Quality Assurance Specialist
Contract Duration 6+ Months

Job Responsibilities:
Quality Assurance Specialist 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.

Job Responsibilities/Deliverables:
Compose manual and automated test scripts for new functionality
Building test infrastructures using containerization technologies such as Docker and working within continuous delivery / continuous release pipeline processes
Participate in business requirement reviews and walk-through meetings;
Collaborate with the Ministry to develop a Test Strategy and Plan for the pilot implementation
Provide feedback to Drive Clean Management regarding the completeness and quality of the proposed vendor plan to execute
Functional testing;
Application integration (links, connections, security transactions between functions and main modules);
System testing (end-to-end testing);
Regression testing;
User Acceptance testing;
test cases and test data using the LRC standard Rational Quality Manager toolset:
Execute UAT test cases and document the results
Quality Assurance Specialist records application defects reported in the defect reporting tool - Azure
Coordinate and facilitate regular defect review meetings with stakeholders
Provide defect status reports throughout the testing cycles
Participate in regular project team meetings and provide status and updates as required;
Provide weekly report confirming the status of assigned tasks
The selected Testing/QA Specialist will be expected to ensure that the proposed Test Strategy / Test plans include the following correction procedure.
Prioritize problems based on severity level definitions;
Identify problems, isolate them, and document them as defects;
Regression test for resolved defects

Must Haves:
Demonstrated 5+ years of experience in all functions of system testing
Demonstrated experience in Agile test methodology
Demonstrated experience with documenting in detail the UAT artifacts the UAT test cases, UAT execution findings
Demonstrated experience in developing Test Cases, Test Strategies, and Test plans;
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.
Demonstrated knowledge in testing applications in BPM 8.6
SOAP/ Rest UI Backend testing

Nice to Have:
Previous Public Sector Experience is an asset.

Evaluation Criteria:

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, 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 being able to work under pressure
Strong collaboration and negotiation skills

Environment:
Component: Analysis & Design
Product: RUP Methodology, Enterprise Architecture (Zachman Framework), specifically rows 3-5, IBM Rational Rose Version 2003.06.00
Component: Web Browser
Product: Internet Explorer I.E. Chrome, (Firefox if the application is external outside OPS facing)
Component: Office Automation Tools
Product: Microsoft Office, including Exchange/Outlook
Component: Testing Tools
Product: IBM Rational Functional Tester - Version 8.2.1.1 or higher, IBM AppScan Version 8.5, IBM Rational Quality Manager - Version 4.0, IBM Rational Performance Tester-Version 8.2, Selenium, Azure Dev Ops Test Plan
Component: Defect Tracking Tool
Product: Azure Dev Ops

Note:
Hybrid role- 3-days per week onsite required

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