IMPORTANT

Is this work from home? (please provide details and when/if to return to office)

• No, it is hybrid working mode:
• Already in place: minimal one day per week to be in office
• The above will change when required by management

In your own words, describe what the contractor will be doing on a day-to-day basis.

• Write automated tests and integrate them into GitLab CI/CD pipelines
• Perform all tests of the services except unit tests (which are done by developers), such as
  • Functional tests o Integration tests
  • Stress tests
  • Load tests
• Attend agile meetings

What are the top three functions of this role? (Top duties the contractor will be accountable for)

• Creating tests cases
• Writing and executing automated test scripts for REST APIs
• Reporting test results and pointing out room for improvement

What will the contractor need to deliver in their initial 1–6 months?

• Completing integration tests of the services, i.e. CI/CD pipeline
• Finding the best QA framework
• Integrating the recommended QA framework

What are the top 3 skills sets you want to see on a candidate’s resume?

• Hands-on experience in writing automated tests of REST APIs
• Experience in researching and recommending QA frameworks
• Junior-to-intermediate level of bash scripting

Which qualifications are essential, if any, for the role?

• Hands-on experience in writing automated tests of REST APIs
• Experience with CI/CD (We are using GitLab with Kubernetes, but experience with similar tools are acceptable)
• Working knowledge using services from cloud providers (Azure, Google, or AWS)

Describe the background of your ideal candidate (Someone that performed in this role previously, etc.)

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in writing automated tests of REST APIs
• Experience in CI/CD pipelines using GitLab with Kubernetes
• Decent knowledge of using cloud services
• Willingness to learn new tech

We are currently recruiting an ambitious Quality Assurance Specialist to join our IoT team. You will play a pivotal role in enhancing the quality of our IoT services evolution.

You will be working with a creative team where we expect our team members to make key decisions and take ownership over their projects. We highly encourage collaboration with our engineering teams across all projects.

#KeyPoints:

• You will work closely with a friendly, passionate team in Montreal and Toronto
• You will have a key role and the opportunity to grow inside the organization
• You will experience awesome team spirit

The IoT team is a very collaborative and dynamic work environment. We build our new products around collaboration within BCE, team ideas and audacity. And we’re excited to have you join us!

Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or a related engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Hands-on experience with quality assurance tools and methodologies
• Hands-on experience with automated tests of REST APIs
• Experience of working in continuous integration environment, preferably Gitlab
• Experience doing QA in a microservice architecture
• Ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to a broad range of audiences.
• Public Cloud Expertise, Azure is a plus

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing test plan, test cases, test strategy and best QA practices
• Leading user acceptance testing phases
• Executing manual E2E test cases of the features under test
• Prioritizing and automating backend API tests using Robot Framework, Postman, and other tools
• Prioritizing and automating frontend tests using Robot Framework, Selenium, and other tools
• Analyzing and reporting bugs
• Integrating automated tests into CI/CD/CT pipelines in GitLab
• Designing and developing performance tests using k6, Jmeter, and other tools
• Participating in features refinement practices
• Exploring and conducting POCs on market tools to compliment the testing framework.