Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

About the Role

The Government of Alberta's Digital Design and Delivery (DDD) division is seeking two experienced Senior Quality Assurance Engineers to support the delivery of large-scale, enterprise digital platforms and services. You will work in a modern, Agile, user-centered environment, contributing to secure, high-quality, and accessible government services.

This role is ideal for a QA professional passionate about quality engineering, automation, and continuous improvement within complex enterprise systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance efforts for enterprise digital platforms and services
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, and test scripts
• Execute functional and non-functional testing (manual and automated)
• Perform regression, smoke, sanity, and exploratory testing
• Conduct API testing (security, performance, data validation, integration)
• Perform mobile testing and cross-browser compatibility testing
• Execute database testing using SQL to validate data integrity and accuracy
• Support data conversion and migration testing
• Design, implement, and maintain automated test suites
• Track, document, and manage defects following QA best practices
• Collaborate with cross-functional Agile teams to promote quality practices
• Contribute to quality metrics, automated reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support reusable test components and emerging practices (including AI-assisted testing)

Required Qualifications

• Strong background in Quality Assurance / Quality Engineering
• Experience with both manual and automated testing in Agile environments
• Expertise in functional and non-functional testing
• Hands-on experience with API testing and database testing (SQL)
• Experience with test automation frameworks and tools
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams

Work Arrangement

• Primarily remote, with occasional in-person meetings in Edmonton (travel at candidate's expense)
• Candidate must provide their own computer and equipment
• Microsoft Teams is the primary collaboration tool

Security Requirements

• Must be eligible for a Criminal Record Check
• May be required to obtain Enhanced Security Clearance or higher (e.g., RCMP clearance)
• Final selection is subject to Government of Alberta security approval