Responsibilities:

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 project team members in the analysis, design, development, implementation and ongoing support of the required systems. This role will coordinate with application sme's during UAT, manage and report defects etc. Building an understanding of the legacy systems will be key as this role will be responsible for regression testing to ensure quality post build.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• Experience executing regression, functional tests, non-functional tests and systems level integration tests
  
• Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities
  
• Experience creating testing strategy documentation, test plans, test cases and test data for various types and phases of testing, including technical and business functional validation
  
• Experience and knowledge tracking defects through Kanban/DevOps process
  
• Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Quality Assurance Skills:

• Experience in planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level
  
• Experience executing regression, functional tests, non-functional tests and systems level integration tests
  
• Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities
  
• Experience with quality assurance principles, practices, tools and structured methodologies
  
• Experience creating testing strategy documentation, test plans, test cases and test data for various types and phases of testing, including technical and business functional validation
  

Desirable Technical Skills and Knowledge of Standards:

• Knowledge of structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation and maintenance of applications
  
• Knowledge and experience in the use of automated testing tools
  
• Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language
  
• Experience coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases
  
• Experience and knowledge tracking defects through Kanban/DevOps process
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
  

Communications and Analytical Skills:

• Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle
  
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills
  
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
  
• Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems