- Analyze product requirements and define acceptance criteria.
- Develop comprehensive verification and validation strategies for software, hardware, cloud services, and integrated systems.
- Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test frameworks and reusable test suites.
- Create functional, integration, system, regression, performance, reliability, scalability, and security test plans.
- Verify compliance with cybersecurity, quality, and non-functional requirements.
- Design and maintain test benches, simulation environments, virtualized environments, and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) validation systems.
- Analyze software defects, perform root cause investigations, and collaborate with development teams on corrective actions.
- Produce validation reports, quality metrics, and release recommendations.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 8-10+ years of professional experience in software verification, validation, or quality assurance.
- Minimum 5 years in a senior software testing, validation, or quality engineering role.
- Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile methodologies, and DevOps practices.
- Experience with REST APIs, API testing, and service-oriented architectures.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated quality gates.




- Experience working with Linux and Windows environments.
- Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills for distributed software systems.
- Experience validating cloud-connected applications and microservices.
- Knowledge of secure software development practices and cybersecurity testing.
- Experience with functional, integration, system, regression, performance, and reliability testing.
- Robust understanding of TCP/IP networking and communication protocols.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Bilingual (English/French) is considered an asset.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience testing IoT, cloud-native, or connected device solutions.
- Experience with building automation, HVAC controls, or energy management systems.
- Familiarity with industry protocols such as BACnet, Modbus, KNX, Zigbee, or MQTT.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity testing, secure development lifecycle practices, and penetration testing concepts.
- Experience with Git, GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jira, TestRail, Bamboo, or similar development and test management tools.
- Experience using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, multimeters, and network analyzers.
- Knowledge of Six Sigma or structured quality improvement methodologies.
- ISTQB or equivalent software testing certification is an asset.

📌 Senior Test Specialist (Montreal)
🏢 Artech
📍 Montreal