QA 8248-0616

HM Note : This hybrid contract role is three (3) days in office

Responsibilities : and nbsp;

Provides advice on the testing strategy test plans the selection of testing tools and the identification of resources required for testing and nbsp;

Plans and organizes testing efforts for large systems in Graphical User Interface (GUI) and nonGraphical User Interface (GUI) environments including the execution of systems integration tests specialized tests and user acceptance testing (e.g. stress tests) and nbsp;

The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for the development of test plans test scripts and test cases and executing these against the various components. and nbsp;

The tester will work with the testing lead and IT lead of each project as well as the project team members in the analysis design development implementation and ongoing support of the required systems and nbsp;

General Skills : and nbsp;

Experience in planning organizing and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level and nbsp;

Knowledge of structured methodologies for the development design implementation and maintenance of applications and nbsp;

Knowledge and experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and data query tools to aid in the development of test cases and nbsp;

Knowledge and experience in the use of automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms and nbsp;

Experience executing functional tests nonfunctional tests and systems level integration tests and nbsp;

Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities and nbsp;

Experience with quality assurance principles practices tools and structured methodologies and nbsp;

Experience creating testing strategy documentation test plans test cases and test data for various types and phases of testing including technical and business functional validation and nbsp;

Experience in quality assurance and testing including unit testing integration testing load testing performance testing etc. and nbsp;

Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle and nbsp;

Excellent analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking skills; organizational creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills and nbsp;

A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines and nbsp;

Knowledge of one or more automated testing tools and nbsp;

Desirable Skills : and nbsp;

Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language and nbsp;

Experience in the use of information retrieval packages and nbsp;

Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an objectoriented environment and nbsp;

Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles concepts policies and practices. and nbsp;

Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards and nbsp;

Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems and nbsp;

Experience coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases and nbsp;

Experience testing Commercial Offthe Shelf Applications (COTS)

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Core Skills and Experience 40 %

• 10 years of experience in software testing in enterpriselevel IT environments and largescale systems
• Handson working experience in manual testing and automated testing tools and frameworks.
• Deep understanding of Agile Scrum and Waterfall testing methodologies.
• Experience creating and maintaining test strategies test cases and scripts as well as test reports.
• Experience in test automation tools such as Selenium or Postman for API testing.
• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter LoadRunner or similar.
• Experience with defect tracking tools like JIRA Azure DevOps or similar.
• Proven expertise in endtoend testing of complex systems ensuring coverage of all functional and nonfunctional requirements.
• Knowledge of QA compliance standards and security testing best practices.

Technical Skills and Experience 35%

Soft Skills 20%

Public sector Experience 5%

OPS quality assurance standard and practices.

Must haves :

Experience creating and maintaining test strategies test cases and scripts as well as test reports.

Experience in test automation tools such as Selenium or Postman for API testing.

Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter LoadRunner or similar.

Nice to have :

Prior development experience