Canonical
Software
SoftwareQualityAssuranceEngineer-Linux,PC,IoT
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“Software Quality Assurance Engineer - Linux, PC, IoT at Canonical. Skills: Quality Assurance, Linux, Automated Testing. Plan Quality Planning strategy. Create Quality Planning strategy”
Industry & Context.
Problem solving; Troubleshooting
Online communication, Online collaboration
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience with Linux desktop, Solid grasp of commercial Software QA practices, Experience integrating QA into Linux Community standards, Experience with common scripting languages, Excellent logic, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills, Written and spoken communication skills in English, Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team, Ability to pick up new technologies quickly
Nice to Have
Ubuntu experience would be a plus
What You'll Do.
Plan Quality Planning strategy
Create Quality Planning strategy
Manage Quality Planning strategy
Document Quality Planning strategy
Improve automated test capability
Design automated test capability
Contribute code to automated test capability
Perform automated testing
Perform manual testing
Suggest solutions to product problems
Collaborate with Project team
Ensure consistent project execution
Identify QA process bottleneck
Suggest QA process improvements
Oversee continuous improvement projects
Establish proactive measures
Improve quality of Ubuntu platform
Improve reliability of Ubuntu platform
Prepare time estimates for testing
Schedule testing activities
Document bugs clearly
Document bugs concisely
Build efficient automated testing
Build effective automated testing
Communicate with colleagues
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with engineering teams; Work with OEM customers; Work with ODM customers; Work with development teams; Colleagues in time zones
Communication Scope
Written communication; Spoken communication
Process & Methodology
Project execution
Full Job Description
Canonical is a growing international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu, “the world’s best free software platform”. The Commercial Engineering Quality Assurance (QA) team works with all the engineering teams in Canonical, OEM and ODM customers, to bring Ubuntu directly to millions of users by delivering certified Ubuntu laptop, desktop, IoT and other computing devices. As a Software QA engineer, you will join the team responsible for our strategy for quality coordination and testing. You will be a quality expert with extensive experience establishing quality processes from the ground up. You will understand the tools and techniques used to introduce new products, and will work with teams across the company to drive quality improvements through the entire development cycle. As a Software Quality Assurance Engineer you will: Plan, create and manage the overall Quality Planning strategy and document Improve our automated test capability with design and code contributions Perform automated and manual testing of Ubuntu Desktop, Server and Core on varies latest hardware. Suggest solutions to identified product problems Collaborate with the Project team to ensure consistent project execution Identify quality assurance process bottleneck and suggest improvements Oversee continuous improvement projects Collect quality data Establish proactive measures to improve the quality and reliability of the Ubuntu platform Prepare time estimates and schedule for testing activities Identify, isolate, and document bugs clearly and concisely in the bugs database Work with development teams across multiple projects to build efficient, effective automated testing Communicate effectively with colleagues in a variety of time zones around the world Triage test reports and customer bugs The successful Software Quality Assurance Engineer will have : Experience with the Linux desktop, and related technologies. Ubuntu experience would be a plus Solid grasp
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