Junior Software QA Analyst

Role Overview

As a Junior Software QA Analyst at Iversoft, you will be part of a team delivering high-quality software and applications. We take pride in our quality, and QA is one of the most important steps in our process. You will gain valuable experience in the software lifecycle and be part of exciting projects, working with top-notch QA and development teams.

Please note that the salary range for this role is $50,000-$60,000 CAD.

Responsibilities

• Testing a variety of custom software and applications developed by our team, to make sure they are delivered free of errors
• Reviewing documentation to understand required software behaviour
• Executing manual test cases and procedures, including:
• Functional testing
• Regression testing, including creation of automated tests
• Exploratory testing, finding edge cases where software receives unexpected user input
• Testing potential security exploits
• Reporting when performance is not optimal, or software behaves contrary to user expectations
• Documenting and tracking bugs in Jira
• Working closely with developers to replicate bugs, and discuss expected behaviour
• Communicating with the team & project managers on testing progress, and flagging critical issues and blockers
• Recommending improvements to the QA process, as needed
• Working within a team, and taking pride in the final products that you are helping to perfect
  
  

Requirements

• 2+ years experience performing software testing in a professional environment working directly with developers
• Basic programming capabilities (for scripting and automation)
• Strong organization, analytic and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with Jira
• Passion for quality software and user experience
• Willing to ask questions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English)
• Strong attention to detail
• Process-oriented
• Willing to repeat tasks in the pursuit of perfection
• Ability to picture how other users may use software
  
  

Nice-to-Haves

• Post-secondary studies in IT, development or a related field
• Experience using a test case management tool (bonus points for Qase)
• Software development experience
• Automated testing experience (ex. Playwright, etc.)
• Experience dealing with external stakeholders and clients
  
  
  

Benefits

Optional compressed 4-day Work Week.

Flexible Hours.

Fully Remote Work.

Modern Tech.

Generous Sick Leave Policy.

Education and professional development Budgets.

Medical & Dental Benefits.

Additional Health Spending Account.

Diversity Statement

Differences are meant to be celebrated. That is why Iversoft is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Our hiring is designed to be an empathy-forward process that is inclusive of all applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, gender identity or expression, religion, nation of origin, neurodivergence, physical or mental disabilities, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, age, or any other status protected under Canadian Legislation and the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC).It is our steadfast commitment to inclusion and diversity that drives us in our culture of success, opportunity, empathy and growth.