Senior Software Engineer- QA / Lead Software Engineer - QA

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 7000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

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A Software Engineer – QA at IFS will have a background in quality assurance processes and methodologies and work with all aspects of quality assurance throughout the entire software development process. They are involved in ensuring that quality is considered early in the design process so that the product will be testable later.

As per the 7-Stages Development Process, a Software Engineer – QA works with both the QA Leader and development team to ensure all aspects of testing, support, and test coverage are included in the testing plans. They monitor every phase of the development process to ensure that the design and software adhere to company standards.

Someone in this role should also have a thorough understanding of QA testing environments and software development life cycles. They help meet sprint deadlines by breaking up the development process into attainable testing goals and relaying any issues back to the development and product teams or leaders.

Responsibilities:

• Develop Test Frameworks and Tools for the development team
• Perform continuous “Quality Inspections” on Technical Design, Process rituals, Test Strategies, and Risk Management.
• Coach/train software engineers on coding, testing, and engineering best practices.  “Lead By Example” is our style of work.  (You do it first and show others how to do it!)
• An ability to fix defects in the code if needed and then educate the development team on prevention techniques to avoid similar defects.
• Initiate, plan, and drive activities related to automated testing.
  • Ensure test scripts are created, along with relevant test coverage
  • Install and upgrade test, deploy, cloud/on prem modularity tests
  • Active in improving and evolving test methodologies and tools used
• Initiate, plan, and drive activities related to manual testing
  • Plan and manage manual testing for application, documentation, and instructions
  • Maintain the manual test case repository
  • Test data scripts for support with manual testing.
  • Usability testing – Ensure good end-user usability for the product area of responsibility
  • Performance testing – Ensure the products & solutions developed are performant
  • Security testing – Manage tests and processes related to vulnerability handling
• Monitor, track and document tests
• Create documentation, presentation, and training material
• Engage with requirement owners and other stakeholders to
  • Ensure customer satisfaction and solution fit
  • Provide solution options and estimations
  • Perform pre-studies and prototype new or changed functionality
• Act as a good citizen within the team technically and culturally.
• Make decisions in their area of responsibility that help maintainability and reuse.
• Initiate conversations to get the support/clarity necessary to carry out a task.
• Constructively challenge existing perspectives and proposed solutions inside the team.
• Evaluate alignment of work with strategic initiatives and company goals.

• Recommended 2+ years of relevant experience
• BA/BS required, Technical Diploma in Computer Science, MIS, or IT or a related field preferred.
• Must be able to work / be available a couple hours a day that overlap with Canadian business hours.

Mandatory Skills

• Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Test Design Techniques (TDT) such as Whitebox TDT
• Testing Tools & Methodologies:
  • Selenium
  • SpecFlow
  • NUnit
  • Gherkin (BDD frameworks)
  • Cucumber
  • Visual Studio
  • Entity Framework
• Programming Languages: 
  • Angular
  • Java
  • SQL
• Manual Testing
• Test scripts
• Testable code
• Performance testing
• Ability to build test documentation

Good to have Skills

• Experience with leveraging AI tools and technologies to enhance code quality, accelerate development workflows, and drive innovation across the software engineering lifecycle.

We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles, while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community, we drive innovation, strengthen connections, and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best, while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.