Quality Analyst I

• Location: This opportunity has the ability to be remotely based within Canada (except for QC), or onsite/hybrid/remote in the Vancouver, BC Lower Mainland.
• Annual Base Salary: $66,300 - $74,000 CAD
• Please note that employment is contingent upon the successful completion of reference checks and background checks, including a Canadian criminal background check.
  
  

Application Instructions

• Please upload your application files in PDF format only.
  
  

Quality Analyst I

Safe Software is looking for enthusiastic Quality Analysts to join our FME Engine Product Development team! As a Quality Analyst, you'll play an important role in ensuring that the FME product platform meets our standard of excellence for all of our customers.

About The Team

Quality Analysts are embedded directly within each of our Product Development teams, meaning that you’ll work directly with Software Developers, Technical Team Leads, as well as your QA peers across other Development groups.

As a Quality Analyst, you will ensure that quality is ingrained into the entire software development process when creating new features for FME. Our team values your input and QA expertise. Right from the start, you’ll dive into Agile development meetings and receive training from the team.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will play a central role in ensuring that the quality of our FME product line exceeds the expectations of our customers. Day to day, you may find yourself doing the following:

• Working as part of the Development team to go through the entire development cycle, using Scrum or Kanban.
• Testing exciting new features in the latest beta software and validating behaviour against acceptance criteria.
• Writing detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases.
• Creating automated regression tests or help developing testsuite frameworks.
• Contributing to feature development meetings with a valuable quality perspective.
• Creating clear and concise defect reports and enhancement requests.
• Providing input on user experience, including performance, to product development.
• Setting up test environments with leading-edge technology, like AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, ArcGIS Online, etc.
• Participating in Quality team meetings to share ideas, learn new concepts, discuss problems and brainstorm solutions.
• Exploring new technical areas: containerization, web services, databases, etc.
• Participating in various cross-team events like Innovation Daze and Testsuite Evolution.
  
  

Qualifications, Skills, And Competencies

Safers come from a variety of backgrounds with diverse skills and knowledge. That being said, those who are most successful in this role have experience with the following:

Required Skills

• 1-2 Years of previous experience working in a testing role
• A degree or diploma in Computer Science,Computer Engineering, GIS or related field
• A curiosity for technology - you are excited to experiment with the newest systems and techniques
• You are a critical thinker with a curious mind and a love for problem solving
• You are a self-motivated and proactive team player with a passion for helping others
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and/or Bash
• Thoroughness in your approach and a high attention for detail
• Able to understand complex technical systems and accurately describe problems to the development team when discovered
  
  

Bonus Points

• Working knowledge and/or previous experience using FME
• Experience in an Agile development environment (Scrum and/or Kanban)
• Experience with test automation and performance testing
• Understanding of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Experience with GIS products (Esri ArcGIS, MapInfo, Intergraph GeoMedia, etc.)
• Experience with CAD/BIM applications (AutoCAD, Bentley MicroStation, Revit etc.)
• Experience using Business Intelligence tools (Tableau, Qlik, etc.)
• Experience using databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc)
• Exposure to programming languages (Python, C++, Java, SQL, etc.)
• Experience with as many as possible of Windows, Linux, and macOS
  
  

What You Can Expect

When you choose a career with Safe Software, you’re also choosing…

• Meaningful Work: Make a profound impact across our business, workplace and data integration product.
• A Supportive Environment: Feel empowered to share your ideas and implement them with high autonomy and team support.
• Social Responsibility: Become part of a team that finds meaningful ways to give back. Take paid time off to volunteer for one of our Safe-organized opportunities that align with our core community initiatives.
• Learning & Career Development: We believe in your continuous learning and growth. Take advantage of an annual learning budget and training programs paid for by Safe.
• Flexible Working Hours: Flexible and remote-friendly work arrangements to fit your lifestyle. Work when you want, and how you want to.
• Work-Life Balance: There's no place for burnout at Safe. Maintain a healthy balance of your personal and work life without splitting yourself in two. Enjoy 3 weeks of vacation to recharge, plus an additional paid 6 seasonal days off per year.
• Health & Wellness: Extended health, dental, health or lifestyle spending, and counseling benefits from day 1. That’s right, no waiting period.
• Family is important: We are dedicated to supporting our employees through parenthood and offer a Parental Leave Top-Up Program for new parents through childbirth or adoption.
• Shared Success: Share in Safe’s success with our bi-annual profit sharing and RRSP/TFSA matching program.
• An Accessible Commute: Regardless of your commute method, we’re located close to public transit, and provide complimentary parking and bike storage for our team!
  
  

About Safe Software

Safe Software transforms organizations with FME, the only All-Data Any-AI Enterprise Integration Platform connecting all your data, anywhere, at any velocity. With over 30 years of expertise and 25,000+ enterprise customers across 125+ countries, we simplify your data journey, wherever it leads.

Founded in 1993, Safe is headquartered in Surrey, BC with over 200 team members and counting. We’re always looking for talented individuals with diverse backgrounds who are determined to learn and grow. Are you ready to join the team?

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Safe Software is an equal opportunity employer and we truly believe that innovation and strength begin with diversity and inclusion. We welcome all candidates regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, ability, disability, national or ethnic origin, political belief, religion, or family status. Should you require accommodations during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected].