Job Description:
Maintenance Services Cover:

• Functional enhancements, bug fixes and upgrades.
• Scheduling permanent repairs into a planned release.
• Application development activities.
• Mandatory changes (required or statutory changes).
• Data fixes/changes (e.g. regional boundary change).
• Optimization (increasing performance or throughput).
• Conversion (Changing the interface or file structure).
• Dead code removal (removing segments no longer utilized).
• Retirement (withdrawing a solution from active service).
• One-time client reports.
• Follow ITIL process to track work effort.
• Testing of changes to ensure service is functioning.
• Assisting with scheduling/planning of maintenance and support.
• Scheduled maintenance release includes:
• Participation in release planning activities such as change classification, estimation and prioritization.
• Analysis/design/development/test case creation.
• Regression/system testing.
• User acceptance testing support.
• preparing change request (CRQ) and CRq submissions to the change advisor board
• Release coordination.
• Deployment assistance into UAT and production.
• Document updates.
• Participation in post-implementation reviews.
• OMSB is looking to hire a consultant to meet support requirements of the Ministry.

Description of Responsibilities:

• Identifies opportunities for automation within software processes.
• Designs and executes QA tests using scripts that automatically test functionality.
• Designs and writes test automation scripts.
• Utilizes test automation frameworks.
• Investigates problems in software as a result of testing.
• Works with QA analysts and software developers to find solutions.
• 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).
• Proficient in Cloud technology, Agile & DEVOPS.
• Leading DevOps iterations with maintenance teams to coordinate testing and maintenance activities.

General Skills:

• Experience identifying opportunities for automation within software processes, designing and executing QA tests using scripts that automatically test functionality
• Experience running tests for databases, systems, networks, applications, hardware and software
• Experience identifying and documenting bugs and quality issues in development, service or business processes.
• Experience installing applications and databases relevant to automation.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders to understand how automation can improve workflow and creating documentation.
• Experience gathering and documenting requirements from end-users to develop the best automation solutions.
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, managing competing priorities and client relationship management experience.
• Experience in planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level.
• Experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests and systems level integration tests.
• Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities
• Experience in quality assurance and testing, including AODA testing, integration testing, load testing, performance testing, etc.
• Knowledge of one or more automated testing tools.
• Experience working on multiple projects with competing timelines.
• Perform manual QA tests when automation is not an option.
• Experience performing technical writing, Facilitate meetings and coordinate the agenda.
• Experience creating, updating and maintaining resource utilization and financial reports for management.
• Experience with eSMT ticket administration.
• Experience creating professional technical project and user documentation, including systems and operating procedures.
• Review, analyse, test and document system specifications.
• Develop and Run QA test scripts.
• Consistently execute test cases and analyze results.
• Effectively report bugs and errors, working with internal team.
• Work via a cross functional team and Experience working independently.
• Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language
• 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).

Experience and Skill Set Requirements - Evaluation Criteria:

• Testing 35
• Experience in.
• Process, planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts.
• Test automation development.
• Working knowledge of the testing process and the Software development life cycle (SDLC), including Agile & DevOps.
• Creating, reviewing and executing test strategy, test plans and test cases
• Providing identification and resolution of problems/issues.
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps and knowledge of automated test tools.
• Manual QA tests.
• Testing COTS /in house-built software.
• Identifying bugs and quality issues.
• Performing both large and small system testing.

Teamwork and Leadership:

• Experience working on agile teams.
• Organizing, tracking and facilitating standup sessions within an agile team.
• Coordinating change and release requirements for systems under maintenance .

General Skills:

• Gathering and documenting requirements.
• Working independently and in a team setting.
• Experience with ITIL and its application.
• Creative problem solving.
• Facilitating meetings.
• Creating, updating documentation and presentations.

Soft/Technical Skills - 10:

• Collaborating with stakeholders.
• Waterfall, Agile & DevOps methodologies.
• Organizational, creativity and perseverance.
• Verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal skills.
• Building strong working relationships.

Public Sector Experience - 5:

• Experience in performing IT in the Government.