• Job Description

  Req#: 603826

  What We’re About

  At CentralSquare, you’ll get the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment within a company that builds complex web-based enterprise applications for our Public Servants across North America.

  Looking to grow your career? That’s great! We believe in growing and cultivating careers here. There is plenty of room for growth for motivated people.

  Hard work should be rewarded. We are committed to providing competitive compensation with a great benefits package, including tuition reimbursement, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, and unlimited PTO. Our flexible work environment also enables you to take advantage of an excellent work-life balance whether you are in office or working remotely.

  The Role

  This role collaborates with the Public Safety development team in the testing strategies and plans for our Computer Aided Dispatching Software. They will engage in both manual and automation testing to continually improve application efficiency and performance. This role will also mentor and support other team members, handle higher risk areas of the software, and take on more of a leadership role among the team.

  Job Duties Include:

  • Complex creation, execution, and maintenance of automation test cases
  • Review test cases and test scripts to ensure suitability for automation
  • Work with the development teams to understand how changes in the software design/architecture affect the test automation program
  • Design, write, edit, and modify complex test cases
  • Estimate, prioritize, and plan testing activities
  • Identify test conditions, both positive and negative, from User Stories, Product Backlog Items and other requirements documents
  • Create manual test cases with pre-conditions including machine state, configuration and data, and action steps which exercise the code and expected results for successful execution
  • Execute manual test cases, document results, update progress, and track bugs
  • Execute automation scripts, interpret automation test run results, and author simple automation test cases
  • Identify defects in software under development and work with the development team to verify that defects are eliminated and tests are in place to verify and prevent
  • Proactively select Product Backlog Items and commit to timely delivery
  • Provide detailed reporting of results, defects, and risks identified during testing of all assigned projects
  • Participate in the production of software documentation and release notes
  • Support their team in the delivery of work against the agreed upon definition of completion
  • Prepare for, attend, and participate in all Agile meetings, working to uphold Agile principles
  • Demonstrate working software to stakeholders
  • Prioritize workflow in accordance with departmental goals and initiatives
  • Mentor and coordinate with other test automation engineers to meet planned objects
  • Provide technical assistance in automation related challenges to other team members
  • Critique test strategies to ensure high quality and compliance against intended scope

  Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 5-7 years of professional QA automation or development experience
  • Excellent skills in identifying, designing, developing, and maintaining complex test cases and test suites
  • Excellent skills in executing automation scripts, interpreting results, and authoring complex test cases
  • Excellent ability to design tests that do not have existing patterns
  • Advanced experience with Selenium and Visual Studio
  • Extensive knowledge of modern test methodologies and processes
  • Excellent skills with a relevant programming language
  • Excellent SQL skills and database experience, including designing tables, databases, and queries
  • Excellent understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
  • Excellent understanding of Agile Scrum values, principles, and practices
  • Self-starter who can work independently in a self-managed team environment
  • Ability to collaborate with team and across departments to deliver results on time and within scope
  • Assist, support, and train entry level QA Developers as needed, including teaching automation basics
  • Understand the value of effective communication and works as part of a team to promote communication within it
  • Relevant certifications a plus, but not required
    
    

• About the company

  CentralSquare provides a smart, unified public sector software to power all aspects of managing local government. Explore our cloud-based platform.

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