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QA Analyst
Citco Technology Management
Location: Halifax

Division: Aexeo Information Technology (a Division of The Citco Group of Companies)

Reports to: Director of Aexeo QA

Status: Full-time

Position:

To purpose of the QA Analyst’s role is to:

  • Carry out testing activities related to projects ensuring all deliverables and release to specification and high quality
  • Be responsible for carrying out regression tests
  • Rise and prioritize bugs and re-test bug fixes
  • Become a user expert on how our products work, gaining an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses
  • Help develop the QA team by continually improving processes

Key Responsibilities:

Creation of test plans:

  • Identify/define how testing for the project will be conducted
  • Define what exactly will be tested and how
  • Preparation and documenting any set up work needed for specific test, i.e.  Data preparation for specific scenario tests

Conduct testing:

  • Execute tests as documented in the test case (QC)
  • Log bugs and work with Developers in resolving them
  • Retesting and closing bugs when they have been resoled
  • Keeping clear records of all bugs identified, producing progress reports on a regular basis

Perform Regression tests:

  • Ensure all regression scripts are kept up to date in accordance with specified functionality
  • Update all regression documents when new functionality is released
  • Execute regression test cases as part of overall build process

Skill Sets:

Characteristics and Behavior:

  • Displays commitment by adopting an “extra mile” attitude
  • Exhibits high level of enthusiasm and expressiveness
  • Eager to take personal responsibility for the quality of our products and to ensure all product releases are thoroughly tested, robust and confirmed to specification
  • Willingness to take on challenges
  • Display ambition
  • Team player mindset, committed to overall company results
  • Build and maintain empathy with a number of different teams

Aptitudes:

  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Strong attention to details
  • Able to reinforce thoughts and ideas of others and challenge assumptions
  • Ability to follow issues through to resolution
  • Can manage and prioritize tasks with a sense of urgency
  • Able to think creatively and propose options/solutions to challenges
  • Exposure to test tools

Education, Experience, & Skills:

  • QA/Testing experience in a technology/led company, working as part of QA/Testing team
  • BA in Computer Science
  • Good understanding of QA processes and the Software Development Lifecycle
  • Exposure of issue management and bug lifecycle
  • Familiarity with translating business/functional requirements into test cases

What we Offer:

We offer a challenging job in a rapidly expanding international company, an opportunity to expand your business knowledge by working with prestigious clients and complex financial and technological instruments in a friendly and fast-paced environment. Citco is proud to offer their employees extremely generous compensation, vacation and benefits packages as well as other similar benefits.
 
Interested in applying:

Please click the link, scroll down and click “Apply for this Position”: http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CITCO&cws=1&rid=31
 
Having trouble? Email us at employment@citco.com. Please be sure to reference the position you are applying to.
 
Find out more about us! www.citco.com

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