Test Automation Developer

Description:

What can you expect in this role?

Quality Assurance is a highly strategic and challenging area of our IT business that deals with the validation and verification of software systems and data. Economical Insurance is seeking a technical Student in Quality Assurance to join us in this important area.

You are a student of a Computer Science or related program. You want to work in an Agile team in a professional environment and expand your skills on a project that matters. You are willing to get your hands dirty both testing and/or coding. Your programming skills and expertise in software are impeccable.

This is a technical role, spans multiple technology spaces, and offers a good opportunity to gain and apply experience in a range of systems supporting multiple projects and infrastructures. The successful candidate will be involved with identifying test scenarios, creating and executing test cases and potentially writing automated test scripts.

You'll be working closely with the Quality Engineering team that operates in an Agile environment, working on initiatives that span the business to implement common QA, DevOps, and Development goals.

What you’ll be doing

• Analyzing requirements in order to identify and create test scenarios
• Designing and scripting automated tests on Web Apps and Mobile Apps
• Designing, creating and executing manual tests
• Testing data seeding, data masking and data analysis
• Analysis and reporting of testing results
• Working in an Agile environment to achieve the highest possible quality standards and improve current QE capabilities

What you bring

• Working toward bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
• Knowledge of CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithm design and complexity analysis
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, C++ or Python
• Experience in mobile browser and mobile app (Android, IOS) testing and testing automation assets
• Experience with consuming RESTful APIs an asset
• Understanding of the manipulation of XML and XSD Schemas an asset
• Proficiency working with JSON, XML, CSV data formats
• Hands-on skill and utilization of SQL for the querying of relational data
• Experience in web technologies such as HTML, CSS, Javascript
• Hands on exposure to Test Automation Frameworks / Test Harness an asset
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) concepts and approaches an asset
• Understanding of and experience with DevOps an asset
• Experience and understanding of Agile software development methodologies
• Strong English communication skills - both verbal and written