Lead Software Developer in Test (SDET)

For over 20 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world's most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations.

We believe great businesses thrive on diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all employees. To that end, we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other, completely free of barriers.

Your role:

As a Lead Software Developer in Test (SDET), you oversee testing resources on a small, highly focused team responsible for delivery of highly scalable and robust services within Global Relay's platform. You are responsible to ensure appropriate and efficient testing strategies are applied in your areas of responsibility, with a focus on shift-left testing principles. You will drive continual improvement in your team's automation frameworks and coverage while mentoring other SDETs in the team on industry leading test practices. You will guide and participate hands-on in the team's testing efforts to ensure quality of coverage, quality of code and quality of delivery.

• Manage performance assessments, career growth and hiring for a small team of SDETs
• Drive the team's testing and automation strategies
• Define and organize the teams test planning for releases
• Design and coding of automation frameworks, tests and tools
• Participate in team planning and story grooming
• Participate in test execution, issue identification and resolution in support of the release
• Propose and implement improvements to automation and test processes
• Develop and maintain shared testing libraries
• Provide training, mentorship and support to other members on the team
• Conduct code reviews, improve and maintain quality of the automation code

About you:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in test development
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading a small team
• Strong understanding of Java; good understanding of Python
• Expertise applying test practices in an agile environment
• Experience with testing frameworks such as Junit, Pytest, or Playwright
• Experience with any of the following is an asset:
  • Testing backend applications and/or security systems
  • Testing performance with Gatling or similar tools
  • Web services technology such as REST or JSON
  • Continuous integration systems such as Jenkins or Bamboo

Compensation:
Global Relay advertises the pay range for this role in accordance with the pay transparency laws of the province of British Columbia. In addition to the annual base salary (range listed below), compensation for this role also includes a corporate bonus, extended health benefits, and RRSP Matching.

British Columbia - Base Salary Range: $90,000 - $120,000 CAD

Who we are:

Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We seek to ensure reasonable adjustments, accommodations, and personal time are tailored to meet the unique needs of every individual.

We understand flexible work arrangements are important, and we encourage that in our work culture. Whether it's flexibility around work hours, workstyle, or lifestyle, we want to ensure our employees have a healthy work/life balance. We support and value a hybrid work model that blends collaboration with the team in the office and focus time from the comfort of your home.