Software Tester

at  Miraclon Corporation

Miraclon Canada is looking for a talented and motivated Tester to join our dynamic team in a growth focused start-up type environment in Burnaby, BC. As a Tester, you will play a crucial role in ensuring quality delivery of our cutting-edge software solutions as well as support the testing needs for our equipment team for our FLEXCEL NX solution serving the broader Flexographic Printing market. If you are passionate about software and equipment testing, and working collaboratively, this role is for you!
The company’s flagship flexographic plate imaging solution, FLEXCEL NX System, has received industry-wide acclaim since debuting on the market in 2008 and is a key enabler for transforming the capabilities of flexographic printing. We sell our highly differentiated products in more than 70 countries worldwide, have a loyal customer base, and have consistently brought new, innovative, and leading flexographic solutions to market, delivering strong organic growth above our peers. Operating as a connected, supportive team, we are passionate about our products and are focused on delivering a premium experience for our customers.
As we expand our team, we are looking for professionals with energy, ideas, and ambition to help us take our business to the next level. This is an environment where you can truly make a difference.

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Post Secondary technical training or Bachelor’s Degree
• Formal training and/or experience in System Testing of software and firmware operating environments
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in software or equipment testing environment
• Proactive and adaptive to ensure the team meets their objectives
• Quick learner who takes pride in their work and delivers excellent quality
• Interest and ability to succeed in a small start-up organization
• Experience capturing and reporting bugs in a formal system such as Jira or other reporting system
• Experience in requirements based testing including collaboration with engineering to refine requirements into testable definitions
• Ability to review product operation and generate use cases for operation
• Experience translating both typical and unexpected human behaviours into robust test plans
• Ability to deconstruct use cases into individual tests for execution
• Ability to translate requirements into test cases to ensure desired performance can be achieved in established use cases
• Attention to detail including thorough understanding of the differences between patches, branches and releases
• Ability to modify testing based on the stage of a project, understanding the requirements of a “smoke test” versus a final release
• Ability to switch testing between component testing, system testing and regression testing as required
• Excellent troubleshooting abilities to narrow down an underlying bug or issue
• Demonstrated ability to report testing results effectively
• Good knowledge of Python scripting for executing and maintaining our in-house GUI test automation
• Good knowledge of using Windows and macOS
• Excellent teamwork, and interpersonal skills, and able to interact with diverse technical and non-technical groups, spanning all organizational levels
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative team environment with geographically dispersed individuals.
• Act with the values of respect, integrity, trust and credibility

• Test NX Central and TAP in depth with focus on a quality delivery of the next versions of the software from initial requirements drafting to stable product release.
• Motivated to learn the full functionality and technology of the existing products
• Establish detailed product test requirements by translating marketing requirements and functional needs
• Automate testing where possible.
• Hands-on software and equipment testing of Miraclon’s FLEXCEL NX system
• Support the engineering team in unit and full scale performance testing.
• Support environmental media assessment on the FLEXCEL NX systems
• Ensure that use cases are developed outlining the various ways customers will use the product and ensure these are used in design verification and testing
• Ensure that appropriate unit testing is carried out and test plans are defined for assuring outstanding product quality
• Ensure proper documentation of test results
• Participate in monthly iteration review and planning sessions.