QA Analyst (Brilliant Harvest)

Calgary
Brilliant Harvest – Engineering /
Full-time /
Hybrid
About Us:
At Brilliant Harvest, we are revolutionizing the agricultural industry through innovative technology solutions. Our team is focused on building cutting-edge software to empower farmers, optimize resource usage, and help create a sustainable future for agriculture. As an early-stage startup, we are looking for dynamic, motivated individuals who are passionate about technology and agriculture to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a meaningful mission while gaining hands-on experience in software development within a fast-growing industry.

We are seeking a passionate QA Analyst.  In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, product managers and customer success to ensure the delivery of high-quality software.  The successful candidate will be someone who truly enjoys providing mentorship to the team and being hands-on in the development process.


What You'll Do:

    • Design, implement, and maintain test cases and test suites for web and mobile applications.  
    • Perform integration, end-to-end, regression, user acceptance and performance testing across multiple platforms to ensure product quality.  
    • Collaborate cross functional teams to identify test cases and ensure comprehensive test coverage.  
    • Analyze test results, report defects, and work with development teams to resolve issues promptly.  
    • Participate in design and requirements reviews to ensure testability, completeness, and clarity of features.
    • Contribute to release validation activities, verifying that the application meets business and technical requirements before production deployment.
    • Stay current with emerging tools, trends, and best practices

What You Bring:

    • Familiarity with testing React and React Native applications based on microservice architecture, including unit, component and integration testing.  
    • Hands-on testing across iOS and Android platforms using emulators, simulators, and real devicesKnowledge of API testing tools like Postman or Rest-Assured.
    • Superior SQL skills. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.  
    • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps or similar tools, and integrating automated tests into the build process.  
    • Strong written and verbal communication abilities.  
    • Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams

Professional Experience:

    • 3+ years of experience in QA of mobile and web applications
    • Demonstrated ability to create and execute test plans, strategies, and cases.  
    • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
    • Familiarity with version control systems like Git.
    • Experience and / or exposure with farm or machinery equipment
    • Experience and / or in the role of a farm equipment dealership employee,  technical support or some other agricultural experience involving heavy machinery
    • Experience in test automation for web and/or mobile platforms is an additional benefit

Additional Skills (Preferred)

    • C#, Python
    • Knowledge of performance testing tools