RQ10826 Systems TestingQA Specialist Senior

Responsibilities:

• Provides advice on the testing strategy test plans the selection of testing tools and the identification of resources required for testing.
  
• Plans and organizes testing efforts for large systems in Graphical User Interface (GUI) and non-Graphical User Interface (GUI) environments including the execution of systems integration tests specialized tests and user acceptance testing (e.g. stress tests).
  
• The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for the development of test plans test scripts and test cases and executing these against the various components.
  
• 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.
  

General Skills:

• Experience in planning organizing and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level.
  
• Knowledge of structured methodologies for the development design implementation and maintenance of applications.
  
• 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.
  
• Knowledge and experience in the use of automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms.
  
• Experience executing functional tests non-functional tests and systems level integration tests.
  
• Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities.
  
• Experience with quality assurance principles practices tools and structured methodologies.
  
• 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.
  
• Experience in quality assurance and testing including unit testing integration testing load testing performance testing etc.
  
• Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle.
  
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills; organizational creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills.
  
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
  
• Knowledge of one or more automated testing tools.
  

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language.
  
• Experience in Human Resource field.
  
• Experience in the use of information retrieval packages.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented environment.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles concepts policies and practices.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
  
• Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems.
  
• Experience coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases.
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• 10 years of experience in planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems in GUI and non GUI environments
  
• Demonstrated experience with business clients supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities.
  
• Demonstrated experience in executing functional tests non-functional tests and systems level integration tests
  
• Demonstrated experience in coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases
  
• Demonstrated experience in procedures and techniques of testing web based online batch client server systems and web services.
  
• Demonstrated experience Knowledge and experience in the use of DevOps tools (Jira Azure DevOps)
  
• Execute functional integration system and regression tests.
  
• Validate functionality against requirements and user expectations.
  
• Perform positive negative exploratory and boundary testing.
  
• Track test results and report pass/fail statuses.
  

Skill Set Requirements:

General Skills:

• Experience in planning organizing and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level.
  
• Knowledge of structured methodologies for the development design implementation and maintenance of applications.
  
• 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.
  
• Knowledge and experience in the use of automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms.
  
• Experience executing functional tests non-functional tests and systems level integration tests.
  
• Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities.
  
• Experience with quality assurance principles practices tools and structured methodologies.
  
• 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.
  
• Experience in quality assurance and testing including unit testing integration testing load testing performance testing etc.
  
• Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle.
  
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills; organizational creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills.
  
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
  
• Knowledge of one or more automated testing tools.
  

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented environment.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles concepts policies and practices.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
  
• Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems.
  
• Experience coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases.
  
• Experience in Human Resource field
  

Technical skills:

• 10 years of experience in planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems in GUI and non GUI environments
  
• Demonstrated experience with business clients supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities.
  
• Demonstrated experience in executing functional tests non-functional tests and systems level integration tests
  
• Demonstrated experience in coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases
  
• Demonstrated experience in procedures and techniques of testing web based online batch client server systems and web services.
  
• Demonstrated experience Knowledge and experience in the use of DevOps tools (Jira Azure DevOps)
  
• Execute functional integration system and regression tests.
  
• Validate functionality against requirements and user expectations.
  
• Perform positive negative exploratory and boundary testing.
  
• Track test results and report pass/fail statuses.
  

Other skills:

• Demonstrated experience in requirements gathering and test plan walkthroughs and in carrying out static testing.
  
• Demonstrated experience in setting up user access and user profiles backup and recovery and day-today computer systems operations.
  
• Identify log and categorize defects with clear steps to reproduce.
  
• Prioritize defects based on severity and impact.
  
• Coordinate with developers and business analysts for defect triage.
  
• Validate fixes and perform re-testing and regression testing.
  
• Provide daily/weekly QA status reports.
  
• Communicate risks blockers and quality concerns early.
  
• Participate in Agile ceremonies: sprint planning daily standups retrospectives.
  

Client Support:

• Demonstrated experience of working with client customer support representatives to assist in data set up for training and implementation
  

Government Business Process Experience:

• Working experience on applications that automate internal government business processes such as
  
• Websphere e-Forms JDBC and Business Objects Enterprise etc. would be an asset.