We are looking for a dedicated Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team in Brampton, Ontario. In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring that our agricultural products meet and exceed established quality standards. Your work will involve monitoring production processes, testing raw materials, and maintaining a well-equipped laboratory to support the delivery of high-quality products.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Review production and batch reports to identify any potential impacts on product quality.<br>• Conduct random sampling and testing to verify the consistency and quality of produced materials.<br>• Evaluate and release on-hold materials by analyzing test results and performing visual inspections.<br>• Monitor raw material quality through certificate reviews, random sampling, and compatibility testing.<br>• Perform internal testing of new formulations to ensure compliance with quality standards and recommend improvements.<br>• Prepare Certificates of Analysis and detailed reports for external stakeholders as required.<br>• Investigate product complaints through experimental testing and propose actionable solutions.<br>• Maintain laboratory inventory and calibration schedules to ensure accurate testing capabilities.<br>• Oversee external testing processes and foster relationships with analytical laboratory vendors.<br>• Manage quality control documents, databases, and batch sample retention systems to ensure proper record-keeping.
<p><strong>THE ROLE:</strong></p><p>We are seeking a skilled <strong>Platform Automation Developer (Contract)</strong> in Calgary, Alberta to develop and implement automation solutions for an existing enterprise platform. In this hands-on role, you’ll use Python and Ruby on Rails to create production-ready, maintainable workflows. Working closely with platform owners and operations teams, you will ensure smooth implementation and transition of automation processes to internal teams. This role is ideal for execution-focused professionals passionate about structured, reliable solutions.</p><p><em>What you'll do:</em></p><ul><li>Develop automation workflows from predefined user stories.</li><li>Convert operational scripts into maintainable, production-ready solutions.</li><li>Build Python components and extend the Ruby on Rails platform.</li><li>Ensure self-documenting automation with proper logging, error handling, and structured documentation.</li><li>Produce runbooks and handover materials for internal teams.</li><li>Collaborate with platform owners and operations staff; support troubleshooting and knowledge transfer.</li></ul><p><strong>WHY THIS ROLE?</strong></p><ul><li>Work on high-impact automation projects improving operational efficiency.</li><li>Hands-on role delivering tangible, production-ready solutions.</li><li>Collaborate closely with platform owners, operations, and internal teams.</li><li>Gain experience with Python, Ruby on Rails, and enterprise API integrations.</li></ul>
<p>This job posting is for a current contract vacancy with our client, based in Toronto, Ontario, with a hybrid work model. We are seeking a Senior Quality Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Tosca automation and manual testing. This role focuses on designing and executing robust test coverage across UI, APIs, and data, while partnering closely with Product Owners and development teams to ensure quality delivery. </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities: </strong></p><p>· Design, create, execute, and maintain manual and automated test cases aligned to acceptance criteria. </p><p>· Develop, enhance, and optimize Tosca automation frameworks and reusable modules. Execute functional, regression, API, database, and performance tests. </p><p>· Own regression test strategy and coverage for assigned applications. </p><p>· Validate backend services, integrations, and complex data flows. </p><p>· Manage test planning, execution, and reporting using qTest. </p><p>· Log, triage, and validate defects using Azure DevOps. </p><p>· Provide test estimates, risk assessments, and quality recommendations. </p><p>· Act as a QA point of contact within Agile teams. </p><p>· Participate in and contribute to Agile ceremonies. </p><p>· Deliver clear test metrics, status reporting, and release readiness assessments. </p>
We are looking for an experienced AI Staff Software Engineer to join our team in Toronto, Ontario. In this role, you will lead the development and deployment of advanced AI systems, ensuring their integration across multiple platforms and teams. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in AI technologies, strong problem-solving skills, and an ability to drive technical innovation in ambiguous environments.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Design and implement cutting-edge AI systems with a focus on agentic AI technologies and workflows.<br>• Develop robust backend systems, APIs, and data pipelines to support scalable AI solutions.<br>• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to align technical strategies and ensure seamless integration across products.<br>• Lead the development of AI models and infrastructure, including planning, memory, tool usage, and evaluation.<br>• Optimize cloud infrastructure to enhance system reliability and performance.<br>• Translate complex problems into actionable solutions, delivering autonomous systems that meet business objectives.<br>• Mentor and guide engineering teams through advanced AI workflows and development processes.<br>• Drive technical innovation while ensuring the stability and scalability of deployed systems.<br>• Implement and manage workflow engines, asynchronous processing, queues, and streaming systems.<br>• Influence technical direction and foster collaboration across teams without formal authority.
<p>This is a great career opportunity to join a well-established market research company, as their first ever in-house software developer, with a specific focus on data science, automation and AI-tools. This company is a leader in industry-specific market research, and they promote their services to professionals across Canada and the US. </p><p><br></p><p>So if you’re a software developer who has an interest in data, automation and AI tools, then this could be a great role for you. A background in data science or statistics would be considered an asset for this role.</p><p><br></p><p>The position itself will offer a lot of variety from day-to-day. You will be leading a wide variety of software development activities, including data analysis, business process automation, AI tool selection, and miscellaneous software development projects. </p><p>This company offers a ‘remote first’ working environment, so you will work primarily from your home office. The team members are primarily in the Vancouver area, and there are periodical get-togethers with other staff in Vancouver throughout the year. Applicants for this role should be living in the Vancouver area, or nearby.</p><p><br></p><p>This role is best suited if you are a versatile software developer, who enjoys doing a wide variety of tasks. Since this is the first time for the company to have a dedicated, in-house software developer, there is still lots of ‘blank canvas’ and a chance to setup processes and tools from scratch. At the same time, you will be well-supported and you’ll be joining a mature company. Your job will be to combine all these ingredients and take their software, tools and automation to the next level. </p><p><br></p><p>This is a full-time position, and includes a competitive base salary, paid vacation and extended health and dental benefits. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>How to Apply</strong></p><p><br></p><p>A bit about myself - my name is Nathan Wawruck, and I am a recruitment consultant based in Vancouver, BC. I have over a decade of matching software and IT professionals to job opportunities, and I am always looking to connect with like-minded people in the Vancouver area.</p><p><br></p><p>If you're interested in pursuing this role, please apply to this posting online, and contact me for an initial discussion. This is a chance for us to discuss specifics, such as the company name, the key hiring managers, and the more in-depth job requirements. This is also a great opportunity to talk about your overall career goals and preferences. We can even discuss other potential roles which may fit what you're looking for. Please find me on LinkedIn by searching my name: Nathan Wawruck</p>
<p>We are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our client’s growing team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing and optimizing application environments across Classic Cloud, AWS, and Azure, with experience in Java-based applications, Middleware technologies, and Monitoring tools. This role requires a proactive professional who can ensure high availability, performance, and security of mission-critical applications while adhering to industry standards such as ITIL and ISO8583.</p><p>---</p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><p>· Application Operations & Maintenance</p><p>o Manage and support application environments across Classic Cloud, AWS, and Azure platforms.</p><p>o Perform deployments, upgrades, and patching for Java-based applications and middleware components.</p><p>· Monitoring & Incident Management</p><p>o Implement and maintain monitoring solutions to ensure application health and performance.</p><p>o Respond to incidents promptly, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.</p><p>· Middleware & Integration</p><p>o Configure and maintain middleware platforms (e.g., WebSphere, JBoss, or similar).</p><p>o Ensure seamless integration between applications and payment systems using ISO8583 standards.</p><p>· Compliance & Best Practices</p><p>o Apply ITIL principles for incident, problem, and change management.</p><p>o Ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards across all environments.</p><p>· Collaboration & Documentation</p><p>o Work closely with development, infrastructure, and security teams to optimize application performance.</p><p>o Maintain detailed documentation for operational procedures and configuration</p><p><br></p>
<p><strong>Role Overview</strong></p><p>We are seeking a Senior Build & Release Pipeline Engineer to support a small game studio on a 3-month consulting engagement focused on stabilizing and improving multi-platform build and release pipelines. This is a hands-on advisory role, not a long-term operations position, and is best suited for someone experienced working within legacy and constrained environments, particularly console SDKs.</p><p> </p><p>You will assess the current setup, recommend pragmatic improvements, implement high-impact changes, and provide documentation and knowledge transfer so the internal team can sustainably own the pipeline after the engagement.</p><p> </p><p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p><ul><li>Audit existing build and release processes across platforms</li><li>Identify key risks, bottlenecks, and single points of failure</li><li>Design and implement a more reliable, maintainable build pipeline</li><li>Improve consistency of build machines and remote access workflows</li><li>Implement or refine CI/CD where appropriate, within platform constraints</li><li>Advise on on-prem vs cloud approaches, considering proprietary SDK limitations</li><li>Establish clearer traceability between builds, commits, tasks, and bugs</li><li>Define and document workflows for builds, releases, bug tracking and QA handoff</li><li>Provide documentation, training, and knowledge transfer to the team</li></ul><p><strong>Environment & Platforms</strong></p><ul><li>Game development across Windows, Linux, macOS, and console platforms</li><li>Primary focus on Steam and Nintendo builds</li><li>Unity plus custom tooling</li><li>On-prem server room and physical dev kits</li><li>CI/CD tooling may include TeamCity, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar</li><li>Task tracking in Asana (experience improving or migrating workflows is a plus)</li></ul>
