Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

SMS Equipment is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst to support the planning, design, and execution of quality assurance activities for ERP solutions and related applications. This role works across IT and business teams to translate requirements into effective testing, identify and resolve quality issues, strengthen QA practices, and support less-experienced team members.

Work Location: Acheson, Alberta
Salary: $100,000 to $110,000 per annum
Work Arrangement: Remote-first, with occasional attendance at the Acheson office for collaboration
Schedule: Monday to Friday

What You'll Do

• Support test planning, preparation, execution, and post-go-live activities for ERP solutions, patches, enhancements, and related applications.
• Create and execute test cases from business requirements, including functional, integration, end-to-end, and regression testing.
• Analyze data and test results, document defects, and work with internal teams and ERP vendors to resolve issues.
• Prioritize testing based on business criticality and complete testing activities within project and operational timelines.
• Participate in peer reviews of test plans, scripts, results, and other testing documentation.
• Assess the impact of system enhancements on testing, internal controls, and JSOX requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by recommending efficient QA processes, practices, and workflows.
• Coach and mentor new or less-experienced team members and support knowledge transfer across IT and business teams.
• Provide after-hours support for scheduled solution loads and application updates when required.

What You Bring

The successful candidate will bring a diploma, certificate, or other post-secondary education in a related field and at least five years of related experience. Other requirements include:

• Strong knowledge of quality assurance methodologies and the software testing lifecycle.
• Experience developing and executing test plans, test cases, and test scripts for enterprise systems or ERP applications.
• Experience with functional, integration, end-to-end, and regression testing.
• Strong analytical ability to understand complex business processes, assess change impacts, and identify risk.
• Ability to organize priorities, manage timelines, and deliver results independently and as part of a team.
• Clear communication and collaboration skills for working with business users, project managers, technical teams, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• A customer-focused approach to resolving system and quality assurance issues.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or supporting knowledge transfer is an asset.

This position is classified as an Individual Contributor role in SMS Equipment’s competency framework, requiring demonstration of core competencies (customer focus, collaboration, and technical/functional expertise).

At SMS Equipment, safety is one of our core values and we care for each other, without exception. Our successful candidate is intrinsically motivated and committed to making safe choices when completing all tasks.

This posting is for an existing vacancy within SMS Equipment. Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is hired.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process will be contacted.

At SMS Equipment, the right partnership makes everything possible. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. Join us and bring your expertise to an organization that values safety, authenticity, innovation, performance, and respect.

SMS Equipment offers rewarding careers in the heavy equipment industry across Canada. As the largest Komatsu dealer in North America, SMS Equipment gives you the opportunity to represent world-class quality in our product offerings and customer service. A few of the many benefits of working with SMS Equipment include competitive wages, comprehensive group benefits plan, and RRSP matching.