QA Contractor with VM Ware

ROSS; Richmond Hill; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a QA Specialist for a contract position in Richmond Hill. This role is pivotal in ensuring the quality of software products through rigorous testing and collaboration with development teams. You will be responsible for writing and executing test scripts, maintaining project schedules, and contributing to the creation of testing tools. If you have a passion for quality assurance and possess strong communication skills, this opportunity is perfect for you to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. Join a team that values excellence and innovation in software development!

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software QA experience with strong manual testing skills.
• Excellent communication skills and knowledge in VMWare.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for test coverage and quality reports of product features.
• Collaborate with teams to resolve defect reports and enhance requests.

Skills

Software QA Experience

Communication Skills

VMWare Knowledge

Agile Development Processes

Manual Testing Skills

MS SQL Server

Oracle

Test Management Tools

Education

B.S or M.S in Computer Science

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Test Automation Tools

Job description

Job Title: QA Specialist

Department: Engineering

Level: CONTRACT POSITION

Project: (3 months – with possible extension)

Location: Richmond Hill, ON

This position reports to the Director of Engineering.

Below are the duties and responsibilities but may be changed in accordance with the needs of our client.

This is not intended to be an exhaustive or exclusive list of duties. You may be required to carry out any other associated tasks to ensure the successful delivery of our client's objectives.

Quality Assurance Consultants are responsible for:

1. Test coverage of product areas
2. Quality and test report of features in their area/s of expertise
3. Maintaining the team's portion of project schedule as well as track the progress of testing for the project
4. Writing and executing functional, regression, and performance test scripts, test cases and test reports
5. Reviewing software for adherence to specifications
6. Collaborating with product development teams to resolve defect reports and enhancement requests
7. Reviewing technical documentation for accuracy
8. Contribute to the definition and creation of necessary test tools and test environments

Minimum Requirements:

• +4 years of software QA experience
• Excellent written, interpersonal and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge in virtual environments specifically VMWare
• Understanding of agile software development processes and SDLC in general
• Strong manual testing skills, planning, designing, and writing test cases, using test management and issue tracking tools
• Experience testing Enterprise Software Solutions, commercial product release packaging and testing
• Experience using MS SQL Server and Oracle.
• Good working knowledge of MSWord and MSExcel

Nice to Have:

• Experience using and creating Test automation tools
• Knowledge in one or more scripting languages such as SQL, Perl, Python, and Unix shell scripting
• Windows, and/or UNIX (including Solaris, AIX, HP-UX and Linux) experience
• A B.S or M.S in Computer Science or vast IT background is strongly preferred