Auto QA Specialist

Imagine yourself as part of one of the most dynamic companies in the healthcare technology industry today QHR Technologies, a Loblaw Company, is leading the way in Canadian healthcare technology, by providing solutions that enrich healthcare professionals' practices and improve the quality of care delivered to all Canadians across the country. We are looking for talented, inspired, and motivated people to join our incredible team and experience a workplace culture that stands above the rest Competitive salaries and generous perks are just a few of the reasons that QHR has been voted one of BC's Top Employers and Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers for many years running.

Position Summary

The Software Engineering department is looking for a Auto QA Specialist.

As an Auto QA Specialist, you have a unique perspective on Quality Assurance. You leverage a QA mindset when reviewing product functionality, and you can dive into the code base to understand more deeply why code functions the way it does. You can bridge between Development and functional Quality Assurance, creating a deeper understanding of both perspectives.

You have strong verbal and written communication skills and a strong understanding of the product being built and tested. Leveraging your knowledge and experience, you can implement strong testing strategies using various automation approaches and tools to support the ongoing quality of your product. You understand the cost and return-on-investment of automating different test cases, maximizing your efforts to high touch areas that reduce overall testing load on the rest of your team.

Success as Automation QA Specialist is achieved through a clear focus on quality and contributing the team's shared goals. You balance speed with quality, and you recognize that your success is directly linked to the success of your peers. You have an understanding of the code and advocate for the most pragmatic testing approach for any scenario.

**Competencies Critical for Success**:

- A genuine dedication to the implementation of high-quality products
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in various testing techniques including functional, regression, integration, performance, exploratory and acceptance testing
- A passion for learning and teamwork

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Working with your development team to create and maintain a quality product
- Reviewing and analyzing requirements in order to create a comprehensive Test Automation Strategy
- Implement, run, maintain and report on automation testing implemented against one or more products
- Speaking into the quality needs of the product based on knowledge and experience
- Setting up testing environments to successfully execute simple to complex tests
- Testing against the requirements and acceptance criteria to ensure the solution meets the business needs
- Reporting and tracking high quality bugs using JIRA
- Advocating for quality best practices within your development team; building a strong rapport and participating in agile ceremonies
- Aligning with Quality Analysts from other teams to support quality improvements efforts across the department
- Working to create supporting QA documentation related to Products / Processes supported by QA or their development Team.
- Assisting with upskilling new or existing Team members to drive better knowledge within the team
- Reviewing the behavior and quality of other team members' code

**Additional Duties and Expectations**:

- Promote QHR’s “Blue Culture” framework to foster a collaborative, positive and efficient workplace
- Contribute to the organization’s positive image both internally and externally
- Team composition may change year over year to accommodate evolutions in strategic direction
- Perform other duties consistent with the position, as reasonably directed by your manager

**Qualifications, Education and Experience Requirements**:
**Role Requirements**:

- A degree or diploma in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field
- 3+ years of combined relevant experience in QA automation and/or software development
- Experience with manual and automated testing methodologies: systems, integration, user acceptance, API based and browser based
- Experience with
- Programming languages such as Java, TypeScript and Python
- Code repositories such as GIT
- Unit test frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito
- Test automation frameworks such as Playwright and Selenium

- Product knowledge in any of QHR's main products
- Testing software in healthcare or clinical healthcare experience
- Previous experience in high data security/privacy environments
- ISTQB Software Tester Certification Foundation Level
- Unix variants such as Linux, macOS, Windows Subsystem for Linux

**Compensation and Logistics**:

- Base salary, variable bonus established at the corporate level, competitive benefits package
- Full time, permanent
- No travel required

QHR is a dynamic, high-growth C