Quality Assurance Developer

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers reduce costs, enhance resilience, and decarbonize to net zero in the global energy transition. We are a trusted, full-service partner to public sector and government entities, K-12 schools, higher education, utilities, and healthcare customers across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Europe.

At Ameresco, we show the way by developing, constructing and operating tailored smart energy efficiency solutions, distributed energy resources, and infrastructure upgrades that drive cost savings, resilience, decarbonization, and innovation. Our comprehensive portfolio is built to address the challenges of today and adapt the future, ensuring long-term sustainability and success for our customers.

Ameresco .has an opening for a motivated and detail-oriented Quality Assurance (QA) Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Enterprise Asset Management, energy management or sustainability. The QA Developer will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated testing frameworks and scripts to ensure the quality, performance, and reliability of our software products. This role combines strong programming skills with QA expertise to create robust testing solutions, identify defects, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software.

Key Responsibilities:

• Test Automation Development: Design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks, scripts, and tools using programming languages such as PHP, Python, Java, JavaScript, or C#.
• Research AI-powered tools to automate the creation, execution, and maintenance of test cases. They analyze application behavior, identify edge cases, and generate test scripts, reducing manual effort.
• Test Planning & Execution: Collaborate with product managers, developers, and client success team members to create comprehensive test plans, including functional, regression, performance, and integration tests.
• Defect Identification & Reporting: Identify, document, and track software defects using Azure Dev/Ops, ensuring clear communication with development teams for resolution.
• Develop and integrate automated tests and CI/CD pipelines tools to support rapid development cycles.
• Manual Testing: Perform manual testing when necessary to validate features, usability, and edge cases that Lead code reviews and contribute to improving coding standards and best practices.
• Performance & Security Testing: Develop and execute tests to evaluate application performance, scalability, and security.
• Documentation: Maintain clear and up-to-date documentation for test cases, automation scripts, and testing processes.
• Stay Updated: Keep abreast of industry trends, emerging tools, and best practices in QA automation and software testing.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience.
• 2+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with a focus on test automation.
• 4+ years of QA or development experience in a professional setting.

Additional Qualifications:

• Proficiency in at least one programming language used for test automation (e.g., PHP, Python, JavaScript, Go, or C#).
• Hands-on experience writing and executing automated test scripts and building test frameworks.
• Experience using version control systems (e.g., Git) and test management/bug tracking tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira.
• Basic knowledge of CI/CD practices and tools (e.g., , GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines).
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and QA methodologies.
• Ability to perform manual testing as needed to validate edge cases and user experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in the energy, sustainability, or enterprise asset management sectors.
• Familiarity with AI-powered QA tools and frameworks (e.g., Testim, Mabl, Functionize).
• Experience with performance and security testing tools (e.g., LoadRunner, JMeter, OWASP ZAP).
• Familiarity with agile software development and testing practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
• Experience with containerization tools (e.g., Docker) and cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS).
• Experience contributing to code reviews and promoting software quality standards.
• Experience developing or supporting infrastructure-as-code or test environments.

Ameresco Canada Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.