Hybrid Senior QA Analyst – Analyste QA Senior

at Jesta I.S.

• Job title: Senior QA Analyst – Analyste QA Senior
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: ERP, JUnit, Oracle, Selenium, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Montreal, Canada

About the role

• Senior QA Analyst ensuring software quality and reliability at Jesta I.S. Lead QA initiatives and mentor team members in a hybrid environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the quality and reliability of our software applications by designing, executing and owning comprehensive test strategies across manual and automated approaches.
• Lead QA initiatives, define QA strategy and automation frameworks.
• Mentor and coach other QA team members.
• Collaborate with development, product and support teams to drive high-quality releases and continuous improvement.
• Develop, execute, and maintain test plans, test cases and test scripts for manual and automated testing.
• Conduct functional, regression, integration, performance, load and system testing.
• Identify, document and track defects through their lifecycle and ensure timely resolution.
• Define and maintain QA processes and best practices; continuously refine testing methodologies.
• Establish and maintain quality metrics; report defects and test progress effectively.
• Perform root cause analysis of software issues and recommend process and product improvements.
• Proactively identify and mitigate release risks and ownership of testing initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field preferred.
• QA certifications (e.g., ISTQB, CSTE) are an asset.
• Proven experience (5+ yrs.) testing enterprise applications (manual and automated) with a strong grasp of testing principles and best practices.
• Hands-on with test automation frameworks and scripting (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG).
• Solid SQL and relational database knowledge for test validation (Oracle preferred).
• Familiarity with Agile delivery and experience testing ERP/business applications.
• Working knowledge of performance/load testing tools and of integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines is a plus.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication — able to present results and influence stakeholders.
• Committed to high quality and continuous improvement; able to mentor and lead QA initiatives.

Benefits

• Health coverage (medical, dental, disability, and life insurance)
• Wellness program (gym membership reimbursement)
• Professional growth (training platforms, career development fee subsidy, etc.)
• Company events
• Referral program
• Flexible schedule