RQ08131 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Junior

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 non-Graphical 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, non-functional 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, problem-solving and decision-making 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 object-oriented 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 Off-the Shelf Applications (COTS)

Skills Experience and Skill Set Requirements

The Consultant is expected to perform testing following defined testing strategy, test plans, utilizing selected testing tools.

They will also follow test plan and organize testing efforts for large systems in Graphical User Interface (GUI) and non-Graphical User Interface (GUI) environments, including the execution of systems integration tests, specialized tests, and user acceptance testing.

The consultant will execute automation testing on multiple solutions. And define test data requirements for different use cases.

They 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 portfolio IT solutions.

Responsibilities/Assignment Deliverables

Consultant must be able to make remediation recommendations in the areas of application design, user experience and user interface.

Experience skills using DevOps for the purpose of Defect Management.

Extensive practical experience in Quality Assurance preparing Test Plans, Test Cases and executing and monitoring unit, integration and UAT testing while working directly with clients

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

Excellent communication skills in both oral and written

Experience in preparing technical presentations

Consultant may be asked to work on additional projects/assignments

Experience & Skill Set

Solid experience with triaging defects, participating and leading triage meetings, and producing defect summary reports

Hands on experience with various defect tracking tools such as HP ALM, DevOps

Experience creating test cases and test scenarios in HP ALM or DevOps

1+ years developing test cases

Experience performing regression testing manually and automation scripts

1+ years of hands-on experience Performing automation testing and developing test scripts

Experience with Screen Readers, Syntax Checking tools, Colour-Contract tools, browser tools/toolbars.

Extensive experience performing functional and regression testing through manual testing and automation.

Experience testing solution developed with HTML 5, WAI-ARIA tags, UX and front-end development

Knowledge of Ontario Design Standards, and AODA Testing

Experience with User Experience Interface design and architecture.

QA experience: 35%

1+ years of experience with DevOps/Agile/Scrum Methodology working with Web and Mobile technologies, as well as different OS/Platforms

1+ years of experience with different automation and manual testing types: black box testing, AODA and UAT testing

Experience drafting/following Test Strategy/Test Plan document

1+ years of hands-on experience with BRD: analyzing business requirements and creating test data requirements

Extensive experience with preparing detailed test cases to test functionality

Proven experience with identifying bugs in software; excellent ability to document and explain bugs/issues to Dev and business teams

Solid experience with triaging defects, participating and leading triage meetings, and producing defect summary reports

Hands on experience with various defect tracking tools such as HP ALM, DevOps

Experience creating test cases and test scenarios in HP ALM, DevOps

1+ years of hands-on experience with system testing, system integration testing

Extensive experience in Quality Assurance preparing Test Plans, Test Cases and executing and monitoring unit, integration and UAT testing while working directly with clients

Manual system testing and integration testing experience including creating test cases and test plans

Automation Testing/Technical experience: 35%

Performing functional and regression testing

Must Haves:

• Experience performing regression testing manually and automation scripts
• Experience skills using DevOps for the purpose of Defect Management.
• Extensive practical experience in Quality Assurance preparing Test Plans, Test Cases and executing and monitoring unit, integration and UAT testing while working directly with clients
• Knowledge of Ontario Design Standards, and AODA Testing