Bilingual (FR/EN) Quality Assurance Analyst

Help us boldly shape retail in Canada

Canadian Tire Corporation’s (CTC) rich heritage of serving Canadians from coast-to-coast dates back to 1922. Our vision is to become the #1 retail brand in Canada by 2022 and we are focused on innovating and making important investments in our business, especially when it comes to our people. To reach our goal, we need the best talent to help us evolve and drive change across the business – and boldly help shape Canada’s retail industry. As we strive to be at the forefront of a complex and vastly changing retail industry, it is an exciting time to join the Canadian Tire family of companies.

Sports Experts – Quality Assurance Analyst

Part of the Canadian Tire family is Sports Experts. Your Sports Experts! Built on more than 50 years tradition on customer focus, Sports Experts is headquartered in Laval, Quebec. Sports Experts is proud to promote a wide selection of sports equipment, clothing and footwear of renowned and exclusive brands. We are the destination to Stay fit. Live well.

The QA Analyst will be accountable for working with the project team including project managers, business analysts, developers, vendors, and business stakeholders to help provide quality products for our business. The successful candidate in this role will ensure a high caliber of testing quality through execution of the testing plans and strategies. Finally, they will support the Delivery Manager in providing testing results for reporting across all stakeholders within the FGL organization. If this sounds like the role for you, you must have a passion for Quality Assurance & Software Testing, be excited by learning and exploration of applications, and be willing to have fun with an enthusiastic QA and Software Testing Team.

What you’ll do

• Leverage diverse testing approaches to gather quality related information about the product under test
• Create liaisons between the different teams at FGL and contribute to the smooth communication between teams
• Design, implement and execute test scenarios in order to gather quality related information about the product
• Write, revise and verify quality standards, test plans and test procedures to ascertain the quality of programs/software and third-party products
• Perform functional, system, system integration and UAT testing
• Identify and assist in the resolution of testing issues, defects and risks
• Help coordinate project deliverables and resolve issues, identify dependencies and roadblocks
• Provide non-production and production environment support assistance when required;
• Represent QA & Testing in different status meetings which may include project team members, business members, external vendors, leadership teams and stakeholders as required
• Assist with reporting the progress of testing and software quality to the Technical Product Manager, leadership teams, project managers and stakeholders
• Keep up to date of the latest emerging trends in the testing industry thru personal research and by being an active member within the industry

What you bring

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a software development environment including 2+ years in QA/Software Testing
• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a Minimum of 6 years’ experience in the IT industry, specifically, as part of a team responsible for delivering software quality assurance to IT projects
• SQL knowledge/experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of QA and Software Testing methodologies and practices
• Experience in the creation and execution of test scenarios to gain knowledge about the quality of the product under test
• Knowledge of retail, POS, warehousing/inventory, supply chain or finance industries an asset
• Bilingual: French/English, written and spoken
• A passion and enthusiasm for exploration, discovery, learning, investigation and analysis of software products
• Experience working in a highly integrated, multi-project environment
• Knowledge of both traditional waterfall and Agile project methodologies
• Detail oriented personality complimented with strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent organizational and planning skills

About Canadian Tire Corporation

Canadian Tire and its family of companies are boldly shaping retail in Canada and we continue to deliver a positive experience for our customers. As one of the most trusted brands in Canada, our employees take pride in the work we do across the country. It’s more than the iconic triangle that keeps our employees around. From benefits and perks, to learning and development opportunities, to our commitment to Jumpstart – these are some of the many reasons why Canadian Tire Corporation is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. #LI-MM2