Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Description

Join Team CARFAX as a Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Isn't it time you bragged about where you work? At CARFAX, we do, every day. We pride ourselves on being mission-focused on helping to grow a brand built on accuracy and integrity. We care deeply about our products and our customers. We’re more than just a company: We help millions of consumers make more-informed decisions every day. We know that our teammates are our most valuable asset, and we value a balanced life while tackling challenging projects in a fast-paced environment.

What makes our Tech Culture Amazing?

We’re passionate about having a creative and innovative environment where our developers collaborate and continuously learn and grow. Autonomy is a key pillar of our tech culture. Our developers have the freedom to bring new tools, frameworks, and ideas to the table knowing their voice will be heard. We’re not afraid of trying new things; if the case is made for a new technology or approach, our developers know it will be tried.

What makes our development environment unique:

• Hands-on Learning
• Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Pair Programming
• Agile Methodologies
• Time provided for self-directed professional development.

At CARFAX, we believe in the power of teamwork and value in-person interactions so that we can collaborate and thrive together. This position will require 2 days per week in our London,ON office subject to change with future business needs.

As a Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer you will be part of the Core Product Solutions (CORE) Team – the group that is responsible for the solutions that are common to all of our products.  Our team uses Agile Development to harness innovative technologies to bring ideas to life. 

What you'll be doing:

• Liaising with internal teams, i.e. developers, analysts, UI Designers and product managers to identify system requirements
• Anticipates problems at the program, application system levels and proposes solution(s) in advance
• Diving into the product codebase to understand how to test it
• Designing, developing and executing automation scripts
• Developing and applying testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs
• Creating detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
• Analyzing and automating manual test cases
• Deploying and maintaining automated test infrastructure
• Researching the best automated test platforms available
• Estimating, prioritizing, planning and coordinating testing activities
• Performing thorough mobile and web regression testing
• Monitoring all stages of software development to identify and resolve system malfunctions to meet quality standards
• Reviewing requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
• Monitoring quality assurance metrics such as defect densities and open defect counts
• Staying up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies

• BA/BS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience with quality assurance standards, test planning and design
• 3+ years of experience with automation and scripting test tools, using multiple browsers
• 3+ years with API/Web Services testing
• 3+ years of experience in developing test automation using tools such as Selenium
• Strong knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, SQL, regular expressions, and Java
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance standards, test planning and design
• Excellent troubleshooting skills with both technical and non-technical issues
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong work ethic and creativity

• Familiarity with current open-source automation and scripting test tools
• Familiarity with AWS platform (Lambda, API Gateway, Fargate, etc.)
• Familiarity with Mobile development (iOS, Android, or React Native)
• Familiarity with Agile software development including Test Driven Development and Pair Programming.

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive compensation, benefits and generous time-off policies
• 4-Day summer work weeks and a winter holiday break
• 401(k) / DCPP matching
• Annual bonus program
• Casual, dog-friendly, and innovative office spaces
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please visit our website: https://jobs.jobvite.com/carfax/p/benefits.

Don’t just take our word for it:

• 10X Virginia Business Best Places to Work
• 9X Washingtonian Great Places to Work
• 10X Washington Post Top Workplace
• 3X St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Places to Work

About CARFAX

CARFAX, part of S&P Global Mobility, helps millions of people every day confidently shop, buy, service and sell used cars with innovative solutions powered by CARFAX vehicle history information. The expert in vehicle history since 1984, CARFAX provides exclusive services like CARFAX Used Car Listings, CARFAX Car Care, CARFAX History-Based Value and the flagship CARFAX® Vehicle History Report™ to consumers and the automotive industry. CARFAX owns the world’s largest vehicle history database and is nationally recognized as a top workplace by The Washington Post and Glassdoor.com. Shop, Buy, Service, Sell – Show me the CARFAX™. S&P Global Mobility is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets.

CARFAX is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of CARFAX to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, military status, disability or handicap, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, CARFAX will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. We maintain a drug-free workplace. We are a participant in E-Verify.