QA 8635-3113

Foilcon; Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in IT Services is seeking a mid-senior level QA professional for a hybrid contract role. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software testing, including manual and automated testing, and will be responsible for developing test plans, executing tests, and collaborating with project teams. This role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with knowledge of various testing methodologies and tools.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise-level software testing.
• Experience with AODA testing and compliance.
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on testing strategy and resource identification.
• Plan and organize testing efforts for large systems.
• Collaborate with project teams during analysis and implementation.

Skills

Analytical

Problem-Solving

Communication

Interpersonal

Team Collaboration

Tools

Selenium

Postman

JIRA

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Git

GitLab

JMeter

LoadRunner

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HM Note : This hybrid contract role requires three (3) days in the office. Candidates' resumes must include their first and last names.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on testing strategy, test plans, selection of testing tools, and resource identification for testing.
• Plan and organize testing efforts for large systems in GUI and non-GUI environments, including execution of system integration tests, specialized tests, and user acceptance testing (e.g., stress tests).
• Develop test plans, scripts, and cases; execute them against various system components.
• Collaborate with testing leads, IT leads, and project teams during analysis, design, development, implementation, and support of systems.

General Skills

• Experience in planning, organizing, and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level.
• Knowledge of structured development, design, implementation, and maintenance methodologies.
• Proficiency with CASE tools, data query tools, automated test tools, and version control systems.
• Experience executing functional, non-functional, and system integration tests.
• Support and participate in UAT activities.
• Knowledge of QA principles, practices, tools, and methodologies.
• Experience creating test strategy documentation, test plans, cases, and data for various testing phases.
• Experience with unit, integration, load, and performance testing.
• Understanding of the Systems Development Life Cycle.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines as a team player.
• Knowledge of automated testing tools.
• Knowledge of at least one programming language.
• Experience with information retrieval packages.
• Understanding testing methods in object-oriented environments.
• Knowledge of Information Management principles and AODA standards.
• Experience planning testing efforts for systems of various sizes.
• Ability to code automated test scripts.
• Experience testing COTS applications.

Skills and Experience Requirements

Core Skills and Experience - 40%

• 10+ years in enterprise-level software testing.
• Manual and automated testing experience.
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall methodologies.
• Experience with AODA testing and compliance.
• Creating and maintaining test strategies, cases, scripts, and reports.
• Experience with automation tools like Selenium, Postman, performance tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, and defect tracking tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of QA standards and security testing.

Technical Skills and Experience - 35%

• Strong understanding of databases like SQL, Oracle.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS.
• Experience with CI / CD pipelines, Jenkins, Git, GitLab.

Soft Skills - 20%

• Effective team collaboration and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to change.

Public Sector Experience - 5%

Understanding of OPS quality assurance standards and practices.

• Seniority Level : Mid-Senior level
• Employment Type : Contract
• Job Function : Quality Assurance
• Industries : IT Services and IT Consulting