Job Specifications
PLATO is Canada's only Indigenous-led, Indigenous staffed software testing services firm. We insist on working with quality people who share our passion for quality testing and have built a team of people who also believe quality is the most important deliverable. Our team of software testing specialists believes that better software leads to a better world.
We are committed to building strong communities - PLATO trains and employs members of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities across the country and strives to build a network of 1000 Indigenous software testers across Canada. PLATO has offices on or near Indigenous communities across Canada, in Fredericton, Sault Ste Marie, Ottawa/Gatineau, Regina, Prince Albert, Calgary, and Vancouver.
We are looking for Senior Test Engineer providing immediate technical relief and capability building for a government software company scaling across multiple provincial implementations. You'll tackle critical backend testing gaps while upskilling a junior team and partnering with an external automation vendor to establish sustainable testing practices.
Responsibilities
Design and implement API contract testing for Ruby on Rails application with PostgreSQL backend
Build mock services and test harnesses for system integrations
Provide hands-on testing support for critical client deployment milestones
Work alongside intermediate and junior QA team members to relieve backlog pressure
Establish integration testing infrastructure the current team can maintain
Transfer knowledge and upskill junior testers in API testing practices
Partner with external automation vendor to ensure technical foundation supports their work
Document testing approaches for repeatability across other products
What Success Looks Like
Deployment milestones hit on schedule with confidence
Current QA team reports meaningful workload relief and demonstrates new API testing capabilities
Mock services deployed for critical integrations, enabling independent testing
Automation partner integration happens smoothly with clear technical handoffs
Test infrastructure is documented and maintainable beyond your engagement
Qualifications
7+ years software testing with deep API/integration expertise
Strong hands-on experience: REST API contract testing, service virtualization/mocking, integration test frameworks
Technical proficiency: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Azure cloud infrastructure
Experience designing and implementing test infrastructure, not just writing tests
Government software or regulated industry testing experience
Comfortable mentoring junior testers while delivering hands-on work
Track record working effectively alongside external automation consultants
Can translate technical testing concepts for non-technical stakeholders
Working Structure
You'll work as part of a two-person consulting team alongside a Quality Transformation Lead who handles organizational process improvement and leadership communication. Your focus is technical execution and capability building. This structure allows you to do deep technical work without the organizational strategy and change management responsibilities.
Ideal Candidate
You're a senior technical specialist who gets energy from solving hard technical problems and seeing others grow. You're comfortable being the "technical expert" on a team while someone else handles strategic conversations with leadership. You've worked on high-stakes projects where integration failures have real consequences, and you know how to build testing infrastructure that outlasts your engagement.
Skills
PostgreSQL
Ruby on Rails
Rest API
Azure cloud infrastructure
About PLATO
Who We Are
PLATO is a software testing and technology services company trusted by clients around the world.
In addition to providing our clients the highest quality software testing services, PLATO is creating careers in technology for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people from coast to coast to coast through our innovative train-and-employ model. Since 1997, we have been helping organizations all over the world reach their quality objectives by delivering scalable, proven, quality-centric managed services. Companies such as Apple, Suncor, TD Bank, Medavie, BCLC, LinkedIn, Boeing, and many others have gained considerable advantage from our Quality Assurance (QA), Testing, and eLearning expertise and experience.
We deliver specialized QA services to our clients with the goal of helping them increase profitability, boost customer satisfaction, manage development cycles and implement quality-centric solutions. We develop innovative approaches and solutions, designed to generate increased efficiencies, competitive advantage, and market share for our clients.
About the Company
PLATO is a software testing and technology services company trusted by clients worldwide. In addition to offering the highest quality service, we are committed to breaking down barriers for Indigenous people through meaningful training and employment in Canada's technology workforce. PLATO is an experienced, innovative, and proudly Canadian company built on the foundation of a 25-year software testing company, PQA Testing. Learn more about us at www.platotech.com. Do you want to build better software all while making a posit...
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