As a QA Test/Support Specialist at E-xact Transactions, you will be responsible for learning and creating test strategies, formulating test cases, constructing test file/data suites, automating key test cases, executing existing testing procedures, identifying defects and problems that show up during testing, logging defects, producing clear defect reports and giving status of the test effort to the client. You may also be required to review code for compliance to security standards.
This role requires strong interpersonal and technical skills to work effectively and efficiently with both programming staff and customers in order to resolve software defects. In the end, you are the final gate between development and the customer and therefore your role is crucial to the success of the company.
In addition, the activity of QA Testing of development products naturally flows into the support of our customer base. From time to time you will be responsible for manning support phone lines, logging customer issues, requests, and defects and being the customer voice to the organization.
Requirements:
You must understand and be adept with the different types of testing, the principles of Change and Configuration Management, the principles of Quality Processes and the intricacies involved in a full-project life cycle. You are eager to improve and learn improvement and quality concepts.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or a proven record of success. For Coop candidates, you must be in your 3rd or 4th year.
• Organized and accountable
• Proficient in developing and implementing test plans and test scripts.
• System-level understanding, in particular, the interaction and relationships between multiple subsystems.
• Strong technical understanding of database design.
• Working knowledge or interest in automated testing software
• Knowledge of SOAP, Web Services, VB.net, PHP, Delphi, C#, SQL Server, Windows OS;
• Candidates with interests and ability to work with Web 2.0 technologies such as L.A.M.P. (Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP) or Ruby on Rails will be strongly considered. Experience with IIS is also an asset.
• Experience and understanding of object oriented programming preferred.
• Exceptions to these requirements will be considered based on exemplary skills, training, and record of success.
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E-xact will have a sponsor booth, giveaways, and our resident expert Emil Marceta will be giving a keynote address. If you are planning to attend, be sure to stop by our booth to say hello, have a quick chat or to talk shop with our Vancouver Ruby enthusiasts and developers.
