Role: Functional Quality Assurance (QA) Tester Workplace type: Hybrid Position Summary We are seeking an experienced

Functional QA Tester

to support the testing of cloud-based applications, integrations, and enhancements. The ideal candidate will have strong hands‑on manual testing experience, exposure to AWS technologies, API and database testing skills, and an interest in using

automation and AI to improve testing efficiency and coverage .

Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and exploratory test cases.

Review requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to identify test scenarios, edge cases, and potential gaps.

Document, track, retest, and validate defects through resolution.

Test applications and integrations within an

AWS environment , including Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, and CloudWatch.

Perform

API testing

to validate requests, responses, payloads, integrations, and error scenarios.

Perform

database testing and SQL queries

to validate data accuracy and troubleshoot issues.

Use logs and application data to investigate issues and support root‑cause analysis.

Create and maintain test cases using

Zephyr Essentials

and manage defects and work items in

Jira .





Identify opportunities to automate repetitive and regression test cases.

Work with automation tools and frameworks to develop or maintain automated tests.

Use and experiment with

AI tools

to improve test‑case creation, test coverage, automation, troubleshooting, and overall QA efficiency.

Qualifications

Strong experience in

functional/manual software testing .

Experience testing cloud-based applications, preferably within

AWS .

Experience with

API testing, database testing, and SQL .

Experience with

Jira, Zephyr Essentials, and Confluence .

Experience with or a strong understanding of

test automation .

Comfortable using and experimenting with

AI tools

and applying AI to testing and automation activities.

Robust analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.

Experience working in an Agile software delivery environment.

Solid communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Experience

Testing serverless or event-driven AWS applications.

Working with Lambda, SQS/SNS, CloudWatch, and S3.

API testing tools such as

Postman .

Automating functional, regression, or API testing.

Using AI‑assisted tools to generate test scenarios, support automation, analyze results, or improve QA processes.

📌 Functional Quality Assurance Tester (Winnipeg)
🏢 Coforge
📍 Winnipeg