QA, IT​/Tech, Systems Analyst

Skills Required:

Test Automation, Manual Testing, API Testing, Selenium Web Driver, Agile Methodologies, Performance Testing, JIRA, SQL Querying

HM Note: This hybrid contract role is three (3) days in office. Candidates' resumes must include first and last name.

Description:

Responsibilities:

• Plans and organizes testing efforts for large systems in Graphical User Interface (GUI) and non-Graphical User Interface (GUI) environments, including the execution of system 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:

• 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.
• Experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests, and systems level integration tests.
• Experience with quality assurance principles, practices, tools, and structured methodologies.
• 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.
• Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language.
• 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 coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases.
• Experience testing Commercial Off-the-Shelf Applications (COTS).

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

General Skills:

• 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.
• Experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests, and systems level integration tests.
• Experience with quality assurance principles, practices, tools, and structured methodologies.
• 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.
• Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language.
• 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 coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases.
• Experience testing Commercial Off-the-Shelf Applications (COTS).

Systems Testing QA - Evaluation Criteria:

Price: 30%

Technical skills: 30%

• Demonstrated experience with business clients, supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities.
• Demonstrated experience in executing functional tests, non-functional tests, and systems level integration tests.
• Demonstrated experience in coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases.
• Demonstrated experience in procedures and techniques of testing web-based, online, batch, client-server systems, and web services.

Other skills: 25%

• Demonstrated experience in requirements gathering and test plan walkthroughs and in carrying out static testing.
• Demonstrated experience in setting up user access and user profiles, backup and recovery, and day-to-day computer systems operations.

Client Support: 10%

• Demonstrated experience of working with client customer support representatives to assist in data setup for training and implementation.

Government Business Process

Experience:

5%

• Working experience on applications that automate internal government business processes such as Websphere, e-Forms, JDBC, and Business Objects Enterprise etc., would be an asset.

Must Haves:

• Experience in Oracle Platform
• Demonstrated experience with business clients, supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities.
• Demonstrated experience in executing functional tests, non-functional tests, and systems level integration tests.
• Demonstrated experience in coding automated test scripts to…