Sr QA Engineer (Contract)
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Location: Waterloo, ON N2J 1A1
Description:
Sr QA Engineer (Contract)
MCAP at a Glance
JoiningMCAP means you will be a part of our diverse workforce of highly talentedindividuals who are recognized for their expertise and success! At MCAP, yourprofessional expertise, commitment to teamwork and passion for serviceexcellence are recognized and rewarded with competitive total rewards offering,a career with continuous learning and development (formal & informaltraining), and exciting opportunities in a dynamic, entrepreneurialenvironment.
The Role
This position is responsible for the design and implementation of tests, debugging and defining corrective actions. The QA Engineer will also review system requirements and track quality assurance metrics (e.g., defect densities and open defect counts).
Strategy and Planning
Acquisition and Deployment
Operational Management
What You Bring To The Team
Technical Skills
If this sounds like you and you are looking to be a part of one of Canada's largest independent mortgage finance companies, then we want to hear from you!
Be A Part Of Something Great
MCAPis Canada's largest independent MortgageFinance company withover $150 billion in assets under management providing mortgage solutions forresidential and commercial properties. For over 35 years,MCAP originates, trades, securitizes and services mortgages in offices acrossCanada. MCAP originates residential mortgages exclusively through the mortgagebroker channel as we believe that a professional mortgage broker is aconsumer's best option and MCAP actively promotes the services of mortgagebrokers across the country. MCAP is also a leader in the Canadian residentialconstruction lending market with over 25 years in the business. Our teams ofdedicated professionals serve a variety of developer, construction and lenderclients across Canada.
Position #: req1997
Employment Status: Contract Full Time
Location: Waterloo; Ontario
Number Of Openings: 2
Department: Information Technology
Internal Job Title: Sr QA Engineer (Contract)
The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in the position. It is not designated to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
MCAP provides equal opportunities for all applicants and is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported throughout the recruitment and employment process. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.
MCAP at a Glance
JoiningMCAP means you will be a part of our diverse workforce of highly talentedindividuals who are recognized for their expertise and success! At MCAP, yourprofessional expertise, commitment to teamwork and passion for serviceexcellence are recognized and rewarded with competitive total rewards offering,a career with continuous learning and development (formal & informaltraining), and exciting opportunities in a dynamic, entrepreneurialenvironment.
The Role
This position is responsible for the design and implementation of tests, debugging and defining corrective actions. The QA Engineer will also review system requirements and track quality assurance metrics (e.g., defect densities and open defect counts).
Strategy and Planning
- Oversee the quality assurance of program logic and security, data processing, and error resolution.
- Leads analysts and designers in the development and initiation of tests for new software programs and applications.
- Contributes to the broader strategy on the selection of test automation tools.
- Performs estimating, prioritizing, planning and coordinating of work to reliably and consistently deliver according to plan.
Acquisition and Deployment
- Direct and Support research and development within the team.
- Evaluates relevant risks and determines mitigation strategies.
- Identify requirements and manage the procurement process and vendor selection for new technologies.
Operational Management
- Participate and support in the construction of solutions including relevant testing and supporting documentation.
- Provide oversight and ongoing support in the testing of products and solutions to ensure functional and non-functional requirements are met.
- Run and monitor performance tests on new and existing software for the purposes of correcting mistakes, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging.
- Administer diagnostic analysis of test results and deliver solutions to critical areas.
What You Bring To The Team
- 6-9 years relevant experience
- Demonstrated experience leading development teams in the area of software quality assurance.
- 4 years of Cypress
- 3-5 years of Postman
- Experience in functional, negative, exploratory, unit, black-box, white-box, and shift-left testing principles and methodologies
- Test automation, databases, and relevant scripting technologies
- Conducting root cause analysis, working closely with software developers
- Security principles and test methodologies and approaches
- Automated testing of web-applications
- Post-secondary degree or diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Technical Skills
- Experience with automated testing of SOAP/REST API's, distributed systems, and micro services
- jMeter
- Postman
- Various other testing frameworks
- JavaScript/TypeScript or other comparable languages
- Cypress
If this sounds like you and you are looking to be a part of one of Canada's largest independent mortgage finance companies, then we want to hear from you!
Be A Part Of Something Great
MCAPis Canada's largest independent MortgageFinance company withover $150 billion in assets under management providing mortgage solutions forresidential and commercial properties. For over 35 years,MCAP originates, trades, securitizes and services mortgages in offices acrossCanada. MCAP originates residential mortgages exclusively through the mortgagebroker channel as we believe that a professional mortgage broker is aconsumer's best option and MCAP actively promotes the services of mortgagebrokers across the country. MCAP is also a leader in the Canadian residentialconstruction lending market with over 25 years in the business. Our teams ofdedicated professionals serve a variety of developer, construction and lenderclients across Canada.
Position #: req1997
Employment Status: Contract Full Time
Location: Waterloo; Ontario
Number Of Openings: 2
Department: Information Technology
Internal Job Title: Sr QA Engineer (Contract)
The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in the position. It is not designated to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
MCAP provides equal opportunities for all applicants and is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported throughout the recruitment and employment process. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.