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# Software Quality Assurance Engineer

- **Company:** Canonical
- **Location:** New Pekin, IN, United States (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), JavaScript (Programming Language), Automation of Tests, Ubuntu (Operating System), Databases, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Mailing List, Microsoft Office, Commercial Software, Shell Script, Software Engineering, Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Scripting, Test Scripts, Guidewire PolicyCenter, Wikis
- **Published:** October 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/canonical/jobs/8248986

## About the Role

* Experience with the Linux desktop, and related technologies. Ubuntu experience would be a plus
 * Solid grasp of commercial Software QA practices and ideas on how to integrate them into Linux Community standards
 * Experience with common scripting languages, including Shell script, Python or JavaScript
 * Comfortable with online communication and collaboration such as mailing lists, Mattermost, wiki
 * Excellent logic, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills
 * Strong written and spoken communication skills in English
 * Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team
 * Ability to pick up new technologies and achieve high effectiveness quickly

## Description

As a Software QA engineer, you will join the team responsible for our strategy for quality coordination and testing. You will be a quality expert with extensive experience establishing quality processes from the ground up. You will understand the tools and techniques used to introduce new products, and will work with teams across the company to drive quality improvements through the entire development cycle., * Plan, create and manage the overall Quality Planning strategy and document

 * Improve our automated test capability with design and code contributions
 * Perform automated and manual testing of Ubuntu Desktop, Server and Core on varies latest hardware.
 * Suggest solutions to identified product problems
 * Collaborate with the Project team to ensure consistent project execution
 * Identify quality assurance process bottleneck and suggest improvements
 * Oversee continuous improvement projects
 * Collect quality data
 * Establish proactive measures to improve the quality and reliability of the Ubuntu platform
 * Prepare time estimates and schedule for testing activities
 * Identify, isolate, and document bugs clearly and concisely in the bugs database
 * Work with development teams across multiple projects to build efficient, effective automated testing
 * Communicate effectively with colleagues in a variety of time zones around the world
 * Triage test reports and customer bugs


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