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RQ08665 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior

Maarut Inc - 59 Jobs
East York, ON
Posted 2 days ago
Job Details:
Full-time
Entry Level

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)

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

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 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

Must haves:

  • 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 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 ablity to use existing tools and techniques to execute test cases and build/script new tools for performing testing/validation function.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented Environment
  • Demonstrated knowledge in testing applications in BPM 8.6 SOAP/ Rest UI Backend testing
  • Demonstrated experience in 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

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