The festive season is well underway and people around the world are taking time to spend with their families and friends. We would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and all the happiness in the New Year and beyond. As we wind down 2009, we would like to ask that people keep the giving spirit alive in the new year. Whether you make donations or volunteer your time to charitable organizations, help your neighbour shovel their driveway, provide food and shelter for wildlife, reduce your carbon footprint, or just say hello to a stranger, please keep in mind that others really appreciate it. We sure do!
Have a safe holiday!
The HLC Gang
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Software Quality Engineer - IMMEDIATE PLACEMENT - Burlington, ON
Passionate about delivering high-quality Products to Market?
What Our Client Offers the Ideal Candidate
A rewarding opportunity to make use of leading development tools and technologies to ensure we deliver high-quality rich and interactive web applications. You will be constantly challenged to provide a high-level of quality control on multiple platforms and operational environments for our core-web applications and web services frameworks; targeting multiple web-browsers.
Our client offers a salary commensurate with demonstrated capabilities, matching RRSP contributions, performance-based bonuses, profit sharing, a comprehensive benefits package, and an annual training budget.
Who is the Ideal Candidate?
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field
- Knowledge and appreciation of advanced client-side web technologies such as JQuery, HTML 5, Google Gears, SVG, etc.
- Has a comprehensive and up-to-date .NET/C# knowledge
- Has worked in a continuous integration environment
- Has developed automated custom QA solutions without relying on commercial software packages
- Has experience developing and executing manual and automated test suites with QA tools and techniques, defect tracking systems, test design and execution
- Has some database experience
- Is able and motivated to learn and master new technologies that advance the project
- Has excellent problem solving skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and must be self-directed
- Has an ability to deliver
What is expected of the Ideal Candidate?
- Responsible for design and development of test infrastructure supporting functional tests, automated regression tests, performance tests, and stress tests of production web applications and web services
- Research and advocate build or purchase of appropriate tools for developing, running, and analyzing test and their execution results
- Setup and configure test environments in readiness for test execution and maintenance of the integrity of the environment during execution to ensure validity of test results
- Collaborate with the Quality Assurance Analyst to ensure appropriate test coverage across our web applications and web services
- Ability to work closely with software developers while communicating effectively with product owners
- Knowledge of fundamental accounting concepts and principles
About Our Client's Environment and Team
- Scrum agile process
- .NET / C# / WCF, but not a “Microsoft shop”. Our client uses the technologies and platforms that achieve their goal.
- Good processes and controls
Please note that selected candidates will be asked to complete an on-site practical demonstration of their software development process.
Submit your covering letter and resume
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