Test Automation Developer (Job Req #2025-158)

Test Automation Developer (Job Req #2025-158)
Ottawa Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Req #2087
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Why Work at Ross Video?
We have a great group of people working together to create and deliver cutting edge products that look amazing and are easy to use. We go all out so that our customers can have the best possible experience and achieve quality results. With a product focus, continual learning, results driven processes, and creative thinking, we constantly strive to improve our solutions and to deliver results. If you've ever watched live television, news, sports, or entertainment, you've seen our products in use. All of the major Hollywood award shows, most professional sports teams, and many of the largest broadcasters in the world use Ross Video technology. Get behind the scenes and learn about what it takes to make live events possible. If that resonates, and you’re someone with integrity, commitment, and a strong drive to deliver great products, we’d love to hear from you.

What the job is all about:

• Develop and maintain the automated test infrastructure for media processing applications optimized for communication with cloud services
• Design and implement scalable and resilient test infrastructure to exercise media workflows in cloud and on-premise environments
• Work with DevOps practices to deploy, manage, and monitor media applications effectively
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions aligned with industry standards and best practices
• Capture the test strategy and test plan; review it for each product release
• Propose equipment and lab setup along with automated and manual test partitioning
• Participate in the design process with Software and Hardware development teams
• Contribute to reproducing and debugging complex issues
• Communicate test coverage: what is passing, failing, untested, being tested now, next in line for testing
• Track issues and risks and communicate them to the team
• Review and triage bugs
• Hold regular discussions with other quality owners to collaborate on testing strategies, tools, and to promote common practices across teams

Who you are:

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering or related field
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a software development or test automation role
• 2+ years of experience in testing hardware or software systems
• Experience in developing and maintaining test automation scripts
• Experience with automation tools (Python, TCL, BASH, etc.)
• Knowledge of computer networking (TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, etc.)
• Knowledge in using and configuring IP switches
• Knowledge of operating systems (Linux and Windows platforms)
• Experience with bug tracking tools (Jira, Bugzilla)
• Experience with test cycle management tools
• Experience with development management tools such as source control and code review
• Strong debugging skills and experience in root cause analysis
• Familiarity with software development processes and methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and Kanban
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
At Ross, we embrace diversity, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work. We are committed to building a team that includes a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Inclusivity drives innovation and creativity, and that’s something we’re passionate about at Ross! We believe everyone should be able to enjoy a rewarding career at Ross, regardless of race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability. If a disability means that you need any additional support during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.