Lead QA engineer responsible for defining QA strategy, test plans, and quality metrics. Drive test automation, mentor QA team, collaborate with developers on defects, prioritize bug fixes, and implement tools and processes to deliver validated enterprise releases.
Klir is on a mission to make water better. Our customers are global leaders in water management. We are looking for a Software
Quality Assurance Engineer that can help us
build-in quality to every aspect of our platform.
In this role, you ensure the team
achieves built-in code quality. You develop QA test plans, and drive the testing strategies and quality metrics that help us deliver a solid enterprise solution.
You set quality standards and provide feedback to help us meet our goals. You build upon experience in software testing tools and frameworks to help us implement
automation to deliver a validated release with
minimal delay. You advocate quality
policies that guide the entire team, and collaborate with management on estimation, resource
planning, and team development.
Responsibilities - Collaborating with developers to solve application faults.
- Planning test schedules and test strategies to meet team delivery objectives
- Creating and maintaining company documentation, such as quality manuals and quality procedures.
- Engaging all team members within Klir in quality improvements and testing.
- Instructing and mentoring team mates as a leader in QA practices, with support and oversight.
- Providing feedback and constructive advice to develop and grow capability within the team.
- Meeting with the software design team to plan test coverage and verification methods.
- Identifying software application weaknesses and target areas.
- Prioritizing and planning bug-fix efforts.
- Planning and delivery of initiatives to automate testing and tools that support QA goals.
- Writing automation scripts and implementing software applications.
- Troubleshooting automation software and finalizing
system procedures.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a Software QA, with at least 2 years leading a QA team.
- Broad experience on-boarding and using test automation tools and platforms.
- Expertise in principles and methods for software testing.
- Agile QA and test-driven development (TDD) practices.
- Customer advocacy and customer focus.
- Effective verbal and written communication.
- Estimating and prioritizing work.
- Previous experience in creating test strategy and test plans on major projects
- Strong SQL query-writing skills (SQLServer, Oracle )
- Experience in an early-stage start up or proven track record operating in earliest stages of a product.
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, with a broad base of knowledge in the areas of technology and communications
- Work in GMT -4 timezone hours
- Proficiency with
automation tools like Selenium, Playright and Testproject.io
- Proficiency with test
management tools like Azure DevOps or JIRA
- Experience
navigating and understanding code, using software
languages like C# and Javascript
Personal attributes:
- Active Listener
- Builds Relationships
- Scrum Values
- Follows Processes
- Time Management
- Meets Commitments
- You thrive equally in strategy and execution. You are
inventive and resourceful and can turn your ideas
quickly into implementations. We move fast, but we are smart about it.
- You are
entrepreneurial at heart, but methodical in your approach.
- You love
to learn about your craft and your own personal development.
- You get
a rush when you’re super busy and getting a lot
done. You get a super rush when your efforts land a win.
- You would rather just try a new idea than spend days
talking about it.
- You believe in collaboration and enjoy adding value and
getting value by engaging with every department that
touches the customer experience.
- You’re
probably your own toughest critic and have an
internal drive to succeed and help others do the same.
You never want to be the weak link, but the strongest.
- You are passionate about water and ensuring that the developed
world has enough safe and secure water needed to
sustain our species for generations to come.
Benefits
Our Commitment to you:
- We remunerate you well with a competitive salary and
benefits for your market. Operating at your best,
you can't worry about your quality of life at home.
- We commit that you have an opportunity to use your
talents to leave a factual lasting legacy for our
species for generations to come.
- By working with a Y-Combinator market leading company,
we commit that you have an opportunity to challenge
yourself to be the best you can be.
- We commit to give you the opportunity to work in a
team that understands life is far too important to take
seriously. Obviously, we are doing a crucial job
but we have fun while doing it.
- We commit to giving you the opportunity to work with a
group of people that value honesty and audaciousness, that
stand up straight & stick together no matter
what and aspire to be the difference between good
and great.
- We are committed to doing our best to make you
successful. The leader's sense of purpose is to help
you to be the best version of yourself. We achieve
this with fearless feedback, focus on growth and transparency.
Klir Toronto, Ontario, CAN Office
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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