Quality Assurance Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join the team working on Caseware IDEA, a mature Windows desktop application used by audit, accounting, and finance professionals around the world. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong quality engineering experience with hands-on automation development skills and the ability to improve how testing is designed, implemented, and integrated into delivery workflows.Our current automation approach uses Ranorex, and the new SDET will be expected to work with the existing framework while also evaluating its limitations. Where Ranorex remains the right tool, this person will help improve stability, coverage, maintainability, and execution speed. Where another approach is more appropriate, they will be expected to propose, prototype, and help implement practical alternatives that integrate with our current development and release flows, including GitHub-based collaboration and automation.Manual testing will remain an important part of the role. The SDET will support exploratory testing, feature validation, regression testing, release readiness, and investigation of complex product behavior where automation alone is not sufficient. The role also requires a strong willingness to learn the IDEA product, customer workflows, and audit concepts over time.

Please note: this role is NOT a B2B contract. This is a Full-Time permanent role.

Location: Remote.

Contact: Dana Liulica - Talent Acquisition Partner

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience as an SDET, Automation QA Engineer, QA Developer, or similar quality engineering role.
• Strong experience designing, implementing, and maintaining automated tests for complex software products.
• Experience testing Windows desktop applications.
• Strong programming or scripting skills, preferably in C#, PowerShell, or Python.
• Experience with desktop test automation tools such as Ranorex, WinAppDriver, Appium for Windows, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with Playwright for modern web test automation is required, as it is also used within Caseware's testing landscape.
• Ability to evaluate automation tools and frameworks and recommend pragmatic improvements to an existing automation strategy.
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and integrating automated tests into build, validation, and release workflows.
• Experience working with GitHub or similar source control and collaboration platforms.
• Mandatory proficiency with AI-assisted engineering tools such as Claude, GitHub Copilot, and Devin, with the ability to use them effectively for test development, investigation, and delivery acceleration.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, test design techniques, risk-based testing, and quality best practices.
• Ability to perform both automated and manual testing depending on product risk, feature maturity, and release needs.
• Familiarity with API testing tools such as Postman is an asset.
• Familiarity with SQL and basic database validation is an asset.
• Familiarity with Windows command-line tools, scripting, installers, logs, and troubleshooting techniques is an asset.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and root-cause investigation skills.
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with developers, QA engineers, product owners, and other stakeholders.
• Interest in learning audit, accounting, data analysis, and customer workflows.
• Experience with audit, accounting, fintech, or data analysis products is a plus.

What you will be doing:

• Design, develop, maintain, and improve automated tests for the Caseware IDEA Windows desktop application.
• Work with the existing Ranorex-based automation framework and identify opportunities to improve reliability, maintainability, coverage, and execution efficiency.
• Evaluate alternative desktop automation tools or frameworks where they may better support product quality and delivery goals.
• Propose, prototype, and help implement practical automation solutions that fit the product, team, and release process.
• Integrate automated tests into existing development, GitHub, CI/CD, and release validation workflows.
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools effectively to accelerate test authoring, debugging, analysis, and day-to-day delivery work while maintaining sound engineering judgment.
• Collaborate with developers and QA engineers to improve testability, observability, and automation coverage for new and existing features.
• Perform manual testing, exploratory testing, regression testing, and release validation when automation is not sufficient or appropriate.
• Participate in feature design, refinement, and technical discussions to identify quality risks early.
• Translate product requirements, audit workflows, and customer scenarios into effective test strategies, test cases, and automation coverage.
• Investigate test failures, analyze root causes, and work with the team to improve both product quality and automation reliability.
• Support QA activities before software releases, including validation of critical workflows and release candidates.
• Help define automation standards, coding practices, review expectations, and maintainable test design patterns.
• Mentor and support QA team members in automation practices, tooling, troubleshooting, and technical test design.
• Build product and domain knowledge over time, including IDEA workflows, audit concepts, and customer use cases.