(Remote) Junior QA Analyst

How is the culture in your current company? Looking to make a move to one with an amazing team that prides itself on empathy, respect, and trust? If so, I would encourage you to consider Cogsdale, a company with East Coast charm and an environment where Core Values mean something. If this is appealing to you, let's grab a virtual coffee and talk about this great opportunity.

The Software Quality Assurance Analyst will be responsible for defining, implementing, executing, and maintaining test plans, test cases and test tools/scripts to ensure software is delivered with high quality. The Quality Assurance Analyst is required to have good communication with the team and customers, and a strong technical background in terms of successfully developing, managing and implementing product test script libraries.

In addition, you will be responsible for collaborating with key stakeholders to gather input and feedback, reviews requirement specifications and design documents, to better understand the features and make the efficient design of suitable test cases. In our dynamic, agile environment, you'll be encouraged to have ownership over your own work, with ample opportunity for career movement and advancement.

This remote role welcomes candidates anywhere in Canada.

What your impact will be:

• Responsible in managing all forms of testing functional/feature, integration, regression, browser and device scenarios.
• Execute test plans and create test reports to describe program evaluation, testing, and correction.
• Build, maintain, and take ownership of the regression test tool currently used with CIS product.
• Responsible for continuously building and improving the product test library (Test Rail), ensuring it is up-to-date with all scenarios and test cases.
• Responsible in supporting the Product and Delivery Manager in the investigation, ticketing, prioritizing, and regression testing for all queue items.
• Ensures compliance with general programming best practices, and Cogsdale-specific coding standards.
• Accountable to monitor performance and benchmarking test results.
• Conduct compatibility tests with 3rd party programs.

What we are looking for:

• Some experience performing both manual and automated software testing.
• Proven testing experience in a technically complex environment with Client/Server and/or Web based business applications.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Prior experience in performing functional, integration and regression testing.
• Experience with database queries (SQL) and the construction of test databases.
• Good Debugging and Troubleshooting Skills.
• Experience with all phases of the testing lifecycle with a strong focus on requirement analysis, gap analysis, test case creation and execution.

What we can offer:

• 3 weeks' vacation and 5 personal days
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits starting from your first day of employment
• Employee stock ownership and RRSP/401k matching programs
• Lifestyle rewards
• Remote work and more

About us:

Cogsdale has been delivering powerful, integrated information solutions since 1997. Well established in the industry, Cogsdale is a leader in the public sector market. Our customer list includes local governments, electric co-operatives, and investor-owned utilities. Cogsdale's flexibility provides functionality for electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, sewer, storm water, cable, Internet, fiber, and telephone.