QA Engineer - Contract (6 Months)
The Canadian Press, Canada

The Canadian Press is looking for a talented and motivated QA Engineer to join our Toronto team. As a QA Engineer, you'll play a critical role in ensuring that the software products we create meet the highest standards of quality. Your responsibilities will include testing web applications, creating effective test cases, and working closely with our Software Development and Product teams.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating user stories, use cases, and requirements for validity and feasibility.
• Designing and executing effective test cases, leveraging both manual and automated testing approaches.
• Collaborating closely with software developers and product teams to gather all the data required for efficient QA Functional Test Plans and automation scripts.
• Designing and implementing tools for automating our quality assurance procedures and developing QA testing processes for new and existing products to meet the specific needs of our clients.
• Creating and improving testing-related documentation, including test plans, test cases, and automation test scripts.
• Identifying quality issues and creating test reports using appropriate bug tracking tools.

Skills and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a QA Engineer or similar role, preferably in the media industry.
• Good understanding of software testing processes and methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Working knowledge and understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases, scripting languages like Python, and web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Experience in testing APIs and responsive web applications.
• Experience with AODA and developing AODA test plan.
• Experience working in AWS, GCP or Azure
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to organize tasks efficiently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Please apply by February 1, 2024.

COVID-19

The Canadian Press is committed to maintaining a healthy and safe work environment for its employees. Offers of employment are conditional on the candidate providing proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or proof of an upcoming appointment to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, at the time of the beginning. The Company has implemented accommodation measures for employees who cannot obtain COVID-19 vaccines for eligible medical or religious exemptions.

The Canadian Press is committed to fostering an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible environment. As an equal opportunity employer, The Canadian Press supports employment equity goals. The Canadian Press respects all diverse groups, including, but not limited to, women, Indigenous peoples, members of visible minorities and persons with disabilities.

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, we will only contact candidates who are invited for an interview. All applications will be treated confidentially.

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Ingénieur(e) en assurance de qualité

Contrat de six mois

Bureau au centre-ville de Toronto

Description

La Presse Canadienne est à la recherche d'un(e) ingénieur(e) en assurance de qualité talentueux(se) et motivé(e) pour se joindre à notre équipe de Toronto. En tant qu'ingénieur(e) AQ, vous jouerez un rôle essentiel en veillant à ce que les produits logiciels que nous créons répondent aux normes de qualité les plus élevées. Vos responsabilités comprendront la mise à l'essai d'applications web, la création de cas d'essai efficaces et la collaboration étroite avec nos équipes de développement de logiciels et de produits.

Responsabilités

• Évaluer la validité et la faisabilité des expériences d'utilisateurs, des cas d'utilisation et des exigences.
• Concevoir et exécuter des cas de test efficaces, en s'appuyant sur des approches de test manuelles et automatisées.
• Collaborer étroitement avec les développeurs de logiciels et les équipes de produits afin de rassembler toutes les données nécessaires à l'élaboration de plans de tests fonctionnels d'assurance qualité et de scripts d'automatisation efficaces.
• Concevoir et mettre en œuvre des outils permettant d'automatiser nos procédures d'assurance qualité et développer des processus de test d'assurance de qualité pour les produits nouveaux et existants afin de répondre aux besoins spécifiques de nos clients.
• Créer et améliorer la documentation relative aux tests, y compris les plans de test, les cas de test et les scripts de test d'automatisation.
• Identifier les problèmes de qualité et créer des rapports de test à l'aide d'outils de suivi des bogues appropriés.

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