QA 9436-2412

Dheya; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the quality assurance field is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to develop testing strategies and oversee implementation for various systems. The role requires expertise in testing methodologies, a solid understanding of web service protocols, and experience in integration testing. This hybrid position involves three days in the office, offering an engaging work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Senior System Tester with 3+ years of experience in process, planning, and implementing testing efforts.
• Knowledge of software testing life cycle (STLC) and project management principles.
• Experience with manual testing and integration testing for asynchronous and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on testing strategy and develop test plans, scripts, and cases.
• Plan and organize testing efforts for systems including GUI and non-GUI environments.
• Execute functional tests and support user acceptance testing.

Skills

Project Management

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Technical Proficiency in Relevant Software

Team Collaboration

Problem Solving

Time Management

Adaptability

Customer Relationship Management

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Skills Required :

Project Management Data Analysis Communication Skills Technical Proficiency in Relevant Software Team Collaboration ProblemSolving Time Management Adaptability Customer Relationship Management

HM Note: This hybrid contract role is three (3) days in office. Candidates resume must include first and last name.

Description

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

· Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language

· 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

· Experience testing Commercial Off-the Shelf Applications (COTS)

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Skills and competencies required for the assignment:

Quality Assurance Methodology: 55%

· Senior System Tester with 3+ years of experience in process, planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts

·Experience with integration testing strategies for asynchronous and event-driven architectures

·Extensive background in testing system integrations in service-oriented and microservices environments

· Experience with manual testing

· Experience in working with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software.

· Knowledge and experience in testing of the Registry system (ex. Catalyst).

· Knowledge of the systems development cycle (SDLC), software test life cycle (STLC), project management.

· Knowledge of application development methodologies, techniques and methods, structured

Quality Assurance Experience: 35%

· Analysis and design methodology, techniques; structured testing

·Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps for test case management, pipelines, and defect tracking

·Solid understanding of web service protocols including SOAP, REST, HTTP, XML, and JSON

·Proficient in testing REST and SOAP APIs, security, and data integrity through structured request/response analysis

· Analysis of business requirements and functional designs

· Knowledge of Risk and evidence-based testing

· Analysis of business rules

· Creation of the test cases, traceability matrix

· Defining the expected results

· Creation of test data, test user accounts

· Creation of database queries to select test data and ensure database integrity

· Recording the results of the testing in DevOps/JIRA

· Experience in entry, exit and acceptance testing criteria

Nice to have: 10%

· Presentations to project and team members.

· Cross training to project and team members.

· Internet and Intranet, operating systems, databases, network protocols, and data transformation.

· Excellent written communication skills to document and report complex findings from testing projects to project owners.

· Identifying the test scenarios

Must Have:

Extensive background in testing system integrations in service-oriented and microservices environments

Solid understanding of web service protocols including SOAP, REST, HTTP, XML, and JSON

Proficient in testing REST and SOAP APIs, security, and data integrity through structured request/response analysis

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