QA Analyst - Remote

Title: QA Analyst
Location: Preference is Montreal, QC, Canada...however they are open to remote in the US if they have experience in capital markets and/or stock exchange industry
Type: Direct Hire
Pay: $58,000 - $75,000 Canadian Dollars (CAD)

Job Description:
The QA/Automation Analyst, who reports to the QA Team Lead, ensures the quality of the application software in the implementation environment and that it is fully tested. He/She participates in the development and management of software solutions to perform the range of functional, integration and regression testing. Finally, he/she interacts with the development and support teams to ensure that all products meet established quality standards at all stages of the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and manage automation solutions (software and hardware).
• Act as a key resource and provide support to the team.
• Act as a resource person within the Quality Assurance team for technical knowledge and commitment.
• Identifies and assesses software quality risks.
• Participate in the establishment of a quality culture based on customer satisfaction and continuous improvement of the quality delivered.
• Be able to translate operational and financial requirements into test scenarios.
• Organize and manage test environments.
• Develop innovative automation ideas to reduce manual labor time.
• Help train and mentor new department employees.
• Design and deliver formal and informal training.
• Provide production support as required.
• Support user acceptance testing with customers to ensure the highest level of quality.
• Make recommendations for process and technical improvements.
• Demonstrate an ability to adapt to new environments, be able to learn quickly to use new technologies and have a team spirit and an optimistic attitude.
• Be able to coordinate and perform all testing activities according to the software development process based on the Waterfall model.

Required Skills:

• 8+ years' experience in the areas of software development and quality assurance.
• Work experience in the capital markets and/or stock exchange sector.
• In-depth understanding of software quality assurance methods, tools and processes.
• Competence in automation concepts and scripting skills.
• Experience working in UNIX/LINUX environments.
• Experience working with Python or other software language.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills and excellent technical and analytical abilities.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with trading system development
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills and excellent technical and analytical abilities

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