Hybrid Quality Assurance Specialist

at Desjardins

• Job title: Quality Assurance Specialist
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Mississauga, Canada

About the role

• Quality Assurance Specialist implementing software quality strategies in a hybrid environment at Desjardins. Collaborating with teams to ensure testing and quality compliance across business solutions.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in establishing and facilitating the implementation of the quality strategy for business solutions
• Responsible for the activities that lead to the implementation of and compliance with the components of an integrated software quality approach
• Prepare and ensure the execution, in collaboration with the whole development teams, of the complete tests planned to ensure the quality of the changes made to the systems
• Share ideas and help solve problems using your analytical skills, extensive knowledge of your line of business and ability to manage complexity
• Support your fellow quality specialists and other members of the development team in their quality-related tasks, according to their role
• Interact with stakeholders working in other technology fields
• Identify opportunities for quality process improvement within the team
• Collaborate with architects, developers and analysts to identify and optimize automation efforts and recommend solutions
• Leverage your skills to swiftly identify and resolve anomalies throughout the development process
• Ensure root causes are identified, and permanent solutions are implemented for production issues
• Target and optimize testing efforts in high-risk areas

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of one year of relevant experience
• A valid insurance license
• Knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec
• Intermediate knowledge of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
• Proficiency with distribution operation policies and procedures
• Proficiency with in-house and other computer systems (Vent, Prov, Ajusto, PCS, Microsoft suite JIRA, Confluence,)
• Knowledge of testing principles and methodologies

Benefits

• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment