RQ10365 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Intermediate

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with product managers, product owners, and technical team to develop test strategies and test plans
  


• Strong understanding of manual testing practices to support developing manual test scripts, test cases and/or test scenarios
  


• Assist with planning and creating test data as it relates to each test phase
  


• Executes quality assurance and testing activities for various types of testing such as integration testing, functional testing, regression testing, unit testing, load testing, performance testing and accessibility testing
  


• Plans and organizes testing efforts in both front\-end and back\-end application components/environments 
  


• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, and integration testing
  


• Use automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Appium, or similar to create robust and reusable test scripts.
  


• Communicate test results regularly through reports that summarize test completion and defects found
  


• Help with the implementation of the project technical testing strategy and methodology. This includes testing of integration points and interfaces and non\-functional requirements (e.g. fail\-over, component response times, data integrity, security)
  


• Evaluate test results against acceptance criteria to determine successful completion of the sprint increment
  


• Defines and measures acceptance criteria for test cases
  


• Record all defects/issues in the Cluster’s defect reporting tool (Jira), including detailed descriptions, screenshots, and steps to re\-produce
  


• Participate in elicitation and business requirement workshop sessions, sprint reviews and/or walkthrough meetings
  


• Work with cross\-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the agile / iterative solution development lifecycle
  


• Conducts post\-release / post\-implementation testing
  


• Supports clients with user acceptance testing (UAT) activities
  


• Creates traceability matrix to ensure testing outcomes align with business requirements
  


• Coordinate and facilitate regular defect review meetings with Business Analysts and Business stakeholders
  


• Provide testing and defect status updates in daily scrum stand\-ups, team meetings as required
  


• Provide weekly report confirming status of assigned tasks
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• 5+ years experience developing Test Cases/Scripts and Data Requirements, develop test scenarios, test cases for manual testing
  


• 5+ years experience develop test cases/scripts as well as test data, ensuring all of the Business requirements are met by creating a traceability matrix.
  


• 2+ years of experience in developing and testing software applications using automated testing
  


• Knowledge of test automation tools (e.g., Katalon, Selenium, Appium)
  


• Experience with agile methodology
  


• Strong analytical, problem\-solving, and decision\-making skills
  


• Experience in testing enterprise level systems and exposure to ministry QA processes and standards within OPS
  


• Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations.
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

• Experience in quality assurance at the specified experience level 
  


• Experience in testing Commercial off the Shelf Software (COTS/SaaS solutions), preferably Oracle Siebel Public Sector
  


• Knowledge and experience in the use of test tools and methodologies (Waterfall/Agile/Iterative)  
  


• Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle 
  


• Strong analytical, problem\-solving, and decision\-making skills
  


• Product cycle (functional & non\-functional) testing experience 
  


• Test case & Test Scenario design and review experience (from business requirements) 
  


• Test case development experience 
  


• Experience in defect tracking 
  


• Test scenarios (use\-cases) design and review 
  


• Experience in writing manual/automated test scripts 
  


• Working knowledge of SharePoint, .NET Web, Web Services, HTML, JavaScript, Java, Perl and related scripting technologies for automation 
  

• 5+ years experience developing Test Cases/Scripts and Data Requirements, develop test scenarios, test cases for manual testing
  


• 5+ years experience develop test cases/scripts as well as test data, ensuring all of the Business requirements are met by creating a traceability matrix.
  


• 2+ years of experience in developing and testing software applications using automated testing
  


• Knowledge of test automation tools (e.g., Katalon, Selenium, Appium)
  


• Experience with agile methodology
  


• Strong analytical, problem\-solving, and decision\-making skills
  


• Experience in testing enterprise level systems and exposure to ministry QA processes and standards within OPS
  


• Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations.
  

Manual Testing Skills/Experience:

• 5+ years experience developing Test Cases/Scripts and Data Requirements, develop test scenarios, test cases for manual testing
  


• 5+ years experience develop test cases/scripts as well as test data, ensuring all of the Business requirements are met by creating a traceability matrix.
  


• 5+ years experience developing technical testing strategies / plans
  


• 5+ years experience testing non\-functional requirements (e.g. fail\-over, component response times, data integrity, security)
  


• 5+ years experience executing testing activities for a number of types of testing such as:
  

• Integration testing
  


• Regression testing
  


• Functional testing
  


• Accessibility testing
  


• Non\-functional testing
  

Automation Testing Skills/Experiences:

• 2+ years of experience in developing and testing software applications using automated testing
  


• Knowledge of test automation tools (e.g., Katalon, Selenium, Appium)
  


• Knowledge of API testing tools like Postman, SoapUI, or equivalent
  


• Familiarity with RESTful services and SOAP
  


• Strong programming/scripting skills
  

Soft Skills:

• Experience with agile methodology
  


• Strong analytical, problem\-solving, and decision\-making skills
  


• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high\-quality results.
  


• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
  


• Experience reporting progress on deliverables to team, project leads and management, including proactively raising risks/issues with mitigations
  


• Demonstrated experience working with clients and technical teams to ensure effective resolution of defects and management of change requests are complete 
  


• Experience with User Acceptance Testing and providing sprint reviews
  

Public Sector Experience:

• Experience in testing enterprise level systems and exposure to ministry QA processes and standards within OPS
  


• Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations.
  


• Demonstrated knowledge of Public Sector applications, databases and systems while testing
  


• Experience working in accordance with policies and procedures of the Ontario Public Service
  


• Working knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)