Position: Lead QA Engineer – Permanent

Position: Lead QA Engineer – Permanent

Responsibilities
This individual will report to the Operations Manager and will:

• Assist in the gathering of estimates & work breakdown information
• Participate in the design of system architecture
• Design, review, correct & implement software automation solutions using Team Foundation Server & Visual Studio related tools
• Fluent in at least one scripting or programming language a. (you will be required to demonstrate this during the interview)
• Supervise the technical progress of other QA & Release engineers on their assignments
• Assist in the establishment and enforcement of best practices in the areas of QA, load testing, software release activities
• Work with other key employees to coordinate delivery and support stated quality standards of our systems
• Assist with the conceptualization and automation of IT processes
• Be accountable for the accuracy of QA verdicts for releases, and continuous & reliable operation of the release process for all its activities (automated or not)
• Follow very structured governance policies – within an agile environment

Requirements
Skills & Attributes

• Very strong analytical and troubleshooting skills and a good understanding of structured programming
• In-depth, leadership level & hands-on expertise in at least 3 of the following lines:
• Mercury
• AQTime
• Visual Studio – Team System – Tester Edition, MSBuild, Team Build
• Full Armor Studio
• DOS, VBScript, WMI, PowerShell
• Good conceptual grasp of the Internet, HTTP protocol, Windows operating system and .Net framework
• Strong hands-on expertise in application versioning, source control, branching and deployment strategies
• Grand master knowledge level of the QA and release process
• Consistent team player, with an innate desire to share expertise
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently, coordinating activities within cross-divisional and cross-functional teams
• Knowledge of Team Foundation Server administration a great plus

Education/Experience

• Bachelor degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related
• QA Discipline credentials/certifications a big plus
• Some programming language experience a definite advantage
• Minimum 6 years related process software automation experience
• Minimum 2 years demonstrated QA best practice application expertise
• Experience in manufacturing and/or mechanical engineering a plus

Human Resources
S. A. Armstrong Limited
23 Bertrand Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M1L 2P3
Fax: (416) 759-9101
E-mail: hrcanada@armlink.com

Only selected candidates who match our requirements and who are currently eligible to work in Canada will be contacted for an interview.

We thank everyone who applies to Armstrong.