Quality Assurance Specialist II

TL;DR

Quality Assurance Specialist II (QA Automation): Advancing software quality procedures by developing and executing test plans, improving automated test coverage, and embedding quality validation into CI/CD for SaaS/cloud capabilities. Focus on continuous automated and exploratory testing across the deployment lifecycle, validating web interfaces and backend services, and ensuring every code increment meets security, performance, compliance, and functional requirements.

Company

hirify.global builds world-leading technology for Earth sciences, helping organizations make better decisions faster.

What you will do

• Perform automated and exploratory testing across the deployment lifecycle, validating web interfaces, backend services, and critical user workflows.
• Establish and improve automated test coverage for existing and newly developed capabilities while monitoring diverse test suites.
• Embed quality validation into the CI/CD pipeline to ensure each code increment meets security, performance, compliance, and functional requirements.
• Collaborate with software engineers, research engineers, designers, and product managers in a Scrum team.
• Promote high software quality standards and contribute to engineering process improvements.

Requirements

• Location: Must be located in Calgary, AB and work in a hybrid mode (two days a week in the Calgary office).
• 5+ years of experience in relevant QA roles, with a proven track record in SaaS and cloud-based application testing.
• Hands-on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and Python for automation and scripting.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures (RESTful APIs, microservices, containerization) and CI/CD workflows.
• Academic degree (BSc or above) in Computer Science or a closely related technical field.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive, innovative Scrum team working with global stakeholders across time zones.
• Hybrid working with two days a week in the Calgary office.
• Competitive salary and flexible working.
• Continuous learning and career growth opportunities.
• Paid volunteer day each year and an employee share purchase plan in most locations.
• Additional location-specific benefits, plus rewards & recognition and wellbeing programs.

Hiring process

• Submit an application for review.
• Proceed through the recruitment process with Talent Acquisition.