry there is a place for you here at Deighton! With steady growth Deighton has established a global presence and is expanding our reach continuously. Join our team today and help make an impact on a positive legacy for generations to come!

Company

Deighton Associates Ltd. (Deighton) has established itself as one of the world leaders in providing asset management systems and asset management expertise at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels for agencies around the world. Recognized as the premier software product for infrastructure asset management, dTIMS® is used to manage large infrastructure networks in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, and the United States. These infrastructure networks include hundreds of thousands of miles of pavements, thousands of bridges, and millions of wastewater, stormwater, and freshwater distribution pipe assets.

Job Expectations

• Demonstrate commitment and accountability within the QA team to create and execute tests and offer feedback on all software releases, ensuring utmost stability for clients using dTIMS.
• Actively participate in cross functional ceremonies, QA processes and own tasks to test bug fixes, new features, and releases. Work as directed on projects that support company goals and brand pillars.
• Maintain up to date test coverage matrices, end to end gold copy manual and automated tests for all products. Incorporate UAT, Load and Performance testing scripts into the testing process.
• Deliver automated tests to an agreed annual plan, collating previous support issues and testing these for each release. Craft automated tests within sprints to ensure product quality.
• Work within a worldwide team supporting colleagues and peaks in workload in other teams as required.
• Understand relevant SOPs and adhere to process. This includes Timesheets and all other corporate compliance actions.
• Maintain QA team environments and artifacts including lists, work items and documents. Keep QA systems up to date.
• Collaborate with the Management on continuous improvement of Product Quality. Adopt this approach to yourself by pursuing continuous learning and improvements to department processes and customer interactions.
• Presents clear and comprehensive status reports for product according to department standards.

Required

• College or university graduate (preference given to candidates with specialization in IT and/or quality assurance management programs)
• 3+ years of experience with software Quality Assurance in a Shift Left environment including manual and automated test plan and test case authoring.
• Intermediate knowledge of test management software, programming languages and QA methodologies.
• Microsoft Azure DevOps, CI/CD, C#, Python, Test Plans and Test Cases.
• Must have experience in Test Automation including Selenium, Cucumber and mobile.
• Knowledge and experience in Performance and Load testing tools such as JMeter and Flood.
• Intermediate knowledge of quality assurance theory, systems, and practices.
• Intermediate knowledge of scrum processes.
• Strong written and verbal interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong ability to read and understand technical data, and instruction manuals, to derive the test scenarios from the business requirements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills to identify software faults, analyze test data, and recommend the appropriate solution.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a rapidly changing environment.
• Conscientious, consistent, and thorough, with a keen attention to detail.
• The position requires strong interpersonal skills and consistently interacts with multiple stakeholders.
• Knowledge of industry-specific software is considered an asset.

What does Deighton Provide?

• Competitive compensation, vacation and personal time, group benefits
• In-house executive Chef – Lunch meals are prepared and provided 5 days a week.
• A supportive team that encourages and supports professional growth.
• Hybrid working approach, 3x days per week in the office.
• Located in Whitby, Ontario- Right off the 401 in the heart of Durham Region
• Company and department employee social events + gaming stations in-office
• Flexible working environment that promotes healthy work-life balance (Flex Hours offered)
• Working on meaningful and impactful work.
• Matching Group RRSP contributions
• Work From Anywhere Globally
• Roll Over Vacation
• Summer golf lessons for beginners
• On-Site parking
• Global travel opportunities

Deighton Associates Ltd. is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.