RQ09435 - Test Lead - Senior

Maarut Inc; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company, Maarut Inc., is seeking a QA Testing Consultant to support Ontario's government initiatives. This role involves designing comprehensive test strategies and ensuring high-quality software delivery in a hybrid work environment. Ideal candidates will possess extensive QA experience, proficiency in agile methodologies, and strong technical skills. Join us to contribute to critical projects while collaborating with a dynamic team and developing essential testing strategies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in QA testing using agile, hybrid and waterfall methodologies.
• Proficient in cloud-based Java technologies, mainly JSON and RESTful services.
• Experience with AODA testing and defect management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of test strategy, and produce testing artefacts for software quality assurance.
• Coordinate testing strategies with project managers and execute comprehensive test plans.
• Document errors and track defects through the software lifecycle.

Skills

QA Testing

Agile

Waterfall SDLC

Program Management

Cloud-based technologies

SQL

Automation testing

AODA testing

Testing tools knowledge

Analytical skills

Education

Engineering or Computer Science degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

Postman

Job description

Description:

To respond to the priorities of the Government of Ontario through the passage of the Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act 2025, the resource may be partially assigned to Bill 5 related projects or initiatives on an as needed basis.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design of test strategy, plans, scenarios, scripts, or procedures for testing
  

General Skills:

• Experience co-ordinating the test strategy and plan with project managers and others
  
• Experience writing and reviewing a test strategy for the project, and test policy for the organization.
  
• Experience contributing the testing perspective to other project activities, such as development, integration testing, etc.
  
• Experience planning the tests - considering the context and understanding the test objectives and risk - including selecting test approaches, estimating the time, effort and cost of testing, acquiring resources, defining test levels, cycles and planning incident management
  
• Experience initiating the specification, preparation, implementation and execution of tests, monitor the test results and check the exit criteria
  
• Experience adapting planning based on test results and progress(tweaking the plan) and take necessary actions to compensate for problems
  
• Experience introducing suitable metrics for measuring test progress and evaluating the quality of the testing and product.
  
• Experience providing input to test automation strategy, test automation framework roadmap
  
• Experience selecting tools to support testing and organize any training in tool use for testers
  
• Experience coordinating usage and assignment of test environment with all stakeholders.
  
• Experience writing test summary reports based on the information gathered during testing.
  
• Experience executing full lifecycle software development
  
• Experience programming well-designed, testable, efficient code
  
• Experience creating / producing specifications and determine operational feasibility
  
• Experience leading / providing guidance to team members A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
  

The consultant will be using a Hybrid work arrangement comprising of up to 3 days a week onsite availability to the Guelph office location or any GTA office locations as directed/required by the client (LRC I&IT).

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Skill Set Requirements:

Mandatory Technical Skills and Experience:

• 8+ years of QA testing using agile, hybrid and waterfall SDLC methodologies.
  
• Provide comprehensive and detailed hands-on testing covering cloud-based Java technologies including JSON, RESTful Web Services, HTML5.
  
• Develop plans, execute testing and produce testing artefacts providing assurance of software quality.
  
• Documenting errors and defect tracking management
  
• Creation and implementation test strategy, plans for testing software, debugging code, and enhancing the usability of programs.
  
• Proficient in the use of SQL in supporting testing activities
  
• Experience with AODA testing and use of related tools
  
• Experience in project management and QA approaches
  
• Working knowledge of testing tools such Azure DevOps, Postman
  
• Knowledge to design and ability to write automation test scripts
  
• Working knowledge of test management software tools
  

Soft Skills and Experience:

• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
• Attention to detail.
  
• Professional team player with ability to liaison with non-technical and technical team members as it relates to QA testing.
  
• Ability to understand technical and business/customer requirements in ensuring full scope of testing is captured and executed.
  
• Strong organizational skills
  
• Critical time and work management
  

Desirable Technical Skills and Experience:

• Testing experience with information systems related to soil management
  
• Working knowledge of GIS spatial datasets
  
• Working knowledge of programming scripting languages such as python.
  
• Engineering or Computer Science background degree