Jr. QA Engineer

Jr. QA Engineer

Department: Technology

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area, Canada

Reporting To: Director, Software Engineering

Description

At Veriforce, we build innovative technology that helps create safer workplaces.

Our software supports a global network of responsible hiring clients, suppliers, contractors and partners. We take the complexity out of compliance for more than 50,000 organisations worldwide, helping them protect their people, their operations and the planet.

As a Junior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), you will support the delivery of reliable, high-quality software by performing manual testing and contributing to automated testing. Working alongside developers, product team members and more experienced quality engineers, you will help identify defects, validate new functionality and continuously improve our testing processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their software testing career who wants to develop their technical skills in test automation, API testing and continuous delivery.

What that means day-to-day

• Collaborate with developers, product team members and Scrum teams to understand requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Create, document and maintain clear test cases and test scenarios.
• Perform manual functional, regression, integration and exploratory testing.
• Validate new features, enhancements, customisations and system integrations.
• Identify, document and track software defects, providing clear steps for reproduction.
• Retest resolved defects and complete regression testing before releases.
• Support User Acceptance Testing by helping business stakeholders validate new functionality.
• Maintain accurate documentation of test cases, test results and identified defects.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts with guidance from experienced team members.
• Use tools such as Playwright or Cypress to automate repeatable application tests.
• Review automated test results and investigate failures.
• Help improve automated test coverage across key user journeys.
• Learn and apply test automation standards and development best practices.
• Contribute to the integration of automated tests within CI/CD pipelines.
• Support the testing of APIs, data flows and system integrations.
• Use API testing tools to validate requests, responses, error handling and data accuracy.
• Work with developers to investigate data or integration-related defects.
• Help ensure information remains accurate and consistent across systems and environments.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives.
• Work closely with developers to identify and resolve quality issues early in the development lifecycle.
• Contribute to discussions about test coverage, product risks and release readiness.
• Assist with the setup and maintenance of test environments and test data.
• Learn from experienced engineers through code reviews, pairing and technical guidance.
• Stay informed about emerging testing tools, technologies and best practices.
• Contribute ideas for improving testing efficiency, reliability and overall product quality.

What you’ll need to be successful

• A bachelor’s degree, diploma or equivalent training in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• Approximately 1–2 years of experience in software testing, quality assurance or software development.
• Exposure to test automation through professional experience, an internship, academic projects or personal projects.
• Experience working in an Agile or Scrum environment is beneficial.
• A foundational understanding of software testing methodologies and the software development lifecycle.
• Experience creating and executing manual test cases.
• Familiarity with a test automation framework such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium or a similar tool.
• Basic programming or scripting ability using JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, Java or another relevant language.
• Familiarity with API testing tools such as Postman is an advantage.
• Basic knowledge of REST APIs, JSON and data validation.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing concepts is beneficial.
• Familiarity with defect tracking and test management tools such as Jira and TestRail.
• Experience testing Salesforce or other SaaS platforms would be advantageous but is not required.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Good analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to ask questions and learn from others.
• Ability to organise work and manage priorities within a fast-paced environment.
• Curiosity about how software works and enthusiasm for developing new technical skills.
• Openness to feedback and a continuous-improvement mindset.
• You create clear and reliable test cases based on product requirements.
• You identify and document defects that help the team improve product quality.
• You gradually increase your contribution to automated and API testing.
• You collaborate effectively with developers, product team members and other quality engineers.
• You demonstrate consistent growth in your testing, automation and technical capabilities.

What you’ll get in return

We have a hybrid workplace policy. We want you to be able to do your best work here. We emphasize providing many ways to support our team to do their best work, and believe that if you look after your people, they look after everything else!

Personal Health & Wellbeing

🧠 Integrated mental health & wellbeing support

🌴 Vacation – starting at 3 weeks

💟 Wellness Days & Annual Giving Day – an extra to give back to yourself or your community

🩺 Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

😴 End of the year, company-wide shut down for you to relax and recharge

Future Planning

🏫 LinkedIn Learning License for upskilling & development

Interested but don’t feel you meet all the requirements?

Our recruitment team assesses and reviews all applications against the role and business needs. We believe in people having transferable and soft skills and want you to know that we consider applications that might not meet all the criteria, but have the aptitude and capability, nonetheless. Our priority is to ensure we set people up for success.

We will make a final call based on our determining whether we can offer the necessary support to upskill or provide the developmental support needed for you to get the best out of this opportunity with us!

Bring Your Whole Self to Work.

We are proudly an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring that no candidate is discriminated against because of gender identity and expression, race, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, colour, region, creed, national origin, or sex. We are dedicated to growing a diverse team while continuing to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe and empowered to be themselves.

What you can expect if you apply

• A response to your application within 15 working days
• An interview process consisting of:
• An initial discovery call with the recruiter
• A first stage interview via Microsoft Teams
• Additional interview with the stakeholders you’ll be working with closely in the role

We’re keen to ensure our hiring process allows you to be at your best, so if you need us to make any adjustments, please just let us know.