Senior QA Consultant - 6 month contract

ROSS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services consulting firm in Toronto seeks a Senior Quality Assurance Consultant for a 6-month contract. The ideal candidate has 6-10 years of extensive testing experience, strong Mainframe knowledge, and exceptional communication skills. You'll assist in testing new initiatives and enhancements to existing applications in a dynamic environment. This role offers the chance to mentor junior QA professionals and requires both analytical and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of testing experience required.
• Strong knowledge of Retirement Plan Services.
• UAT testing experience in both Mainframe and E-commerce environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Help in the testing efforts of new project initiatives.
• Test small enhancements to existing applications and programs.

Skills

Exceptional communication and documentation skills

Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Ability to mentor Jr. QA’s

Strong Mainframe knowledge

Experience in a team environment

Tools

Test Director or 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