Senior QA Consultant - 6 month contract

ROSS; Old Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in financial services is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Consultant for a dynamic 6-month contract. This role is ideal for someone with extensive testing experience, particularly in Mainframe environments. The consultant will be involved in testing new projects and enhancements, while also mentoring junior QA team members. If you thrive in fast-paced settings and possess strong analytical and communication skills, this opportunity will allow you to make a significant impact on the quality of software solutions. Join a team that values expertise and collaboration, and contribute to the success of innovative financial services projects.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of testing experience, especially in Mainframe and E-commerce.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on documentation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in testing new project initiatives and enhancements to existing applications.
• Determine root causes of defects in life cycle activities and application usage.

Skills

Communication Skills

Retirement Plan Services Knowledge

Mentoring

Mainframe Knowledge

UAT Testing

Software Development Life Cycle

Analytical Skills

Teamwork

Software Quality Assurance

Manual Testing

Tools

Test Director

Quality Centre

Job description

Our client in the financial services has experienced significant growth and has 2 openings for a Senior Quality Assurance Consultant for a 6 month contract.

This candidate will have extensive experience working in a testing function and be prepared to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment.

The Senior Quality Assurance Consultant will help in the testing efforts of new project initiatives as well as small enhancements to our existing applications and programs.

Qualifications

• Exceptional communication and documentation skills.
• Strong Retirement Plan Services knowledge; 401k Product knowledge highly preferred.
• Ability to mentor Jr. QA’s.
• Strong Mainframe knowledge of on-line applications (DB2).
• UAT testing experience in both Mainframe and E-commerce environments preferred (core competency will be with Mainframe).
• Understanding and experience in Software Development and Testing Life Cycles.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work and produce documented results.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Experience in a formal Software Process Improvement or Software Quality (process) Assurance initiative.
• To determine root causes of defects and deficiencies, whether in the life cycle activities or in the use of the applications.
• 6 - 10 years testing experience.
• Manual Testing.
• JCL batch knowledge.
• Experience with Test Director or Quality Centre.

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