SQA Analyst

This is a remote position.

Job Title: Software Quality Assurance Analyst

Job Type: Contract; Full-Time

Location: Canada (Remote)

About the Company:

Our client is a Crown corporation dedicated to helping and equipping Canadian companies with trade knowledge, financial solutions, equity, insurance, connections and to grow their business with confidence in global markets.

Position Summary:

An SQA Analyst service provider works to validate the solution against all requirement types. The SQA Analyst service provider has a good understanding of business, integration, and system requirements, and participates in all testing phases in the software development lifecycle. This can include functional, system, regression, integration, performance, and sanity testing, as well as assisting application users with user acceptance testing. The SQA Analyst service provider possesses knowledge of IT systems and testing tools, reporting and processes. They are able to liaise with business users, business analysts and technical resources in error diagnoses and problem resolution. These services require strong communication, analytical and collaborative skills. Preference will be given to candidates with experience testing middleware and integration solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Review requirements and design documents
  

• Experience in developing and documenting test cases, test scenarios and manual and automated test scripts
  

• Ability to write and maintain testing documentation
  

• Review unit test coverage
  

• Assist developers in recreating issues/defects;
  

• Ensure entrance and exit criteria is established and accepted prior to test execution;
  

• Execute test plans, test cases, test scenarios and test scripts according to system test plan and project schedule
  

• Document test results
  

• Collaborate with other solution testers within the programme to enhance and improve the testing process and tools and to maintain or improve the programme standards in this area; and
  

• Interact with business analyst team to acquire clarification of business requirements of new and /or existing functionality;
  

• Execute Defect tracking and reporting in the appropriate tool and format. Assist in evolving the standards to track and report defects and problems;
  

• Report testing progress using approved status reporting mechanisms, templates on a predetermined frequency. Follow escalation plans to resolve issues in a timely manner
  

• Assist with UAT processes and deliverables
  

• Track defects using Azure DevOps
  

Requirements

Specific Project Requirements:

• Working in Agile product (platform) vs project
  

• Demonstrated knowledge and interest in DevSecOps standards and tools
  

• Experience in testing middleware and integration solutions
  

Skills:

Top Skills Required:

• Minimum 5 years experience in IT systems development, testing or related experience
  

• Experience in testing middleware applications
  

• Good understanding of Agile and DevSecOps principles and practices
  

Other Skills Required:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  

• Ability to translate broad, strategic intent into tactical plans and directions
  

• Strong knowledge of test automation best practices
  

• Experience in writing maintainable automated scripts
  

• Knowledge of object-oriented programming
  

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
  

• Excellent time management, task planning and prioritization skills
  

• Understanding of software release cycles and testing phases
  

• Strong understanding of how technologies can enable business opportunities
  

• Ability to adapt quickly to changing client requirements
  

• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision
  

• Ability to build strong relationships with clients and team members
  

• Advanced knowledge of the Systems Development Lifecycle
  

• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential
  

• Experience with Selenium
  

• Experience using SQL
  

• Experience testing APIs with Soap UI and Postman
  

• Experience analyzing performance test results
  

• Bilingual in both official languages (French and English)
  

• Experience with Azure DevOps pipelines
  

• Experience in using source code management system (Git)
  

• Experience with programming with C#
  

• Experience with ETL/Data migration testing
  

• Knowledge of different types of performance test runs and when to apply them
  

• Experience executing performance tests as well as analyzing applicable metrics