Quality Assurance Specialist

About PortfolioXpressway (PXW)

PortfolioXpressWay (“PXW”), a Toronto-based FinTech company with a mission to lead the next generation of fully-digital investment management solutions. PXW’s cutting edge platform offers investment professionals a holistic view of their clients’ wealth, bringing all aspects of a complex portfolio into one view, no matter the source.

We are an early-stage company with strong private backing and a vision to become the market-leading technology platform for investment professionals. We offer a competitive package for candidates who are looking to participate in building our vision and tackling the variety of business & technology problems facing high-net worth investors and their advisors.

If you are ambitious, driven and seeking to make a significant impact, then PXW is the place for you. Join us on our journey as we redefine industry standards and shape the future.

About the Role:

As a PXW QA Specialist, you are responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance and overall quality of the PXW Platform through manual testing. You’ll collaborate closely with the Product Team, Engineers and other key stakeholders to release robust, secure and innovative products.

This role will begin on a contract basis with the potential for full-time hire based on performance.

Primary Responsibilities:

You will focus on testing the application which includes but not limited to the following test perspectives:

• Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback. Work hand in hand with product and development teams to understand new features and how best to approach testing.
• Design, execute, and maintain manual test cases across multiple environments and client configurations.
• Perform exploratory, regression, smoke, and acceptance testing across web and mobile platforms.
• Validate environment-specific settings and client customization to ensure consistent quality.
• Identify, document, and track bugs using issue tracking tools (e.g., Jira), and collaborate with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.
• Participate in team rituals such as sprint planning, grooming, and retrospectives to ensure quality is embedded in our culture at PXW.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of QA documentation and best practices.
• Continuously evaluate and recommend new tools and technologies to improve testing efficiency.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Detail oriented and a strong ability to catch edge cases across different client setups.
• Ability to resolve complex problems with creative solutions.
• Comfortable testing in multiple environments and switching context quickly.
• Communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical users.
• Resourceful and proactive in identifying risks or gaps before they reach production.
• Values clear and transparent communication, feedback, and direction.
• High level of technical competence and the ability to convey value to a non-technical audience.
• Passionate about problem-solving and making an impact with a growing company.

Qualifications:

• University degree or diploma in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in software testing, with a focus on manual QA.
• Strong understanding of QA processes, test case design, and defect management.
• Hands-on experience with test case management tools such as Xray or similar.
• Experience with multi-tenant systems.
• Knowledge of the Atlassian suite (JIRA, Confluence).
• Proficiency in SQL and relational databases.
• Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle, methodologies, best practices, and testing.
• Has a basic understanding of, or previous experience with regulatory compliance.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Nice to have (optional):

• Knowledge of Azure.
• Exposure to automation tools (Selenium, Playwright, Postman).
• Expertise in building an automation test framework.
• Experience with automation using Selenium web driver, JUnit/TestNG framework with POM or similar.
• Experience with API automation using Rest-Assured, Postman or similar.
• Hands-on experience with performing non-functional tests such as Load, Stress, and Performance.
• Work with the Technical Department to put the test automation suite in the workflow of our Azure DevOps CI / CD.

Tech Stack: SQL, .NET, C#, jQuery, JavaScript, React, HTML, Xray, Selenium/Playwright, TestNG/Junit, Postman (basic), Jira & Confluence.