RQ08635 - 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:

• 10 years of experience in software testing in enterpriselevel IT environments and largescale systems
  
• Handson working experience in manual testing and automated testing tools and frameworks.
  
• Extensive experience with AODA testing and compliance
  
• Experience in test tools such as Selenium or Postman for API testing and performance testing tools like JMeter LoadRunner or Azure DevOps or similar tools.
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Core Skills and Experience:

• 10 years of experience in software testing in enterpriselevel IT environments and largescale systems
  
• Handson working experience in manual testing and automated testing tools and frameworks.
  
• Deep understanding of Agile Scrum and Waterfall testing methodologies.
  
• Extensive experience with AODA testing and compliance
  
• Experience creating and maintaining test strategies test cases and scripts as well as test reports.
  
• Experience in test automation tools such as Selenium or Postman for API testing.
  
• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter LoadRunner or similar.
  
• Experience with defect tracking tools like JIRA Azure DevOps or similar.
  
• Proven expertise in endtoend testing of complex systems ensuring coverage of all functional and nonfunctional requirements.
  
• Knowledge of QA compliance standards and security testing best practices.
  

Technical Skills and Experience:

• Strong understanding of databases such as SQL Oracle.
  
• Knowledge of cloud technologies such as Azure AWS.
  
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration tools like Jenkins Git or GitLab.
  

Soft Skills:

• Strong communication skills; both written and verbal
  
• Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams
  
• Demonstrated ability to work with functional and technical teams Demonstrated ability to participate in a large team and work closely with other individual team members
  
• Proven analytical skills and systematic problem solving
  
• Strong ability to work under pressure work with aggressive timelines and be adaptive to change
  

Public sector Experience:

• OPS quality assurance standard and practices.