QA Engineer | QA Engineer at Real Matters Inc. – Markham, Ontario

Job Title: QA Engineer/Analyst

Job Category: Exempt

Department: Technology

Company URL: http://www.real matters.com

About the Role

Our Technology teams work in a collaborative and growing environment, while developing cloud-based solutions for the leading players in the mortgage and Insurance Industries. Our platform is the result of continuous innovation that is the central theme of all our Technology teams. Team members have the unique opportunity to grow, both horizontally and vertically by getting engaged in a wide variety of projects.

Responsibilities

• Create test plans and test cases based on software specifications, performance, and regression requirements
• Communicate with product owners and software developers to improve quality and process
• Estimate, prioritize and coordinate testing activities
• Execute functional, performance, and regression test cases and track defects accordingly
• Assist in deployment verification of staging and production environments
• Develop and automate test cases that align with the test strategy to ensure an effective risk based approach while validating the integrity of our systems
• Maintain existing automation scripts to support changes through the SDLC
• Refresh and maintain test environments

Skills and Expertise

• Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related discipline.
• Minimum three years of Software Quality Assurance experience
• Capability to develop and execute test strategy/plans and test cases for highly complex products to ensure client requirements are met and product is delivered free of errors
• Capability to establish quality assurance processes and procedures across the SDLC
• Understanding of and experience in all aspects of testing from unit, integration, system, functional, and regression to acceptance
• Ability to identify, analyze and recommend alternatives and resolve complex testing problems
• Ability to assess perceived quality, business/consumer impact and functional/technical risk
• Solid understanding of SDLC, STLC best/proven practices in Software Testing and Quality Assurance, and Risk Based Testing
• Familiarity with open-source tools and software, including: Java, REST APIs, MySQL/NoSQL, Linux, Apache Tomcat, Solr, testing/build scripts: Selenium, Ant, jUnit as well as CI/CD pipelines (preferably Jenkins)
• Familiar with performance and security testing (nice to have)
• Exposure to cloud offerings such as GCP, AZURE, AWS
• Familiarity with newer JS Frameworks and testing: Angular JS, React
• Experience using codeless automation tools (e.g testcomplete, Testim, Accelq etc…)
• Experience implementing test cases using Selenium preferred
• Attention to detail and sound decision-making skills
• Ability to work independently as well as in a fast-paced team environment (hybrid/remote)

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

About Real Matters

Real Matters is a leading network management services provider for the mortgage lending and insurance industries. Real Matters’ platform combines its proprietary technology and network management capabilities with tens of thousands of independent qualified field professionals to create an efficient marketplace for the provision of mortgage lending and insurance industry services. Our clients include top 100 mortgage lenders in the U.S. and some of the largest banks and insurance companies in North America. We are a leading independent provider of residential real estate appraisals to the mortgage market and a leading independent provider of title services in the U.S. Headquartered in Markham (ON), Real Matters has principal offices in Buffalo (NY) and Middletown (RI). Real Matters is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol REAL. For more information, visit www.realmatters.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Real Matters is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability, or any other status protected by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Real Matters is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.

Job Title: QA Engineer/Analyst

Job Category: Exempt

Department: Technology

Company URL: http://www.real matters.com

About the Role

Our Technology teams work in a collaborative and growing environment, while developing cloud-based solutions for the leading players in the mortgage and Insurance Industries. Our platform is the result of continuous innovation that is the central theme of all our Technology teams. Team members have the unique opportunity to grow, both horizontally and vertically by getting engaged in a wide variety of projects.

Responsibilities

• Create test plans and test cases based on software specifications, performance, and regression requirements
• Communicate with product owners and software developers to improve quality and process
• Estimate, prioritize and coordinate testing activities
• Execute functional, performance, and regression test cases and track defects accordingly
• Assist in deployment verification of staging and production environments
• Develop and automate test cases that align with the test strategy to ensure an effective risk based approach while validating the integrity of our systems
• Maintain existing automation scripts to support changes through the SDLC
• Refresh and maintain test environments

Skills and Expertise

• Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related discipline.
• Minimum three years of Software Quality Assurance experience
• Capability to develop and execute test strategy/plans and test cases for highly complex products to ensure client requirements are met and product is delivered free of errors
• Capability to establish quality assurance processes and procedures across the SDLC
• Understanding of and experience in all aspects of testing from unit, integration, system, functional, and regression to acceptance
• Ability to identify, analyze and recommend alternatives and resolve complex testing problems
• Ability to assess perceived quality, business/consumer impact and functional/technical risk
• Solid understanding of SDLC, STLC best/proven practices in Software Testing and Quality Assurance, and Risk Based Testing
• Familiarity with open-source tools and software, including: Java, REST APIs, MySQL/NoSQL, Linux, Apache Tomcat, Solr, testing/build scripts: Selenium, Ant, jUnit as well as CI/CD pipelines (preferably Jenkins)
• Familiar with performance and security testing (nice to have)
• Exposure to cloud offerings such as GCP, AZURE, AWS
• Familiarity with newer JS Frameworks and testing: Angular JS, React
• Experience using codeless automation tools (e.g testcomplete, Testim, Accelq etc…)
• Experience implementing test cases using Selenium preferred
• Attention to detail and sound decision-making skills
• Ability to work independently as well as in a fast-paced team environment (hybrid/remote)

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

About Real Matters

Real Matters is a leading network management services provider for the mortgage lending and insurance industries. Real Matters’ platform combines its proprietary technology and network management capabilities with tens of thousands of independent qualified field professionals to create an efficient marketplace for the provision of mortgage lending and insurance industry services. Our clients include top 100 mortgage lenders in the U.S. and some of the largest banks and insurance companies in North America. We are a leading independent provider of residential real estate appraisals to the mortgage market and a leading independent provider of title services in the U.S. Headquartered in Markham (ON), Real Matters has principal offices in Buffalo (NY) and Middletown (RI). Real Matters is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol REAL. For more information, visit www.realmatters.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Real Matters is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability, or any other status protected by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Real Matters is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.