Job Description:

On behalf of our healthcare client, Affinity is looking for a QA Analyst to support a wide range of complex and highly diversified applications, ensuring that solutions are optimized and enhanced; and new solutions are delivered to meet the ever-changing business requirements of the stakeholders and healthcare environment.

Responsibilities:

• Completion of the QA deliverables as defined in the Deliverable Assessment Framework. These activities will be identified and managed as part of the project or maintenance release plans

• Build and maintain repository of manually executed and/or automated test cases based on project requirements and change requests

• Assist business users in User Acceptance Testing

• Create and maintain performance testing initiatives and adhering to best practices

• Ensure the quality of applications based on defined scope and project requirements and meetings with project stakeholders

• Ensure compliance with government IT policies, procedures and security standards

• Communicate regularly with Project/Team Representatives and participate in Quality review sessions

• Stay informed regarding project direction and context as applicable

• Attend team status meetings

• Attend working group meetings as required

• Review project/release requirements and perform Gap Analysis

• Work with various IT resources during the design, development, and implementation of IT Projects/Releases

• Develop User documentation and procedures

• Develop testing and defect reports at the end of each testing cycle

• Assist in training of new QA resources

• Work with the existing QA team members to ensure a knowledge transfer at the end of the assignment

• Assist other QA resources with testing

Qualifications:

Mandatory:

• A University degree in Computer Science, Health Sciences, Business Administration or similar disciplines is preferred, however, an equivalent of education and experience may be considered

• A minimum of 8 years of demonstrated testing experience that includes the following types of testing: functional, performance, connectivity, regression, integration, and automation

• A minimum of 8 years of demonstrated experience in quality assurance and system testing best practices and methodologies

• A minimum of 8 years of demonstrated experience in security relating to data confidentiality and client privacy as it pertains to databases and application design and development

• Excellent communications skills (written and oral) in English

Desired skills and attributes:

• Demonstrated proficiency in 'open source' performance testing tools for web applications and web services like JMeter

• Demonstrated advanced experience with Structured Query Language (SQL) in a QA environment.

• Demonstrated knowledge of Quality Assurance frameworks and experience with project methodologies such as Waterfall, Waterscrum, Agile.

• Demonstrated experience with supporting the User Acceptance testing process including working with the Business Owners and execution of Test Cases/Scripts, Defect Reporting and Resolution tracking etc.

• Demonstrated experience in HP Quality Center and HP WebInspect or similar product.

• Demonstrated experience with Automation Testing tools – Eg. SOAPUI

• Demonstrated experience in database upgrades, and the use of database comparison tools – Eg. SQL Data Examiner

• Demonstrated experience working with Health Care and Electronic Health Records applications in a Canadian context.

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About Affinity:

Affinity Group is a full-service Information Technology services and staffing company. We believe recruiting is about creating long term relationships that foster a mutually beneficial partnership - an affinity. Bringing a new style of recruiting founded on five core principles: Transparency – Flexibility – Efficiency – Agility – Inclusivity.

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Job Number: 10447

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