HM Note: This hybrid contract role is two 2 days in office. Candidates resume must include first and last name.
Description
Responsibilities:
and nbsp; and nbsp;Collaborates with product managers product owners and technical team to develop test strategies and test plans
and nbsp; and nbsp;Strong understanding of manual testing practices to support developing manual test scripts test cases and/or test scenarios
and nbsp; and nbsp;Assist with planning and creating test data as it relates to each test phase
and nbsp; and nbsp;Executes quality assurance and testing activities for various types of testing such as integration testing functional testing regression testing unit testing load testing performance testing and accessibility testing
and nbsp; and nbsp;Plans and organizes testing efforts in both front-end and back-end application components/environments and nbsp;
and nbsp; and nbsp;Design develop and maintain automated test scripts for functional regression and integration testing
and nbsp; and nbsp;Use automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium Appium or similar to create robust and reusable test scripts.
and nbsp; and nbsp;Communicate test results regularly through reports that summarize test completion and defects found
and nbsp; and nbsp;Help with the implementation of the project technical testing strategy and methodology. This includes testing of integration points and interfaces and non-functional requirements (e.g. fail-over component response times data integrity security)
and nbsp; and nbsp;Evaluate test results against acceptance criteria to determine successful completion of the sprint increment
and nbsp; and nbsp;Defines and measures acceptance criteria for test cases
and nbsp; and nbsp;Record all defects/issues in the Clusters defect reporting tool (Jira) including detailed descriptions screenshots and steps to re-produce
and nbsp; and nbsp;Participate in elicitation and business requirement workshop sessions sprint reviews and/or walkthrough meetings
and nbsp; and nbsp;Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the agile / iterative solution development lifecycle
and nbsp; and nbsp;Conducts post-release / post-implementation testing
and nbsp; and nbsp;Supports clients with user acceptance testing (UAT) activities
and nbsp; and nbsp;Creates traceability matrix to ensure testing outcomes align with business requirements
and nbsp; and nbsp;Coordinate and facilitate regular defect review meetings with Business Analysts and Business stakeholders
and nbsp; and nbsp;Provide testing and defect status updates in daily scrum stand-ups team meetings as required
and nbsp; and nbsp;Provide weekly report confirming status of assigned tasks
Knowledge Transfer Requirements
and nbsp; and nbsp;Knowledge transfer is expected to occur throughout the duration of the assignment through regular meetings touchpoints and working sessions with LRC staff
and nbsp; and nbsp;All design development artefacts and source code including all relevant and complete documents must be transferred to the ministry in the designated repositories provided
and nbsp; and nbsp;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
Skills
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
and nbsp;Experience in quality assurance at the specified experience level and nbsp;
Experience in testing Commercial off the Shelf Software (COTS/SaaS solutions) preferably Oracle Siebel Public Sector
Knowledge and experience in the use of test tools and methodologies (Waterfall/Agile/Iterative) and nbsp; and nbsp;
Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle and nbsp;
and nbsp;Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills
Product cycle (functional and amp; non-functional) testing experience and nbsp;
Test case and amp; Test Scenario design and review experience (from business requirements) and nbsp;
Test case development experience and nbsp;
Experience in defect tracking and nbsp;
Test scenarios (use-cases) design and review and nbsp;
Experience in writing manual/automated test scripts and nbsp;
Working knowledge of SharePoint .NET Web Web Services HTML JavaScript Java Perl and related scripting technologies for automation and nbsp;
Evaluation Criteria:
Manual Testing Skills/Experience - 60
and nbsp; and nbsp;5 years experience developing Test Cases/Scripts and Data Requirements develop test scenarios test cases for manual testing
and nbsp; and nbsp;5 years experience develop test cases/scripts as well as test data ensuring all of the Business requirements are met by creating a traceability matrix.
and nbsp; and nbsp;5 years experience developing technical testing strategies / plans
and nbsp; and nbsp;5 years experience testing non-functional requirements (e.g. fail-over component response times data integrity security)
and nbsp; and nbsp;5 years experience executing testing activities for a number of types of testing such as:
o and nbsp;Integration testing
o and nbsp;Regression testing
o and nbsp;Functional testing
o and nbsp;Accessibility testing
o and nbsp;Non-functional testing
Automation Testing Skills/Experiences-20
and nbsp; and nbsp;2 years of experience in developing and testing software applications using automated testing
and nbsp; and nbsp;Knowledge of test automation tools (e.g. Katalon Selenium Appium)
and nbsp;Knowledge of API testing tools like Postman SoapUI or equivalent
and nbsp; and nbsp;Familiarity with RESTful services and SOAP
and nbsp; and nbsp;Strong programming/scripting skills
Soft Skills - 15
and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience with agile methodology
and nbsp; and nbsp;Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills
and nbsp; and nbsp;Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality results.
and nbsp; and nbsp;Effective communication skills both written and verbal
and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience reporting progress on deliverables to team project leads and management including proactively raising risks/issues with mitigations
and nbsp; and nbsp;Demonstrated experience working with clients and technical teams to ensure effective resolution of defects and management of change requests are complete and nbsp;
and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience with User Acceptance Testing and providing sprint reviews
Public Sector Experience 5
and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience in testing enterprise level systems and exposure to ministry QA processes and standards within OPS
and nbsp; and nbsp;Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations.
and nbsp; and nbsp;Demonstrated knowledge of Public Sector applications databases and systems while testing
and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience working in accordance with policies and procedures of the Ontario Public Service
and nbsp; and nbsp;Working knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
Max no of submission- 1 (one)
Must haves
- 5 years experience developing Test Cases/Scripts and Data Requirements develop test scenarios test cases for manual testing
- and nbsp; and nbsp;5 years experience develop test cases/scripts as well as test data ensuring all of the Business requirements are met by creating a traceability matrix.
- and nbsp; and nbsp;5 years experience developing technical testing strategies / plans
- and nbsp; and nbsp;5 years experience testing non-functional requirements (e.g. fail-over component response times data integrity security)
- Experience with agile methodology
- and nbsp; and nbsp;Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills