Senior Consultant | Senior Automation Specialist

PQA has been going strong since 1997! We take pride in our commitment to the communities across Canada in which we are located because we know there is more to life than work. Our team members enjoy opportunities for continuous learning and they work with leading-edge companies, technologies, and tools. As one of Canada's largest and most established independent software testing companies, we insist on working with 'quality' people who share our passion for doing the job right!

We are growing in British Columbia and are currently looking for an experienced Senior Automation Specialist to advise and support our clients. This role will be responsible for consulting with clients, advising on tool selection and automation processes, creating detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test automation frameworks, tests, and reporting. If you love to engage with customers to understand their needs, and to design tailored automation frameworks, then this role is for you!

• Computer Science degree, Engineering degree, or equivalent work experience

• 10+ years of experience as a Software Quality Assurance Analyst

• 5+ years working as an Automation Specialist

• Experience with desktop automation is an asset

• Experience with open-source and commercial automation tools (Selenium, Ranorex, TestComplete, QTP/UFT, Tosca, etc)

• Ability to work in multiple programming languages

• Experience in API test automation (SoapUI, Postman, etc)

• Experience working in a client-facing, consultative capacity

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to propose practical solutions to complex problems

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills

• Demonstrated experience having tested complex IT solutions

• Flexibility, self-motivation and the ability to give and receive feedback at all levels

• Adaptable and willing to work through challenges with a positive attitude

• Ability to build collaborative working relationships in a team-oriented environment

At PQA Testing, we encourage our employees' personal career growth. We have plans in place to make sure that each employee is connected with a mentor to help guide them through their professional development, offer regular lunch & learns, and give our employees chances to attend industry conferences.

Our employee's health and wellness is #1 here at PQA Testing. We offer health incentives for our full-time employees to help them reach their goals of a healthy lifestyle, including a company-wide mental health day annually. PQA is always organizing events that bring all of us closer, even if virtually!

PQA respectfully acknowledges that our offices are located on treaty territories, unceded First Nations and Inuit territories, and part of Métis homelands. We honour their long history of welcoming many Nations to the beautiful Turtle Island and we actively work towards reconciliation between Métis, Inuit, and First Nation peoples and non-Indigenous people on this Land.

We contribute to proactive employment practices to promote inclusivity and diversity to those especially marginalized populations such as women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, and all other groups protected under the Human Rights Code.

We are committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.