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Nelson

Senior QA Analyst – 12 months Contract

Nelson

. Work with product, development, design, infrastructure, and QA teams to deliver reliable and accessible digital learning products .

Posted 9/24/2026contractToronto • CanadaSenior💰 CA$70,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in software quality assurance with a focus on testing modern web applications, including frontend and backend systems. Proficient in creating and executing test plans, automated tests using Playwright, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality.

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Software Quality AssuranceAutomated Testing with PlaywrightAPI TestingAgile and Scrum ExperienceAccessibility Testing Knowledge

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Hard Skills
Test Plan CreationFunctional TestingRegression TestingPerformance TestingLoad TestingDefect InvestigationTest Case DevelopmentDatabase TestingWeb Application TestingCross-Browser Testing
Soft Skills
Clear CommunicationCollaborationAnalytical SkillsTroubleshootingPriority Management
Tools & Technologies
JiraPlaywrightK6GrafanaDatadogOpenTelemetryApplication InsightsAI Coding Assistants
Industry Keywords
Digital Learning ProductsWeb Based ApplicationsObservabilityTelemetryEducation Technology

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
GrafanaGRPC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Work with product, development, design, infrastructure, and QA teams to deliver reliable and accessible digital learning products
  • Test web applications across frontend and backend using manual, API, database, automation, accessibility, and performance testing methods
  • Participate throughout the software development lifecycle, including planning, design reviews, test preparation, testing, defect investigation, release validation, and production regression testing
  • Create, maintain, and execute test plans, test scenarios, and test cases
  • Test user interfaces, APIs, databases, integrations, and services
  • Perform functional, regression, smoke, exploratory, integration, usability, and cross-browser testing
  • Find, reproduce, investigate, and document defects in Jira
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to investigate and resolve quality issues
  • Validate work against functional requirements, acceptance criteria, design expectations, and quality standards
  • Create, maintain, execute, and improve automated tests using Playwright or similar tools
  • Improve automated regression suite structure, reliability, coverage, and maintainability
  • Use AI coding assistants to support test development, troubleshooting, documentation, and QA activities
  • Maintain QA documentation, testing standards, and reusable practices
  • Participate in release testing and identify quality risks
  • Support infrastructure and platform testing when assigned
  • Use logs, traces, metrics, and distributed traces for defect investigation, triage, and root cause analysis
  • Create and execute load and performance tests using k6 or similar tools
  • Review performance metrics including response time, throughput, error rate, and p95 latency
  • Compare performance results against baselines to identify regressions
  • Investigate performance issues with developers and infrastructure engineers
  • Assist with release and production readiness testing
  • Work primarily from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM Eastern Time to support Pacific Time Zone teams

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 4 or more years of professional experience in software quality assurance or software testing, preferably with web based applications
  • Strong experience testing modern web applications across frontend and backend systems
  • Hands-on experience testing APIs, databases, integrations, and backend services
  • Experience creating test plans, test strategies, test scenarios, and detailed test cases
  • Experience designing, writing, and maintaining automated tests; Playwright strongly preferred
  • Understanding of web application architecture, frontend and backend systems, APIs, databases, services, and common security concepts
  • Experience using Jira or a similar issue tracking system
  • Experience working in Agile and Scrum environments
  • Experience with accessibility testing and knowledge of AODA or related accessibility standards
  • Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Strong collaboration skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Observability and telemetry knowledge preferred
  • Experience with Grafana, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Application Insights, or similar tools preferred
  • Performance and load testing with k6 or similar preferred
  • Knowledge of p95 latency, throughput, response time, and error rate preferred
  • Experience with REST APIs or gRPC services preferred
  • Experience with AI coding assistants such as Claude Code or Codex preferred
  • Experience with automation frameworks, CI workflows, or automated regression pipelines preferred
  • Education technology or digital product testing experience is an asset

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Performance-related incentive pay may be available
  • Hybrid flexibility, M-F, standard business hours
  • Free parking on-site
  • Free shuttle bus service from Don Mills Subway Station to and from the office
  • Access to on-site fitness center and fitness classes
  • LinkedIn Learning
  • Mentorship and professional development opportunities
  • Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including mental health services and financial counselling