The Opportunity:
VIPRE Security Group is seeking a Test Engineer who will set out and continuously improve QA processes, ensuring our products meet the highest standards of quality and reliability. This position involves hands-on participation throughout the full project lifecycle — from reviewing requirements and building test plans to executing release testing — in close collaboration with developers, stakeholders, and fellow engineers. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated learner with strong technical skills.
This is a fully remote position reporting directly to the Lead Test Engineer.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review product, feature, and design specifications to ensure comprehensive test coverage
- Define user stories and create detailed test plans
- Develop and maintain manual test cases
- Drive automation efforts to increase testing efficiency and coverage
- Support stakeholders in effort estimation and planning
- Participate in sprint planning, standups, and other agile ceremonies
- Perform feature, regression, and release testing
- Write clear and concise bug reports and collaborate with developers to reproduce and resolve issues
- Proactively identify and implement improvements to product quality and testing processes
- Coordinate with stakeholders, developers, and project leads to meet key dates, milestones, and progress reporting requirements
Job Qualifications:
- 1–2 years of QA experience, including exposure to test automation
- Bachelor's Degree preferably in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Practical, hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks, with the ability to create and maintain automated tests
- Ability to work and adapt across different programming languages
- Knowledge and working experience in software QA processes and methodologies
- Experience working in an Agile or software development lifecycle methodology
- Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills
- Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize work effectively
- Sound professional judgment with the ability to navigate ambiguity
- Excellent oral and written English communication skills
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Git version control is a plus
- Experience testing desktop, mobile, or web applications is a plus
- Knowledge and/or experience with operating systems including Windows, macOS, and Linux is a plus
- Knowledge and/or experience with virtualization technologies such as Docker, VMware, VirtualBox, or Google Cloud Virtual Machines is a plus
- Comfort with at least two of the following tools or similar is a plus: