Sr Quality Automation Analyst

Equifax, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Equifax, Inc. in Toronto, ON seeks a Sr. Quality Automation Analyst to lead testing efforts and drive quality across high-priority initiatives. You will develop and execute test plans, collaborate with product and engineering teams, and ensure adherence to end-user requirements and standards.

You will create test files, evaluate system behavior, and identify opportunities to improve QA strategies. A strong background in test leadership and automated testing is required.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 5–7 years of software testing experience.
• Able to create and review test cases according to specifications.
• Created test strategies and plans.
• Led complex testing efforts or projects.
• Participated in Sprint Planning as the Test Lead.
• Cloud Certification strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex testing efforts, estimating time and resources.
• Define test environment configuration.
• Define test cases outside of user-defined requirements and perform testing of applications, focusing on functional and end-to-end testing.
• Recommend changes to existing testing methodologies.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and development team to plan and assist with user acceptance testing.
• Identify and resolve test environment issues.
• Perform defect analysis, identifying trends and recommending process improvements.

Skills

Test planning

QA services

End-to-end testing

Defect analysis

Test strategy

Collaboration

Education

BS degree in Computer Science

Tools

JIRA

Zephyr

Job description

Synopsis of the role

You are passionate about quality and how customers experience the products you test. You have the ability to create, maintain and execute test plans in order to verify requirements. As a Sr. Quality Automation Analyst at Equifax, you will be a catalyst in both the development and the testing of high priority initiatives. You will develop and test new products to support technology operations while maintaining exemplary standards. As a collaborative member of the team, you will deliver QA services (code quality, testing services, performance engineering, development collaboration and continuous integration). You will conduct quality control tests in order to ensure full compliance with specified standards and end user requirements. You will execute tests using established plans and scripts; documents problems in an issues log and retest to ensure problems are resolved. You will create test files to thoroughly test program logic and verify system flow. You will identify, recommend and implement changes to enhance effectiveness of QA strategies.

What you’ll do

• Lead complex testing efforts, estimating time and resources.
• Define test environment configuration.
• Define test cases outside of user-defined requirements and perform testing of applications, focusing on functional and end-to-end testing, validating that system response and output accurately reflect business requirements as outlined in requirements document.
• Recommend changes to existing testing methodologies.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and development team to plan and and assist with user acceptance testing.
• Identify and resolve test environment issues.
• Perform defect analysis, identifying trends and recommending process improvements.

What experience you need

• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• 5-7 years of software testing experience
• Able to create and review test cases according to specifications
• Created test strategies and plans
• Led complex testing efforts or projects
• Participated in Sprint Planning as the Test Lead
• Collaborated with Product Owners, SREs, Technical Architects to define testing strategies and plans.
• Cloud Certification Strongly Preferred

What could set you apart

• Attention to Detail - Define test cases outside of product specifications; Create thorough and accurate documentation of all work including status updates to summarize project highlights; validating that processes operate properly and conform to standards.
• Collaboration - Collaborate with Product Owners and development team to plan and and assist with user acceptance testing; Collaborate with product owners, development leads and architects on test strategies and plans.
• Execution - Create application or product test strategies and plans based on product specifications and record these in JIRA and/or Zephyr; Work with teams on E2E testing strategies and plans against multiple product integration points
• Quality Control - Perform defect analysis, in-depth technical root cause analysis, identifying trends and recommendations to resolve complex functional issues and process improvements
• Quality Focus - Review test cases for complete functional coverage; Review quality section of Production Readiness Review for completeness; Recommend changes to existing testing methodologies for effectiveness and efficiency of product validation; Ensure communications are thorough and accurate for all work documentation including status and project updates
• Risk Mitigation - Work with Product Owners, QE and development team leads to track and determine prioritization of defects fixes