Software Quality Engineer

Software Quality Engineer

Date: 8 May 2026

Location: Kingston, ON, CA

Company: Alstom

Take on a new challenge and apply your software quality assurance expertise in a cutting‑edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and innovative teammates.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring that our software solutions meet the highest quality standards and align with industry requirements. Day‑to‑day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as project managers, software developers, and quality assurance specialists), support software configuration management, and contribute to software certification activities. You’ll also engage with internal and external customers to address quality concerns and drive continuous improvement.

You’ll specifically take care of defining and implementing the Software Quality Assurance Plan, but also managing or contributing to software audits and gate/phase reviews of software development.

• Defining and implementing the Software Quality Assurance Plan on the project and preparing the Software Quality Assurance Report
• Supporting regular activity reporting regarding process conformity and software technical documentation progress
• Supporting Software Configuration Management, including supplier software (e.g., COTS, libraries, source code)
• Managing or contributing to gate/phase reviews of software development with a veto right
• Managing or contributing to software audits and following up on corrective and preventative actions until closure
• Supporting any software certification activity on the project
• Interfacing with customers (internal or external) on software quality, if required
• Documenting the return of experience for each phase of the software development
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, which may require occasional travel

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Degree in computer science or an equivalent engineering discipline, or relevant professional experience
• Fluency in English (company language)
• Overall understanding of software engineering lifecycle models, tools, and techniques
• Ability to identify software quality issues and risks
• Knowledge of quality assurance methods and tools
• Team player with strong customer (internal or external) orientation
• Familiarity with software configuration management techniques and tools
• Auditor certification and experience (desirable)
• Business acumen (desirable)
• Ability to interpret software quality assurance and software safety standards and models such as ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 90003, EN 50128, EN 50657, IEEE 1558, CMMI, and IRIS (desirable)
• Proficiency in tools like MS Office, SharePoint, project tracking databases, and software development/testing tools (desirable)
• Leadership and accountability
• Assertiveness and the ability to say “no” when necessary
• Empathy and the ability to work with international and diverse teams
• Adaptability and resilience in the face of uncertainty

Proficiency in French and English is required. Knowledge of a third language is considered an asset when working with our international partners, suppliers, colleagues, and customers. In Quebec, French remains the primary working language of our company.

As a global business, we’re an equal‑opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.