SIGMA Assessment Systems: Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Headquarters: London, ON Canada URL: https://sigmaassessmentsystems.com Senior Quality Assurance Engineer Summary of Position SIGMA Assessment Systems is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to help us develop and manage the QA process for our next-generation assessment platform for administering high stakes psychometric/psychological testing to support organizations with selection, placement, planning and development decisions. The ideal candidate is well-versed in manual and automated QA workflows and has substantial experience developing QA processes and strategies. Our platform requires QA coverage across our frontend and backend platforms and thus you should be experienced in full-stack technology. You will be working closely with a related business and our agency partner over several phases of the project, with our Product Manager and growing development team. This is an exciting opportunity as this team is newly forming – become a founding member of our dev

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Headquarters: London, ON Canada
URL: https://sigmaassessmentsystems.com

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Summary of Position

SIGMA Assessment Systems is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to help us develop and manage the QA process for our next-generation assessment platform for administering high stakes psychometric/psychological testing to support organizations with selection, placement, planning and development decisions.

The ideal candidate is well-versed in manual and automated QA workflows and has substantial experience developing QA processes and strategies. Our platform requires QA coverage across our frontend and backend platforms and thus you should be experienced in full-stack technology.

You will be working closely with a related business and our agency partner over several phases of the project, with our Product Manager and growing development team. This is an exciting opportunity as this team is newly forming – become a founding member of our development team and help shape it!

Your initial focus will be on developing our QA workflows: Develop comprehensive software test plans and execute manual testing for UI, functionality, performance, and workflows. You’ll lead documentation for test cases and create test scripts for automated testing.

Key Responsibilities of Position

The successful candidate will:

Oversee the entire QA lifecycle from test planning to execution for our assessment platform ensuring high-quality software releases
Integrate QA measures into the Agile development process
Implement and maintain manual and automated testing workflows and continuous integration processes using relevant software
Plan and maintain regression testing workflows
Execute testing and track defects using our development management tools
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and our external agency to identify and resolve quality issues
Champion continuous improvements in the QA processes and methodologies

The successful candidate possesses knowledge and interest in:

Tools for manual testing: Browserstack, Postman/Swagger, GitLab etc.
Tools for automated testing: Playwright, Selenium, Cypress etc.
Ticket tracking and documentation tools such as Jira, Notion, and Wrike, and internal communication platforms like Slack and Teams
Python / Django
React / JSX / JavaScript
PostgreSQL
Azure
Github
Linux
HTML / CSS / Web-responsive framework

Qualifications and Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, or a related field, or combination of equivalent training and experience
Five or more years of experience in QA, preferably in an industry where a high degree of precision is required. (Banking, Testing etc...)
Two or more years in a Senior QA position
Full-stack development experience
Proven track record of managing test planning, design, execution across full-stack
Organizational and time management skills, with attention to detail and accuracy
Self-development skills to keep current
English proficiency, written and oral

Hours and Compensation

This is a full-time permanent position with the expectation of 37.5 hours per week. SIGMA offers competitive salaries, vacation time with additional time off the last week of December for the holiday season, a health spending reimbursement account, and flexible working hours to all employees.

This position offers room for advancement and promotion as we continue to grow, limited only by your drive and abilities.

What Makes SIGMA a Great Place to Work

We hire smart, effective, and kind people. We treat them well and pay them fairly
Many of our employees have been with us for more than 15 years, and most have advanced degrees
A respectful and professional environment where your input is valued
We’re family-friendly and provide an excellent work-life balance
Time off during the winter holiday break

About Us

For over 50 years, SIGMA has developed psychological assessments and offered related consulting services, with a focus on business applications of psychology, such as leadership development and employee selection. We work with executives, leaders, and other employees from a variety of industries, such as government, education, healthcare, retail, and hospitality.
SIGMA offers the opportunity to work in an engaging, challenging, and growing business with other talented individuals. Our size and structure give us a degree of flexibility which is usually not possible in very large organizations. If you’re looking for a rewarding job opportunity, join our talented team of professionals.

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