Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist

• Provides advice on the testing stXXgy, 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.
• Strong background in, and at least 3+ years of working in QA automation using Selenium or similar tool.
• Compose manual and automated test scripts for new functionality.
• Knowledge of Agile ClientRUM preferred.
• Thorough understanding of SDLC, specifically automated QA processes in agile development environments.
• Building test infrastructures using containerization technologies such as Docker and working within continuous delivery / continuous release pipeline processes.
• Participate in business requirement review and walk through meetings.
• CollaboXX with the Ministry to develop a Test Strategy and Plan for the pilot implementation.
• Provide feedback to Drive Clean Candidateagement 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.
• Execute UAT test cases and document the results.
• Record application defects reported in the Cluster's defect reporting tool.
• Coordinate and facilitate regular defect review meeting with stakeholders.
• Provide defect status reports throughout the testing cycles.
• Participate in regular project team meeting and provide status and update as required.
• Provide weekly report confirming status of assigned tasks.

Functional Testing:

• Component level testing.
• Low level (test cases, GUI, check lists).
• Functional (test existing functions, sub-functions and their objects).
• Non-functional (boundary conditions- "login" and "password" windows, security issues).

Data and Database Integrity Testing:

• The databases and the database processes should be tested as sepaXX systems within the test plan.
• These systems should be tested without the application (as the interface to the data).

System Testing:

• System testing should focus on any target requirements that can be traced directly to use cases (or business functions), and business rules.
• The goals of these tests are to verify proper data acceptance, processing, and retrieval, and the appropriate implementation of the business rules.

Load Testing:

• Load testing measures subject the system-under-test to varying workloads to evaluate the systems ability to continue to function properly under these different workloads.
• The goal of load testing is to determine and ensure that the system functions properly beyond the expected maximum workload.
• Additionally, load testing evaluates the performance characteristics (response times, transaction XXs, and other time sensitive issues).

Security and Access Control Testing:

• Experience in doing AODA testing for Web UI and Documents.
• Security and access control testing focus on two key areas of security.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

• 5 plus years of experience as a Systems Testing/QA Specialist.
• Experience with Agile Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with Agile Sprint Candidateagement 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.
• Need to have experience testing Business Process Candidateagement based application.
• 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.
• 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.

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, 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 function.
• 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 knowledge in testing applications in BPM 8.6.
• SOAP/ Rest UI Backend testing.

Defect Candidateagement - 15%:

• 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.
• Experienced with using defect management tools for QA/QC work such as Rational.
• Document, track and escalate issues as appropriate, using Azure Devops 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.