JavaScript Job: Software Quality Assurance Analyst

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Company

Carfax

Location

London - Canada

Job type

Full-Time

JavaScript Job Details

Join our team as a Software Quality Assurance Analyst

When was the last time you bragged about where you work? At CARFAX, we do it every day. Why? Because we’re proud to work for a company with a strong mission and trusted brand. We’re proud to work with people who care about what they do and work hard every day to deliver their best. We’ve created the type of company culture where the term, “work- hard play- hard” is taken to new heights. Even today, while working remotely, our culture is strong and our team is connected!


We’re looking for a self-starter who is equally comfortable in not only building up the automated test infrastructure in the cloud, but also training our team on the systems that they put in place. Our ideal hire understands the different types of automated tests and knows which type is best used in the different stages of the development pipeline. In addition, we are looking for someone who is flexible, vocal, and loves to learn!

If this sounds like you, your typical day might involve:
  • Liaising with internal teams, i.e. developers, analysts, UI Designers and product managers to identify system requirements
  • Diving into the product codebase to understand how to test it
  • Designing, developing and executing automation scripts
  • Developing and applying testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs
  • Creating detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
  • Analyzing and automating manual test cases
  • Deploying and maintaining automated test infrastructure
  • Researching the best automated test platforms available
  • Estimating, prioritizing, planning and coordinating testing activities
  • Performing thorough regression testing
  • Monitoring all stages of software development to identify and resolve system malfunctions to meet quality standards
  • Reviewing requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
  • Monitoring quality assurance metrics such as defect densities and open defect counts
  • Staying up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies
Required Experience & Skills
  • BA/BS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of experience with quality assurance standards, test planning and design
  • 3+ years of experience with automation and scripting test tools, using multiple browsers
  • 3+ years with API/Web Services testing
  • 3+ years of experience in developing test automation using tools such as Selenium
  • Strong knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, SQL, regular expressions, and Java
  • Strong knowledge of quality assurance standards, test planning and design
  • Experience with appium or similar mobile automation tools
  • Excellent troubleshooting skills with both technical and non-technical issues
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong work ethic and creativity
Bonus Knowledge
  • Familiarity with current open-source automation and scripting test tools
  • Familiarity with AWS platform (Lambda, API Gateway, Fargate, etc.)
  • Familiarity with Mobile development (iOS, Android, or React Native)
  • Familiarity with Agile software development including Test Driven Development and Pair Programming