QA Analyst

Mitacs

QA Analyst helping evolve testing strategy and ensuring product quality at Mitacs. Collaborating with developers and stakeholders in a dedicated quality assurance team.

Posted 4/11/2026full-timeOttawa • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$72,000 - CA$85,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudCypressJestPuppeteerSeleniumSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform manual testing across web, backend, and integrated systems
Assist in maintaining automated test scripts and support ongoing automation initiatives using tools such as Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium
Conduct a wide range of testing types, including functional, system, regression, integration, UAT, cross-browser, and backend validation
Conduct API testing using tools like Postman, Swagger, or SoapUI
Write basic SQL queries to validate database functionality and test data
Troubleshoot and document defects clearly in Azure DevOps or Jira

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of QA experience, including 2+ years in test automation
Proven experience testing cloud-based and enterprise systems, especially within Agile (Scrum/SAFe) delivery models
Hands-on experience with one or more automation frameworks/tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Puppeteer, Cucumber, Jest, etc.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Azure environments
Knowledge of written and spoken English is required, French is an asset.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
Reconciliation with Indigenous communities
Opportunities for professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

manual testingautomated testingfunctional testingsystem testingregression testingintegration testingUAT testingAPI testingSQLcloud-based systems

Soft Skills

communicationtroubleshootingdocumentation