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Want to solve problems in an industry considered to be one of the most complex in the world?
PEER Group’s Product Engineering Team has an opportunity for a Test Automation Developer looking to apply their expertise to the development of best-in-class software applications for the semiconductor industry. Reporting to the Product Engineering Manager, you will be a key contributor on a high-performance team solving sophisticated factory and tool automation challenges. This is currently a hybrid role requiring 50 per cent of the work week spent in-office.
As a Test Automation Developer, following PEER Group’s agile methodology for software development, you will design and write automated tests using proprietary and third-party automation testing suites to minimize the manual component of testing and accelerate our product development without sacrificing quality.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop, review, and maintain automated scenario, interface, performance, and regression tests for Windows and Linux desktop applications using automated test suites.
• Integrate automated test suites into PEER Group development pipelines via scripting.
• Prepare, maintain, and report on test plans to ensure that software delivers the required functionality.
• Analyze and report software defects, with reproduction steps, in a clear and consistently documented manner per our testing processes.
• Identify gaps in automated product testing and provide recommendations to increase coverage and quality.
• Follow our agile methodology: lead or participate in daily team scrums, develop and maintain user stories to ensure automated test coverage, contribute to story point sizing and voting for sprint planning, review automated tests written by others, and review product documentation for accuracy.
• Develop and/or maintain software simulators, utilities, and SDK code samples.
• Work with the rest of the Engineering Team to triage customer reported issues, and contribute to their timely and successful resolution.
• Learn about PEER Group’s products, the Semiconductor automation standards, and customer solutions.
• Collaborate extensively with your team, other departments, customers, and management.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
• Post-secondary education in a technical or scientific field that has required you to do some programming (Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Software Programming Diploma, or similar).
• Minimum 5 years’ work experience in a test automation development role, with a demonstrated ability to devise unanticipated scenarios from software requirements that are capable of challenging even the best-developed software.
• Proficiency with development languages such as C# (preferred), C++, or Java and scripting languages (PowerShell, Python).
• Proficiency with client/server applications using technologies such as gRPC/protobuf.
• Proficiency with test automation frameworks (e.g., RobotFramework, Selenium, Playwright).
• Proficiency with multi-platform environments (Windows and Linux).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure DevOps Server, Git, or other version control and application lifecycle management software.
• Familiarity with cloud solutions in Microsoft Azure, AWS, or GCP with container environments using technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with unit test tools such as MSTest, Xunit, or Nunit.
• Familiarity with front-end web technologies such as Blazor would be an asset.
• Advanced analytical and critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, strategic business perspective and results orientation.
• Skillful communicator, highly collaborative, and an effective leader.
To learn more about our application process and other opportunities at PEER Group, please visit: peergroup.com/careers/job-opportunities.
PEER Group is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on ability, qualifications, and performance. We welcome inquiries from everyone and celebrate diversity in our workplace. We embrace our differences in age, ancestry, citizenship, ethnic origin, place of origin, creed, family status, marital status, disability, record of offences, sex, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation.
If you require accommodation in completing the application process, please email recruiting@peergroup.com or call People & Culture (P&C) at 519-749-9554. If you are contacted regarding this position, please advise P&C of accommodation measures you require during the interview process. We will address these matters with respect and confidentiality.
We appreciate the interest of all applicants however, only those chosen to advance further in the recruitment process will be contacted.
No agencies please.
About the PEER Group Culture
As a group, we are focused on creating customer success while working in a supportive atmosphere. Being a part of the PEER Group community means that we:
• Enjoy coming to work each day - the people we work with, the work we do, and the flex hours.
• Love that we are encouraged to be curious, to learn, and to apply our knowledge and skills to solve hard problems and to contribute in meaningful ways, big or small.
• Genuinely care about each other, and it shows in how we support each other in both the work we do and in how we hold space for and support each person in realizing their potential.
• Want every employee to succeed and are committed to providing opportunities to do so, along with providing regular and ongoing feedback, mentorship, training, and individual development plans.
• Focus on your long-term development, with more than 25% of current employees having continued their careers at PEER Group for 10 years (or more)!
• Are recognized as global experts in what we do, and constantly work to get even better.
• Value excellence, promote from within, and strive to not only do our best, but to be our best.
• Value giving back. We support our community through frequent fundraisers, with company charitable matching, and encourage our employees to give back where and as they are able.
About PEER Group
PEER Group® is the largest global supplier of innovative factory automation software products for the semiconductor industry. Since 1992, our solutions have helped the world’s most advanced OEMs and factories reduce time to market and lower costs by solving their equipment automation, data management, and process control problems. An award-winning company, PEER Group has been named a Best Workplace by Great Place to Work Canada 11 times, and most recently was one of six recipients of Intel’s 2022 EPIC Outstanding Supplier Award, which recognizes the absolute top performers in the Intel supply chain.
PEER Group is headquartered in Kitchener, ON, Canada and has offices in Toronto and Dresden, Germany
