Main Responsibilities:

• Provide advice on test strategy, test plans, selection of testing tools, and identification of required resources for testing.
• Plan and organize testing efforts for complex systems in both Graphical User Interface (GUI) and non-GUI environments, including integration tests, specialized tests, and user acceptance testing (e.g., stress testing).
• Develop test plans, scripts, and test cases, then execute them across different components.
• Collaborate with the testing lead, IT lead, and project team members for the analysis, design, development, implementation, and ongoing support of the required systems.

Essential Requirements:

• Work with the team, business analysts, and stakeholders (internal and external) to clearly understand user stories.
• Create and execute test cases covering both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Knowledge of test case management solutions, front-end technologies, web-based technologies, and COTS tools related to data mining and reporting.
• Strong understanding of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), ITIL Change/Release Management processes, relational databases, and query languages (e.g., SQL).
• Knowledge of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and relevant guidelines.
• Test planning: Define testing objectives and the approach to meet those objectives.
• Experience with Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) applications such as Case Management, Curam, Siebel, Oracle eBS.
• Experience with Azure DevOps tools in testing activities.

Nice to Have:

• Experience testing applications in the child welfare domain.
• Knowledge of one or more programming languages.
• Experience with automated testing tools, version control systems, and CASE tools.
• Experience in test planning for systems of varying sizes.
• Experience coding automated test scripts.
• Experience as a QA team lead, with the ability to mentor junior team members.

General Skills:

• Strong experience in planning, organizing, and implementing testing efforts.
• Knowledge of structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation, and maintenance of applications.
• Experience in executing functional tests, non-functional tests, and integration tests.
• Knowledge of quality assurance principles, practices, tools, and structured methodologies.
• Creation of strategic documentation: test strategy, test plans, test cases, and test data.
• Full understanding of the SDLC.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, communication (both written and oral), and teamwork skills.

Technical Skills – 70%:

• Creating and executing test cases (functional and non-functional).
• Developing test strategies based on project requirements.
• Early testing to reduce expensive defects.
• Using tools to analyze performance and detect vulnerabilities.
• Documenting defects and tracking them in Azure DevOps.
• Producing quality test reports.
• Mentoring and supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Communication and Project Management Skills – 15%:

• Task estimation, planning, documentation, and knowledge transfer.
• Close collaboration with Business Analysts, project leads, developers, and clients.

Agile Methodology Experience – 15%:

• Experience working in Agile project teams.
• Experience using Azure DevOps.
• Prioritizing testing tasks.
• Collaborating with Product Owners and stakeholders to clarify user stories and acceptance criteria.