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QA Engineer
@ Quest Software
Nova Scotia
Overview
Quest Software is hiring a QA Automation Engineer to help define AI-first QA automation practices for its On Demand Migration SaaS product on Microsoft Azure. The role builds and maintains automated tests and cloud-based QA labs in C#/.NET within an Agile SCRUM team, with heavy use of AI coding agents. It requires 3+ years of commercial software development experience and an undergraduate computer science degree or equivalent practical experience.
Responsibilities:
- Build, test and maintain QA/QC systems in an Agile lifecycle using C#/.NET and Azure
- Implement system test cases and automated product tests
- Create and manage cloud-based QA labs
- Adopt AI-first QA automation practices across the team
- Design reusable prompts, agent instructions and validation workflows
Requirements summary:
- 3+ years of commercial software development experience
- Professional use of AI coding agents such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code
- Experience with Git and Azure DevOps
- Knowledge of virtual machines, networking and cloud environments
- Strong troubleshooting and customer issue replication skills
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-29
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-10
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Quality assurance |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Computer science |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Flexible hours, Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Wellness |
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Quest Software
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Full company description
At Quest Software, we help organizations build modern, trusted foundations for AI. As a global leader in data management, cybersecurity, and platform modernization, we’ve spent decades supporting thousands of enterprises and public sector organizations, including over 90% of the Fortune 500. Our mission is to empower our customers to manage data, secure identities, and modernize platforms with confidence and speed—all essentials for AI-success. Our erwin Data Management Platform features unified AI-enabled capabilities for a seamless experience, allowing customers to improve data accuracy, and create trusted data products 54% faster than before, uniquely meeting the scale and speed required for AI success. We also protect what matters most. Quest protects critical identity assets across Active Directory and Entra ID, delivering resilience throughout the attack lifecycle and automates ransomware recovery 90% faster, saving millions in downtime costs. And when it’s time to modernize, we make migration seamless. As the first company to achieve Microsoft 365 certification for migration, we help organizations migrate identities, workloads, and devices with speed and accuracy. Let’s make the promise of AI a reality. Explore our portfolio at quest.com.
- LinkedIn followers
- 112,554
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 3,528
- Reported office locations
- 10801 N Mopac Expy, Austin, Texas 78759, US
- Business categories
- Software Engineering
- Data Integration
- Information Technology
- Cyber Security
- Online Portals
- Consulting
- Software
- Web Development
- IT Management
- Security
- IT Infrastructure
- Manufacturing
- Other recorded names
- Quest Software
- Specialties
- Database Management
- Cloud Management
- Application Management
- Data Protection
- Microsoft Platform Management
- Performance Monitoring
- Identity & Access Management
- Data Backup
- Data Recovery
- Data Governance
- Data migration
- Cyber resilience
- Data Intelligence
- Endpoint Security
- Data Migration
- Disaster Recovery
- Active Directory
- Microsoft 365
- IT Resilience
- Cybersecurity
- DataOps
- Endpoint Management
- Data Management
- Patch Management
- AI-Ready Data
- Platform Modernization
- and Identity Security
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- Reported total investment
- 350,000,000
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At Quest Software, we help organizations build modern, trusted foundations for AI. As a global leader in data management, cybersecurity, and platform modernization, we’ve spent decades supporting thousands of enterprises and public sector organizations, including over 90% of the Fortune 500. Our mission is to empower our customers to manage data, secure identities, and modernize platforms with confidence and…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | Database ManagementCloud ManagementApplication ManagementData ProtectionMicrosoft Platform ManagementPerformance MonitoringIdentity & Access ManagementData BackupData RecoveryData Governance |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 12 |
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Overview
Quest Software is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to help define and advance AI-first QA automation practices for our industry-leading On Demand Migration product on the Microsoft Azure platform. This role is intended for an experienced QA automation engineer who combines strong QA skills with automation experience in C#/.NET, Azure, cloud architecture, and hands-on experience using AI coding agents, AI-assisted development platforms, and agentic development workflows in production software engineering.
We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer to work in our market leading On Demand Migration SaaS offering. This team member will implement system test cases and automated product tests and create and manage cloud-based quality assurance labs utilizing the latest technologies and best practices. If you are eager to work with new technologies to design and develop software solutions used for local, networked, and internet-related programs, Quest is the place to be.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the adoption of AI-first QA automation practices across the project team.
- Use AI coding agents and AI-assisted development platforms extensively in day-to-day product engineering, including solution design, implementation, automated testing, debugging, troubleshooting, refactoring, code reviews, and technical documentation.
- Design reusable prompts, agent instructions, automation workflows, validation steps, and guardrails that enable consistent and responsible AI-assisted software development.
- Build, test, document, and maintain QA/QC systems for several products in an Agile lifecycle using C#/.NET and Microsoft Azure technologies.
- Contribute as a member of an agile SCRUM team and be motivated to produce high-quality product releases with low defect rates by utilizing the latest QA/QC best practices
Qualifications
Required:
- Completion of a computer science undergraduate degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Minimum of 3+ years working experience in commercial software development
- Demonstrated professional experience using AI coding agents, AI-assisted development tools, or agentic automation workflows as a substantial part of real software development work.
- Advanced practical experience with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Windsurf, or comparable AI-powered development platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to apply AI coding tools to improve software design, implementation productivity, code quality, automated testing, debugging, troubleshooting, refactoring, code review, or technical documentation.
- Experience maintaining and extending product QA/QC environments with techniques such as mocking, automation, integration testing, code coverage
- Experience with ad-hoc testing of applications on Microsoft Windows desktop and server operating systems
- Knowledge of virtual machines, networking, and cloud environments, to be able to provision, configure, and secure complex test environments in the cloud
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Able to help replicate and diagnose customer issues for the development team.
- Demonstrated experience with source control (Git) and issue tracking (Azure DevOps) systems in a team environment
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team environment
Nice to Have:
- Experience in Active Directory, Entra ID, Exchange, SharePoint and/or Teams.
- Experience with PowerShell or other scripting languages.
- Experience with Selenium or similar test automation tools.
- Experience developing and maintaining YAML CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, or similar systems.
Company Overview
Quest Software builds the foundation for enterprise AI with solutions in data governance, cybersecurity, and platform modernization. More than 45,000 companies — including 90% of the Fortune 500 — trust Quest to solve their most critical IT challenges. From securing identities and modernizing platforms to preparing data for AI, we help enterprises unlock their full potential.
Why Quest
At Quest, your work makes an impact. You’ll help organizations get AI-ready while building your career with a global team of innovators. We offer:
- Competitive pay, annual bonuses, and top-performer recognition.
- Comprehensive health, family, and retirement benefits.
- Flexible work options, generous PTO, and wellness programs.
- Professional growth through learning platforms, mentorship, and leadership programs.
- Inclusive teams that reflect the world we serve, supported by Employee Resource Groups and our Equality & Inclusion Council.
Quest is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind:
Quest is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Quest are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Quest will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Quest encourages applicants of all ages.
Job seekers should be aware of fraudulent job offers from online scammers and only apply to roles listed on quest.com/careers using our applicant system. Note: We do not use text messaging or third-party messaging apps like Telegram to communicate with applicants, so please exercise caution if you are approached in this way and only interact with people claiming to be Quest employees if they have an email address ending in @quest.com. You can report job scams to the FTC (ReportFraud.ftc.gov) or your state attorney general #LI-AT1
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