RQ07674 - Systems TestingQA Specialist - Senior

Responsibilities:

• Provides advice on the testing strategy test plans the selection of testing tools and the identification of resources required for testing
  
• Plans and organizes testing efforts for large systems in Graphical User Interface (GUI) and nonGraphical User Interface (GUI) environments including the execution of systems integration tests specialized tests and user acceptance testing (e.g. stress tests)
  
• The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for the development of test plans test scripts and test cases and executing these against the various components.
  
• The tester will work with the testing lead and IT lead of each project as well as the project team members in the analysis design development implementation and ongoing support of the required systems
  

General Skills:

• Experience in planning organizing and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level
  
• Knowledge of structured methodologies for the development design implementation and maintenance of applications
  
• Knowledge and experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and data query tools to aid in the development of test cases
  
• Knowledge and experience in the use of automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms
  
• Experience executing functional tests nonfunctional tests and systems level integration tests
  
• Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities
  
• Experience with quality assurance principles practices tools and structured methodologies
  
• Experience creating testing strategy documentation test plans test cases and test data for various types and phases of testing including technical and business functional validation
  
• Experience in quality assurance and testing including unit testing integration testing load testing performance testing etc.
  
• Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle
  
• Excellent analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking skills; organizational creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills
  
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
  
• Knowledge of one or more automated testing tools
  

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language
  
• Experience in the use of information retrieval packages
  
• Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an objectoriented environment
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles concepts policies and practices.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
  
• Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems
  
• Experience coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases
  
• Experience testing Commercial Offthe Shelf Applications (COTS)
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• At least 5 years of experience as a Functional tester for large scale enterprise systems undergoing transformation or being built from scratch.
  
• Knowledge and experience in REST API testing and in use of REST API to create test data and verify expected results.
  
• Experience using Rest API clients such as Postman Curl SOAP UI
  
• Experience with designing developing and maintaining test cases based on industry best practices and standards
  
• Experience with manual test execution and defect reporting testing of various types of integration technologies
  
• Understanding of relational Database technology and working experience with SQL in the context either test data preparation or expected result verification with one of the database management systems such as SQL Server
  
• Oracle MS Access
  

Skill Set Requirements:

QA Testing knowledge and experience:

• Experience with:
  

• Designing developing and maintaining test cases based on industry best practices and standards
  
• Manual test execution and defect reporting
  
• Testing of various types of integration technologies
  
• Various levels of functional testing with emphasis on component and application integration
  

• Working experience with/in:
  

• Common standard test case management tools such as Jira test rail alm
  
• Using test automation frameworks such as selenium WebDriver Appium server testing or homegrown frameworks to automate test cases
  
• Using build management like Jenkins TeamCity and version control systems like git/GitLab TFS in support of test automation or in support of
  
• Version controlling qa artifacts or to review test execution reports on a build server
  
• Rest Api clients such as postman curl soap Ui
  
• Functional testing of large multitiered (server/web) applications and enterprise applications that are built from scratch or undergoing introduction of new capabilities
  
• Understanding of relational database technology and working experience with sql in the context either test data preparation or expected result verification with one of the database management systems such as SQL server oracle MS access
  
• Understanding of various system development life cycle methodologies and working experience in a tester role with a software development team(s) practicing one of these methodologies
  
• Ability to automate test cases is an asset
  

Analytical Skills:

• You have demonstrated skills in:
  

• interpreting business & systems analysis and systems design into test strategy
  
• employing risk analysis in time boxing test case definition test case execution and test automation activities
  
• test effort estimation
  
• test planning
  
• problemsolving
  
• timely escalations of blocking issues
  
• assessing test coverage for a requirement or an application functional area
  

• You can interpret administrative policies procedures directives and accepted systems development practices.
  
• You can review and analyse clients business requirements for system changes and upgrades.
  
• You can assess the impacts of quality issues and recommend solutions to resolve and mitigate their impacts
  

Communication and Relationship building:

• You have proven written and oral communications consultation and negotiation skills to liaise and facilitate communications with stakeholders and clients.
  
• You have demonstrated customer service and consensus building skills to determine client expectations.
  
• You can work both as a team player and leader
  

Project Management:

• You can provide credible and timely advice lead/undertake quality control activities and review report on findings and recommend solutions.
  
• You can lead and work on assigned projects and provide guidance to project team members and colleagues.