Junior QA Specialist
Mako Financial Technologies
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Junior
About the role
- Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager and working closely with the Solutions Engineering, Post Launch Engineering, and Product teams to deliver the best quality product to clients
- Regression testing: Ensure that the application and configuration meet the established standards set by Mako and the client
- Inspect deliverables before each release
- Automate regression tests using existing automation frameworks
- Interact with the team including Sales Engineers, Solutions Engineers, and Software Engineers to understand business, functional and data modifications in scope for each sprint/release
- Understand the documentation relating to the business process review
- Develop and execute Test Plans to validate the system changes and functionality, ensuring sufficient coverage of the functionality
- Identify and track defects, providing reports of test outcomes
- Recommend and institutionalize QA best practices, methodology, and tools
- Work closely with the Solutions Engineering, Post Launch Engineering, and Product teams to improve existing processes
Requirements
- Educational background in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, or a related field
- Basic understanding of the software testing lifecycle, including assisting with test plans, test cases, and test execution
- Basic understanding of testing web applications across multiple browsers (e.g. Chrome, Edge, Safari, etc.)
- Strong documentation, organizational, time-management, and communication skills
- Ability to learn and retain technical knowledge quickly
- Enthusiastic about developing QA skills and contributing to team success
- Experience with test automation is considered an asset
- Experience in the wealth management industry is considered an asset
Benefits
- Equity in a fast-growing start-up
- Gold-plated benefits
- An internal “unlimited vacation policy”
- High-end Mac or PC laptop
- $1000 budget to outfit your home office
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
regression testingtest planstest casestest executiontest automationdefect trackingQA best practicessoftware testing lifecycleweb application testing
Soft skills
documentation skillsorganizational skillstime-management skillscommunication skillsability to learn quicklyteam collaborationenthusiasm for QA