As a full-time QA Core Automation Developer, you will be testing complex, cutting-edge software that uses a wide variety of technologies, which offers you the opportunity to develop your technical and testing skills on the job. You will collaborate with other testers, developers, product owners, and managers to deliver an excellent product that meets and exceeds customer expectations. Your experience and training is less important than your mindset; JSI is looking for individuals who actively seek opportunities to grow and develop.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated test cases
• Collaborate with manual testers and developers to identify test cases that are suitable for automation (cost/benefit analysis, complexity etc.)
• Manage timing and execution of automated regression runs
• Analyze the results of automated regression runs and address test failures by:
  • correcting automated test deficiencies and
  • raising defects
• Automate tests to cover customer-found issues
• Track work in two week sprints following the Kanban model
• Participate in sprint planning and grooming
• Work with controlled, dedicated automation test environments, including troubleshooting
• Identify defects and manage those defects through a bug tracking system (TFS)
• Partner with development teams to reproduce defect scenarios and identify root causes
• Work with other members of the test team to:
  • Participate in regression testing
  • Prioritize areas for soak testing
  • Give feedback on feature testing shortfalls
  • Provide peer review for other testers
• Participate in feature development and planning meetings as a representative from the test team
• Advocate for quality

You might also find yourself

• Creating and using internal tools and/or scripts to automate and optimize common tasks
• Learning about and applying cutting-edge technology
• Writing automated tests for web, desktop, and/or mobile applications
• Participating in feature development and planning meetings as a representative from the test team

Knowledge & Experience

• Has experience with test automation beyond record and playback
• Writes code and likes doing so
• Looks for opportunities to improve test automation tooling and code
• Familiar with best practices for test automation
• Ideally, has experience with test automation using:
  • Javascript
  • Selenium and .NET
• TestComplete or similar COTS automation tools
• Ideally, has working knowledge of Jenkins
• Ideally, has experience working with distributed systems
• Loves testing and is really good at it - testing is your Plan A career, not Plan B
• Has a technical mindset, for example:
  • Experienced with scripting or programming
  • Has built computers, tinkered with home network etc.
  • Is a 'power user'
• Thinks like a tester
  • Technical
  • Creative
  • Critical
  • Practical
• Willing to be the 'friendly militant tester'
  • Advocates for quality
  • Speaks up to ask questions and raise concerns
  • Knows when to escalate concerns to management
• Is satisfied by solving problems, not just the symptoms
• Has a tremendous desire and capacity to learn and actively seeks opportunities for growth
• Knows the difference between a road block and a hurdle
• Is well-organized and looks for ways to provide value
• Is passionate about software testing and quality
• Loves when things go right but derives tremendous satisfaction from finding meaningful issues
• Has a natural eye for consistency and detail but always keeps the big picture in mind
• Can independently troubleshoot and investigate issues that arise
• Looks for ways to automate and optimize common tasks

 Additional Assets

• Professional experience in software quality assurance
• Experience writing automated tests (not just record/playback), particularly using Javascript
• Experience with VMWare, Kubernetes, Helm
• Experience with Jenkins
• Ability to read and understand Arabic, German, French,  Spanish or any other language
• Knowledge of the telecommunications industry, particularly telephony and networking

Requirements

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Eligible for top secret security clearance:
  • No criminal activity
  • No criminal record
  • Ten years of verifiable history
• University or College graduate or equivalent experience
• Some experience in Software Quality Assurance or related field is helpful

As a full-time technical feature tester, you will be testing complex, cutting-edge software that uses a wide variety of technologies, which offers you the opportunity to develop your technical and testing skills on the job. You will collaborate with other testers, developers, product owners, and managers to deliver an excellent product that meets and exceeds customer expectations. Your experience and training is less important than your mindset; JSI is looking for individuals who actively seek opportunities to grow and develop.

Responsibilities

• Perform exploratory and scripted testing on pre- and post-release software to prove that:
  • Features satisfy or exceed explicit and explicit requirements
  • The product delivers an excellent user experience
  • The features integrate with the product suite
• Design and write scripted tests as part of feature and regression test suites
• Prove the happy path, edge cases and negative tests
• Participate in feature development meetings throughout the feature lifecycle
• Work with the automation team to determine which tests can and should be automated
• Independently troubleshoot and investigate issues that arise
• Executing long-running tests on pre- and post-release software to prove:
  • The absence of edge condition failures and memory leaks
  • The supportability of the product
• Identify defects and manage those defects through a bug tracking system (TFS)
• Partner with development teams to reproduce defect scenarios and identify root causes
• Work with other members of the test team to:
  • Participate in regression testing
  • Prioritize areas for soak testing
  • Give feedback on feature testing shortfalls
  • Provide peer review for other testers
• Participate in feature development and planning meetings as a representative from the test team
• Advocate for quality

You might also find yourself

• Creating and using internal tools and/or scripts to automate and optimize common tasks
• Learning about and applying cutting-edge technology
• Writing automated tests for web, desktop, and/or mobile applications
• Participating in feature development and planning meetings as a representative from the test team

Knowledge & Experience

• At least some experience with programming or scripting languages
• Experience with a variety of test techniques and practices
• Knowledge of 'the ilities' (non-functional requirements), including performance, stability, supportability, extensibility etc.
• Able to understand how a given defect or feature connects to and affects the overall product
• Ideally, has working knowledge of at least some of the following:
  • VMWare
  • Kubernetes
  • Helm
  • Jenkins
• Ideally, has some experience writing automated tests (beyond record/playback)
• Loves testing and is really good at it - testing is your Plan A career, not Plan B
• Has a technical mindset, for example:
  • Experienced with scripting or programming
  • Has built computers, tinkered with home network etc.
  • Is a 'power user'
• Thinks like a tester
  • Technical
  • Creative
  • Critical
  • Practical
• Willing to be the 'friendly militant tester'
  • Advocates for quality
  • Speaks up to ask questions and raise concerns
  • Knows when to escalate concerns to management
• Is satisfied by solving problems, not just the symptoms
• Has a tremendous desire and capacity to learn and actively seeks opportunities for growth
• Knows the difference between a road block and a hurdle
• Is well-organized and looks for ways to provide value
• Is passionate about software testing and quality
• Loves when things go right but derives tremendous satisfaction from finding meaningful issues
• Has a natural eye for consistency and detail but always keeps the big picture in mind
• Can independently troubleshoot and investigate issues that arise
• Looks for ways to automate and optimize common tasks

 Additional Assets

• Professional experience in software quality assurance
• Experience writing automated tests (not just record/playback), particularly using Javascript
• Experience with VMWare, Kubernetes, Helm
• Experience with Jenkins
• Ability to read and understand Arabic, German, French,  Spanish or any other language
• Knowledge of the telecommunications industry, particularly telephony and networking

Requirements

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Eligible for top secret security clearance:
  • No criminal activity
  • No criminal record
  • Ten years of verifiable history
• University or College graduate or equivalent experience
• Some experience in Software Quality Assurance or related field is helpful

The Pre-Sales Engineer is an integral role to the success of the JSI Sales team. In this role, you will work closely with our Sales Leads, Product Management, and Development teams to deliver value propositions, proof of concepts and technical solutions to our prospective customers. You possess strong technical skills and a desire to work in a global marketplace. As a strong communicator and collaborator, you enjoy working in a fun, fast pace environment.

Responsibilities

• Business Development Demonstration (BD) Support
  • Prepare and deliver product demonstrations and presentations
  • Provide tradeshow support – Engage with customers and perform product demonstrations at a booth or in conference rooms
  • Assist in the creation and maintenance of BD presentation material
  • Build, setup, maintain, and manage demo systems – including managing the inventory of demo equipment, deploy images / upgrade kits, setup and troubleshoot demo systems (requires familiarity with Linux, Windows and VM technologies and tools)
  • Lead the effort to create and maintain demonstration scenarios and associated demonstration data
  • Develop prototype web applications that interact with one or multiple internal APIs for the purpose of BD trials and demos (this requires familiarity with programming languages and HTTP REST/API endpoints)
• Lead 1-4 week on-site Proof of Concepts (PoCs) or Trials. Duties include: PoC system administration, technical support and client training / mentoring
• Complex BD Pursuits –
  • Act as a first point of contact for BD demo requirements, data sample gathering, and PoC requirements, working with the Sales Lead and end customer
  • Be responsible for the end-to-end Technical Solution during the sales cycle.
  • Coordinate closely with JSI Product Management on the creation and documentation of a value proposition.
• Activities
  • Respond to RFPs / RFIs
  • Manage proposals for small to medium sized opportunities
  • Provide quality assurance for small to medium sized proposals
  • Provide rapid technical responses to urgent requests for further proposal material
  • Assist in the creation of other marketing material associated with BD activities

Knowledge & Experience

Required Qualifications

• Minimum eight years of industry experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven leadership experience working with multi-disciplinary teams of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Adept at oral presentations and training / mentoring to both large and small groups
• Experienced with writing of both technical documents and marketing communications
• A broad base of technical experience and skills including: Enterprise software system administration & maintenance, Linux and Windows operating systems, VMware virtualization layer and programming / scripting
• University degree or College diploma in computer science, engineering, information systems, etc.
• Ability to attain and maintain a top secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity / Experience with computer networking (e.g. communication protocols), and internet protocol analysis (e.g. Wireshark, tcpdump)
• Familiarity / Experience working in the law enforcement and intelligence operations domain

Personal Attributes

• Interested and comfortable working on customer fronting activities with people from diverse cultures
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, under tight deadlines and stressful conditions
• Willing to undertake international travel up to 25% of the time

The successful candidate will contribute as part of our agile teams in a casual work environment in which team work, open communication and discussion are encouraged. Powerful developer workstations are used in conjunction with the latest Microsoft and Linux technologies to produce truly enlightened solutions. We are looking for a variety of skills from C# running on Windows to Java running on Linux with bits of Ruby thrown in.

Mandatory Skills

• Phenomenal problem solver
• Proven history of getting things done (e.g. not just a thinker, but someone capable of cranking out a lot of high quality code, and finishing the job)
• Team player—able to share, mentor, code review and check their ego
• Excellent verbal communication
• Committed to continuous professional development
• Degree or diploma from an accredited institution in either computer science, software engineering or equivalent
• Eligible for up to a top secret level security clearance

Desired Technical Skills

• Agile development experience, including the use of automated unit and integration tests
• Enterprise development experience (large databases, multi-tier applications)
• Multi-team development environment experience
• Product developer (vs. internal tools developer or contractor)
• Experience working with Big Data
• 2+ years of experience with C#, C++ or Java
• Microsoft WPF experience
• Linux
• Keen developer—coding in your spare time

Bonus Skills

• Solr
• Cassandra

The Software Developer will be part of a team of developers who are passionate about producing quality work, strong at solving technical challenges, and well versed at providing great customer value. You will be designing and building a product/solution using Microsoft SQL Server and responsible for integrity of data that is critical to our clients success. You will be expected to leverage features introduced in latest versions of Microsoft SQL server, performance and security are of paramount importance. Knowledge of Microsoft Azure is highly desirable.

This position reports to a Software Development Manager within our Kanata, Ontario office and due to COVID-19 restrictions all JSI staff are temporarily working from home.

Job Description

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Work with product management, engineering and architecture to develop a new product/solution;
• Participate and contribute through the full development life-cycle including unit testing, design, development, security checks and publishing;
• Work within your development team to design, develop and deliver the new product/solution.
• Provide 3rd level support for field issues
• Available for after hours on call support on a rotational basis
• Eligible for top secret security clearance

Education and Experience:

• Degree or Diploma from accredited institution in either Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent;
• 5+ years of experience working in SQL Database Development;
• Strong written and verbal communications;
• Familiar with Agile development practices;
• Experience building customer-facing applications;
• Experience supporting enterprise level databases
• Highly Desirable, Experience working with Microsoft Azure;
• Highly Desirable, Experience working with Back-end technologies: C#;

If you are interested in applying for this position, please highlight within your cover letter the use of SQL.