RQ11350 Test Lead Senior

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain test strategies test plans test scenarios test cases/scripts test data and acceptance criteria in collaboration with the project manager product owners business analyst developer and other stakeholders.
  
• Plan coordinate and execute manual testing across front-end and back-end components including functional integration regression accessibility performance load non-functional and post-implementation testing.
  
• Test application integrations interfaces and non-functional requirements including system response times data integrity security and accessibility requirements.
  
• Evaluate test results against business requirements user stories and acceptance criteria and maintain requirements traceability to ensure appropriate test coverage.
  
• Identify document track validate and manage defects in Azure DevOps including severity steps to reproduce screenshots supporting evidence resolution status and retesting results.
  
• Support and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) including preparation of test scenarios/data facilitation of testing activities defect management and validation of outcomes.
  
• Communicate testing progress results defects risks and issues through project meetings Agile ceremonies defect reviews status reports and other project communications.
  
• Participate in Agile delivery activities including requirements workshops sprint planning stand-ups sprint reviews retrospectives and walkthroughs to identify testing impacts and support quality throughout the development lifecycle.
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional business and technical teams to clarify requirements resolve defects manage testing dependencies and support successful release and production validation.
  
• Maintain complete testing documentation and artefacts throughout the assignment and provide ongoing knowledge transfer to ministry staff to support future testing and operations.
  

Knowledge Transfer Requirements:

• Knowledge transfer is expected to occur throughout the duration of the assignment through regular meetings touchpoints and working sessions with LRC staff
  
• All testing artefacts documentation test scripts test cases test results traceability matrices defect logs and related project deliverables must be transferred to the ministry and stored in designated repositories
  
• Dedicated knowledge transfer sessions will be scheduled to ensure completeness of knowledge transfer and all documentation is shared and allow LRC staff to ask clarification and/or follow-up questions
  
• Documentation must be maintained throughout the assignment to support ongoing operations and future testing activities
  

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• 8 years of demonstrated QA/testing experience including developing technical testing strategies and test plans creating test scenarios test cases/scripts test data and execution of manual testing activities.
  
• Demonstrated experience performing integration unit regression functional user acceptance (UAT) accessibility (AODA) and non-functional testing.
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Manual Testing Skills/Experience:

• 8 years of demonstrated QA/testing experience including developing technical testing strategies and test plans creating test scenarios test cases/scripts test data and execution of manual testing activities.
  
• Demonstrated experience performing integration unit regression functional user acceptance (UAT) accessibility (AODA) and non-functional testing.
  
• Working knowledge of AODA/accessibility requirements and accessibility testing practices.
  
• Experience testing data-driven applications including data validation data integrity user roles permissions workflows and business rules.
  
• Experience creating and maintaining requirements traceability matrices to ensure complete test coverage and alignment with business requirements.
  
• Experience identifying documenting tracking retesting and validating defects using Azure DevOps or similar defect management tools.
  
• Experience performing end-to-end testing across multiple applications environments interfaces and integrated systems.
  
• Demonstrated ability analyzing business requirements user stories and acceptance criteria to identify testing impacts expected outcomes and test coverage requirements.
  

Soft Skills:

• Experience with agile methodology
  
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  
• Strong meeting facilitation and requirements clarification skills
  
• Strong stakeholder management relationship-building and collaboration skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
  
• Demonstrated experience communicating progress risks issues and mitigation strategies to project teams project leads and management.
  
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills with demonstrated ability to independently manage competing priorities testing activities and deliverables in a fast-paced Agile/iterative environment.