Quality Analyst I, Engine

at  Safe Software Inc

• Location: This opportunity has the ability to be remotely based within Canada (except for QC), or onsite/hybrid/remote in the Vancouver, BC Lower Mainland.
• Annual Base Salary: $57,600 to $65,900 CAD
• Please note that employment is contingent upon the successful completion of reference checks and background checks, including a Canadian criminal record check.

QUALITY ANALYST I, ENGINE

Safe Software is looking for enthusiastic Quality Analysts to join our FME Engine Product Development team! As a Quality Analyst, you’ll play an important role in ensuring that the FME product platform meets our standard of excellence for all of our customers.

ABOUT SAFE SOFTWARE

Safe Software is the creator and developer of FME — the data integration platform with the best support for spatial data worldwide. Over 10,000 organizations around the world use FME in industries like AEC, government, utilities, and transportation to maximize the value of their data.
Founded in 1993, Safe is headquartered in Surrey, BC with over 200 team members and counting. We’re always looking for talented individuals with diverse backgrounds who are determined to learn and grow. Are you ready to join the team?

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

You will play a central role in ensuring that the quality of our FME product line exceeds the expectations of our customers. Day to day, you may find yourself doing the following:

• Working as part of the Development team to go through the entire development cycle, using Scrum or Kanban.
• Testing exciting new features in the latest beta software and validating behaviour against acceptance criteria.
• Writing detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases.
• Creating automated regression tests or help developing testsuite frameworks.
• Contributing to feature development meetings with a valuable quality perspective.
• Creating clear and concise defect reports and enhancement requests.
• Providing input on user experience, including performance, to product development.
• Setting up test environments with leading-edge technology, like AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, ArcGIS Online, etc.
• Participating in Quality team meetings to share ideas, learn new concepts, discuss problems and brainstorm solutions.
• Exploring new technical areas: containerization, web services, databases, etc.
• Participating in various cross-team events like Innovation Daze and Testsuite Evolution.

Safer’s come from a variety of backgrounds with diverse skills and knowledge. That being said, those who are most successful in this role have experience with the following:

• 1-2 Years of previous experience working in a testing role
• A degree or diploma in Computer Science,Computer Engineering, GIS or related field
• A curiosity for technology - you are excited to experiment with the newest systems and techniques
• You are a critical thinker with a curious mind and a love for problem solving
• You are a self-motivated and proactive team player with a passion for helping others
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and/or Bash
• Thoroughness in your approach and a high attention for detail
• Able to understand complex technical systems and accurately describe problems to the development team when discovere