QA Environment Analyst

ABOUT AGLC
Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC) is a dynamic organization leading Alberta’s gaming, liquor and cannabis industries. Our team of high performers is driven to provide our customers with outstanding service and Albertans with choices they can trust.

 

ABOUT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

IT proudly provides the computer systems, security, IT services and governance that support AGLC’s businesses, including the operation & support of mission critical gaming, liquor and corporate systems running on a variety of computing platforms. IT ensures the stability and performance of a Local/Wide Area Network, which supports over 1,200 gaming locations and more than 2,000 computers/tablets, 150 physical and 2,000 virtual servers distributed across six corporate offices, casinos, RECs and bingo halls. IT provides leadership in the use of information technology, data and systems to help the AGLC achieve business goals and objectives.

 

ABOUT THE POSITION

QA Environment Analyst
Job Req: 1287
Location: St. Albert - Corriveau
Division/Branch: Information Technology / Enterprise Solutions
Classification: Systems Analyst 3
Status: Permanent - FT
Salary: $75,282.52 - $103,366.67  * The salary for this position is currently under review as part of AGLC’s broader Non‑Union Compensation review, which is intended to support alignment with market practices. Compensation details for this role may be adjusted following completion of the review. 
Reports to: Rob Spiller
Closing Date: August 31, 2026

THE OPPORTUNITY

 

Are you an organized tech professional ready to step into an enterprise-scale governance role? Do you excel at coordinating moving parts and keeping diverse IT environments running like clockwork?

 

We are looking for a QA Environment Analyst to serve as the coordinator of our non-production environments. In this role, you will provide the operational oversight and planning required to ensure our non-production environments remain stable, secure, and aligned with major enterprise releases.

 

 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

 

As our QA Environment Analyst, you will act as a central facilitator and delivery anchor. Your key activities will include:

 

• Lifecycle Coordination: Manage the planning, scheduling, and tracking lifecycles of all non-production environments.

 

• Calendar Management: Maintain master enterprise environment calendars to schedule provisioning, environment refreshes, planned downtime activities, deployments and troubleshooting.

 

• Test Data & Account Management: Coordinate and govern the creation, maintenance, access, roles, security, and cleanup of test data and test accounts, ensuring appropriate data, accounts, and permissions are available for planned testing across non-production environments.

 

• Conflict Resolution: Proactively identify and resolve scheduling conflicts between overlapping project timelines and testing tracks.

 

• Readiness & Process Governance: Facilitate environment readiness checkpoints and formal go/no-go release readiness discussions.

 

• Vendor & Agile Facilitation: Ensure software deliverables scheduled by external vendors strictly meet AGLC's agile best practices, quality benchmarks, and production readiness requirements.

 

 

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

 

• Education: A university degree or two-year college diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline. Recent graduates with a strong technical foundation are encouraged to apply.

 

• Analytical Problem Solving: Natural capability to map technical requirements, assess system-wide impacts, and untangle sche