Test Automation Engineer

Test Automation Engineer On behalf of our leading-industry client, Procom is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to assist in the development of Test Automation frameworks. This is a fully on-site opportunity in Ottawa, and a 1-year contract (with opportunity for renewal) Responsibilities • Interface with product owners, development, and test teams to create test designs from software requirements and architecture documents • Document and validate software test plans • Perform test execution, root cause analysis, triaging defects and validate fixes • Perform test automation, scripting and reporting • Create tests in C/C++ or Python and interface with existing test frameworks • Maintain test libraries and tools to support regression and new feature testing • Prepare and analyze test coverage reports • Participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives Qualifications • Excellent communication, both orally and written • Experience with JIRA • Knowledge of automated test environments • Familiarity with C++ unit test frameworks • Experience with Android • 3+ years of software development and/or automation testing preferably on embedded platforms • Working knowledge of C++ or C and Python for use in understanding existing code and writing test applications and scripts • Working knowledge of distributed, multi-threaded system concepts • Familiarity with manual and automated software testing procedures • Experience with test management system and defect tracking system • A Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field of study