Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior

RQ04029 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist Senior
Client: Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
Period: 5 Months
Start Date: 2022-10-17
End Date: 2023-03-31
Location: Toronto
Working Hrs.: 7.25 Hrs. / day
Assignment Type: Onsite.

Must have:

• Hands-on experience with manual testing
• Working in a fast-paced environment
• Quick to switch (fast adaptability)
• Agile

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

1. 5 or more years of experience as a Systems Testing/QA Specialist;
2. Experience with Agile Scrum methodologies;
3. Experience with Agile Sprint Management and Bug tracking solutions such as Azure;
4. Experience running automated tests;
5. Experience working with Selenium to develop automated test cases;
6. Use Azure or other bug tracking tools;
7. Demonstrated experience in all functions of system testing;
8. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented environment;
9. Ability to identify, trace, isolate, and replicate problems and successfully conduct root cause analysis as required;
10. Experience in documenting in detail the UAT Test Cases, and other related UAT artifacts;
11. Experienced with using defect management tools for QA/QC work (e.g. Rational Team Concert (RTC), Rational Quality Manager (RQM) or similar tools);
12. Experience in managing defect reporting and resolution during the defect cycle, which includes working with the user acceptance test lead to report and resolve defects in a timely manner;
13. Demonstrated experience in the development of test plans and reusable test cases;
14. Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills; excellent English language verbal and written communication skills;
15. Participates in ongoing process improvement efforts to ensure test automation is promoted and applied effectively across multiple teams;
16. Researches tools, methods, and technology trends to support departmental test automation objectives.

QA Skills - 40%

• Demonstrated 5+ years of experience in all functions of system testing;
• Demonstrated experience in Agile test methodology;
• Demonstrated experience in developing and running automated test cases;
• Demonstrated experience with documenting in detail the UAT artifacts, the UAT test cases, and UAT execution findings;
• Demonstrated experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC);
• Demonstrated experience with software QA methodologies, tools, and processes;
• Demonstrated experience in developing Test Cases, Test Strategies, and Test Plans, including Test Case Execution, Defect Triaging, and Defect Logging.

Automation Testing - 15%

• Demonstrated the ability to plan and develop Test Plans and Test Cases to ensure development outputs meet defined specification cases in coordination with Business requirements, Technical Specifications, installers/upgrades documents, and management;
• Demonstrates the ability to use existing tools and techniques to execute test cases and build/script new tools for performing testing/validation functions;
• Develop and execute automation scripts using automation tools (primarily Selenium) and other automation tools;
• Ability to execute and analyze automation test results.

Technical Skills - 20%

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented environment;
• Demonstrated experience with IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.2.1.1 or higher;
• Experience with IBM AppScan Version 8.5, IBM Rational Quality Manager Version 4.0, and IBM Rational Performance Tester Version 8.2;
• Demonstrated knowledge in testing applications in BPM 8.6;
• SOAP/Rest UI Backend testing.

Defect Management - 15%

• Demonstrated experience in the defect management process, using defect management tools, and reporting defect status;
• Demonstrated experience in identifying, tracing, isolating, and replicating problems and successfully conducting root cause analysis;
• Experienced with using defect management tools for QA/QC work such as Rational Team Concert version 4.0 (RTC) and Rational Quality Manager (RQM);
• Document, track, and escalate issues as appropriate, using JIRA or similar tools/means.

Communication Skills - 10%

• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills; strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Articulate, detail-oriented, hard-working, team player able to work under pressure;
• Strong collaboration and negotiation skills.