Sr. Software Test Engineer

The Sr. Software Test Engineer applies the principles of software engineering to plan, test, and maintain OSI software products.  The Software Test Engineer designs develops and executes methods of test and troubleshooting, to be used on complex systems to confirm functionality and integrity. The Systems Test Engineer carries individual responsibility for the successful verification and validation of system requirements and software features. The Software Test Engineer will collaborate with a team of multidisciplinary engineers and stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of our software products to end users and customers. Our Engineers have a focus on collaboration, and assist their team with devising innovative technical solutions and proactively removing roadblocks. As a group, the engineers work together to complete software testing activities through the full software lifecycle. To do this the Systems Test Engineer must demonstrate strong communication skills and interpersonal skills. The OSI Software Test Engineer exhibits professionalism, integrity, and ownership.

RESPONSIBILITIES
•    Follows the SDLC, Software Development Lifecycle using Software Testing best practices as described in the OSI documented processes and training.
•    Authors high quality test plans, test procedures and test reports.
•    Defines test objectives, and writes test cases to be used for functional, application, regression and performance testing.
•    Executes formal manual testing at the system level with strict adherence when following the test steps.
•    Performs exploratory testing at the feature, component, and system level.
•    Devises, implements, and maintains procedures for automatic testing of routine and complex test cases.
•    Adapts existing tests (manual and automatic) to new products, new features and new platforms, promoting reuse and repurposing for cost savings.
•    Participates in peer reviews of the test procedures and ensures all test procedures are maintained in the version control repository.
•    Troubleshoots, resolves and reports on problems encountered during testing, and documents test results for follow-up.
•    Maintains the software product quality by raising defects (bugs) in the bug tracking software.
•    Investigates and resolves Software Change Requests, System Problem Reports and customer tickets.
•    Demonstrates full ownership for their work, resolving road blocks, and communicates changes to deadlines and technical challenges to their Technical Lead or Manager.
•    Provides technical leadership to junior staff as required. 
•    Maintains a wide breadth of knowledge of the laboratory equipment, including their safe usage and long-term maintenance.
•    Identifies, analyses, and resolves diverse system technical challenges.
•    Commits to project objectives and meeting the project schedule and budgets.
•    Provides technical expertise and review of documentation including the publications developed by the Technical Publication group.
•    Produces software technical documentation which supports the project or department needs.
•    May take on additional responsibilities as a Technical Lead, delegating work, tracking work, building team moral, helping to remove team road blocks and reporting on behalf of the team to the Project Manager.
•    May produce software estimates and participate in technical work breakdown and defining scope of test activities.
•    May prepare software specifications and manage requirements for new software features, or provide expert reviews of specifications with a focus on ensuring all requirements are testable.
•    May be responsible for building and managing medium to large labs (both in size and complexity).
•    May participate in the concept phase including the creation of use cases or evaluation of prototypes. 
•    May conduct extensive research and/or analysis and generate reports that meet complex client needs (i.e. Safety Cases, tool selection, evaluation of new devices, generation of ICDs)
•    Provides support to multidisciplinary teams and sales teams as a subject matter expert.
•    Provides technical guidance and mentoring to new staff including participation in onboarding and the buddy program.
•    May be required to travel to customers’ sites and shore installation and testing facilities, to support integrated system level testing and customer acceptance events
•    May interface and provide support and assistance to customers while visiting sites or ships.
•    Demonstrates professionalism when interfacing with the customer, and executes test methods and procedures to the customer’s satisfaction.
•    Commits to the production of high-quality software, prioritizing and correcting Usability, Safety and Security concerns.
•    Makes recommendations for changes to software testing guidelines, tools and standards, and assists in the creation and rollout of new improvements and training.
•    Complies with OSI’s established ISO 9001-compliant development guidelines and standards.
•    Follows and ensures workplace operating and environmental, health and safety procedures and guideline compliance.

DECISION MAKING & AUTHORITY

•    Single point of accountability to deliver assigned work.
•    Applies judgment and makes decisions to resolve routine and complex issues.
•    Considerable judgment necessary in the construction of the software test cases and the resolution of assigned defects.
•    May be asked to participate temporarily in a design or test authority role, which provides additional authority to review and approve decisions for projects and products while in this role.

Decisions which have impact at the product or system level must be approved by the Design and Systems Test Authority group.

KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS 
•    Education: Degree in Computer Science, Software, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Engineering Physics or Mathematics. 
•    Experience: 8-10 years’ experience in a software environment; experience in developing real-time interfaces to external systems; experience working in an ISO 9001 compliant software engineering environment would be an asset; experience in the defense or aerospace domains is an asset
•    Technical Skills: Experience in testing Software on the Windows and Linux platform, and in areas such as 2D/3D graphics, TCP/IP, UDP, and real-time systems are highly desirable; ability to understand and work with complex software requirement specifications; Understand the importance of Test coverage and traceability to requirements; experience in authoring both manual test procedures and automation test cases; ability to assist with troubleshooting and reproducing complex system level problems; experience working with distributed networks and network analyzers (like Wireshark).
•    Soft Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Uses strong communication skills to ask questions, provide technical solutions and help build a strong team environment; Ability to learn quickly and work well under pressure in a high paced, challenging environment; strong team work skills; takes full ownership of any mistakes that are made and corrects the situation; Proactive, takes on new responsibilities and suggests alternative solutions when needed; Exceptional attention to details.
•    Other: Required to obtain security clearance; knowledge of marine navigation concepts and systems is an asset

The range for this role is $90,000-100,000 CDN and the actual salary offered will be commensurate with education, experience and internal parity.