Software Development Engineer in Test – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

Software Development Engineer in Test

BeyondTrust is a place where you can bring your purpose to life through the work that you do, creating a safer world through our cyber security SaaS portfolio.Our culture of flexibility, trust, and continual learning means you will be recognized for your growth, and for the impact you make on our success. You will be surrounded by people who challenge, support, and inspire you to be the best version of yourself.

The Role

BeyondTrust is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test to design and develop REST API and UI tests for existing automation frameworks and build and maintain test automation infrastructure.

What You’ll Do

  • Be collaborative and influential across our Agile team.
  • Work closely with Developers and other teams to automate testing where possible.
  • Contribute to our Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) workflows.
  • Identify bottlenecks and bugs through automated tests.
  • Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code for automated tests.
  • Maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
  • Perform a key role to drive the software development process toward quality-centric methodologies.

What You’ll Bring

  • 3+ years in a Software Engineer or Software Engineer in Test capacity is ideal.
  • Strong ability to create and design test automation and test infrastructure.
  • Understanding of REST/API calls.
  • Experience setting up thorough, complex, controlled tests.
  • An understanding of agile SDLC and why automation is crucial.
  • Experience working with virtual machines and managing multiple test environments.
  • Knowledge of Playwright or other UI automation test frameworks.
  • Coding experience, ideally in C#.
  • Knowledge of SpecFlow and Gherkin.
  • Knowledge of or experience writing Assertion-type testing.
  • Shell scripting (bash/curl/jq, PowerShell).
  • Ability to work unsupervised, is self directed and motivated to take ownership and drive improvement.
  • Solid English written and verbal communication, presentation and people skills.

Who You Are

  • You give and take feedback openly and graciously for the good of the team.
  • You have unwavering personal integrity and work ethic.
  • You have a thirst for knowledge and improvement.
  • You are a team player, eager and open to sharing successes and failures.
  • You are a motivated learner that looks for opportunities to learn and grow.
  • You are flexible and can adapt to shifting situations and requirements.
  • You try to inspire the best in others, and always try to deliver the same.