Quality Assurance Analyst

Job Title: Quality Assurance Analyst
Job ID: 75133
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Overview:
Our client in Winnipeg, Manitoba is looking for a Quality Assurance Analyst for an initial 10 month contract with the option for renewals. This role requires onsite meetings once or twice weekly and the successful candidate(s) must be currently residing in the Winnipeg area or be willing to relocate to the area for the duration of the contract.

What you will be doing:

1. Preparing the test strategy, test plan and associated presentation materials
2. Preparing and updating templates for test cases and test scripts
3. Review existing test cases and test scripts and providing feedback
4. Work closely with the project team to ensure test cases and test scripts are written as required
5. Communicate regularly with testers to review progress, escalating issues to the Project Manager
6. Preparing and updating defect and issue reports
7. Preparing and updating software quality metrics reports
8. Contributing to project weekly status reports
9. Responsible for the final software quality report
10. Creating a test calendar and keeping it updated
11. Recommendations for User Acceptance Testing
12. Weekly status report detailing their tasks completed during the week, tasks scheduled for the upcoming week, estimated effort to complete; backlog items
13. Weekly timesheet submission
14. Leading/facilitating workshops with project teams and stakeholders, including senior executives
15. Leading stakeholder communications, managing stakeholder expectations
16. Excellent interpersonal and listening skills.
17. Excellent analysis and problem-resolution skills.
18. Excellent organizing and facilitation skills with cross-functional multi-department teams.
19. Excellent communication skills; oral, written and presentation.
20. The ability to multi-task, leading test execution on one stream of work while strategizing and planning the testing for a different stream of work.

What you must have:

1. An undergraduate degree in Business Management, Engineering, Computer Science or other demonstrated relevant degree or a college diploma with a specialization in Business Analysis or Project Management; and a certification in business analysis (ex: ECBA, CCBA or CBAP or PMI-PBA) or certification in project management (ex. PMP, PRINCE2); and a certification in Quality Management from a recognized institution
2. 10 years of experience and responsibility for all aspects of Quality Assurance including requirements gathering, documentation, mapping, UAT Testing, & Test Scripting. Demonstrated clear understanding and knowledge of QM Concepts, Methodologies and Testing Techniques;
3. 8 years of experience with translating User stories into functional and non-functional requirements and test artifacts;
4. 8 years of extensive hands-on experience executing Test Scripts and documenting outcomes;
5. 8 years of experience in software testing;
6. Experience working in a Higher Education environment;
7. Experience in information technology related projects;
8. Experience with senior executive and stakeholder management.
9. Proficient with project management software (ex. MS-Project desktop, MS Project Online);
10. Proficient in the use of MS Office productivity tools (ex. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
11. Proficient in the use of MS Teams and SharePoint;