Junior Quality Assurance Analyst - Victoria, Canada - VertiGIS North America Ltd.

VertiGIS North America Ltd.

Verified Company

Victoria, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

The Company

At VertiGIS, we build powerful GIS software. Our portfolio of products, solutions, and services enhance the capabilities of leading mapping software, most notably Esri's ArcGIS.

For decades, professionals have relied upon us to overcome complex technical challenges so that they can make a significant impact in the world.

VertiGIS offers challenging and meaningful careers. Our employees help make a difference in the world through our technologies. We believe every individual contributes to a company's culture through attitude, interests, and skills.

Our teams are comprised of passionate, high-performing individuals that come from a diverse set of educational, cultural, and professional backgrounds.

Together we strive to do great work, support each other in growth, and have fun

The Position

This challenging position offers the opportunity to build new skills and gain experience with our Products team. Your abilities and interests will strongly influence the nature of this position at VertiGIS North America.

Responsibilities:

Software product quality assurance, which may involve research and analysis, product testing, test case design, automated functional tests, defect verification, release testing, managing test data, and beta support
Working with a variety of development and quality assurance technologies and approaches including onpremises and SaaS deployment, backend services, and frontend UI
Provide guidance and knowledge to other stakeholders within the company

Requirements:

Diploma/degree in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent competency
Experience in software programming, ideally in automated functional testing
Knowledge and experience with one or more of the following: JavaScript/TypeScript, React, C#,.NET
A proven ability to learn and master new technologies quickly
Wellversed in software version control concepts
Familiar with Agile software development concepts
Demonstrable interpersonal and communication skills for success in a team environment
Capacity to work, troubleshoot, and solve problems independently
High level of accuracy, organization, and attention to detail

Would love to see

Working experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer
Experience with GIS and/or spatial systems (ESRI, OGC, etc.)
Experience with UX driven development, particularly on mobile platforms
Experience with WCAG and accessibility concepts
Experience with Cloud Computing frameworks (Azure, AWS, etc.)

How to Apply

A cover letter complements your resume. It allows you to elaborate on your background and experience. It provides you with an opportunity to address how you meet the requirements for the role. It demonstrates your interest. These are important topics that aren't always covered in a resume alone. Your resume is factual, your cover letter is personal.

We've had the most success with applicants that include a cover letter.

Our Perks

Team / Career Growth

Topnotch colleagues that like and respect one another
We listen to peoples' ideas—and act on them
A supportive environment with opportunity for training, mentoring, professional development, and advancement
Challenging, interesting work
Cutting edge technology that improves the world around us
We're recognized experts in our field—people around the world seek us out

Benefits:

Fair and equitable salaries, as well as profit sharing
A competitive group benefits program for you and your family
A health and lifestyle spending account
RRSP matching
4 weeks of vacation to start and 5 weeks of vacation after 5 years with the company
Bottomless book budget
Company summer and winter parties (that are fun to attend)

Office

A hybrid working model allowing employees to split time between the office and home
A central downtown office location overlooking Victoria's Inner Harbour
An amazing rooftop patio
Highend hardware and equipment, in the office and at home
Secure bike storage and showers
Lunchtime yoga on Wednesdays and Fridays
Healthy snacks
Good coffee (we know how important this is)

At VertiGIS, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued.

We encourage everyone who is interested in the role, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability status or age, to apply.

Unique perspectives and experiences are what make our teams strong

If you self-identify as having a disability, please let us know how we can best assist you. Accommodation is available upon request at any time during the recruitment process.

VertiGIS Compensation Philosophy

At VertiGIS, we strive to offer competitive total compensation packages that include both direct and non-direct compensation such as salary, health care and retirement benefits, variable/incentive pay, paid time off, and other benefits and perks.

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