Intermediate Systems Testing/QA Specialist

We are looking for Intermediate Systems Testing/QA Specialist for our client in Toronto, ON
Job Title: Intermediate Systems Testing/QA Specialist
Job Location: Toronto, ON
Job Type: Contract

Job Description:
Responsibilities:
•  Provides advice on the testing strategy, 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 SCRUM 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.
•  Collaborate with the Ministry to develop a Test Strategy and Plan for the pilot implementation.
•  Provide feedback to Drive Clean Management 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.
•  Test cases and test data using LRC standard Rational Quality Manager toolset.
•  Execute UAT test cases and document the results.
•  Record application defects reported in the Cluster s defect reporting tool Azure.
•  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.
•  The selected Testing/QA Specialist will be expected to ensure that the proposed Test.
•  Strategy / Test plans include the following correction procedure.
•  Prioritize problems based on severity level definitions.
•  Identify problems, isolate them and document as defect.
•  Regression test for resolved defects.
•  The selected Testing/QA Specialist will be expected to ensure that the proposed Test. 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 separate 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 rates, and other time sensitive issues).
•  Security and Access Control Testing.
•  Security and access control testing focus on two key areas of security.
•  Application security, including access to the data or business functions, and system security, including logging into / remote access to the application.
•  Application security which ensures that, based upon the desired security, users are restricted to specific functions or are limited in the data that is available to them.
•  For example, everyone may be permitted to enter data and create new accounts, but only managers can delete them.
•  If there is security at the data level, testing ensures that user type one can see all customer information, including financial data, however, user type two only sees the demographic data for the same ministry.
•  System security ensures that only those users granted access to the system are capable of accessing the application and only through the appropriate gateways. Configuration Testing:
•  Configuration testing verifies operation of the software on different software and hardware configurations.
•  In most production environments, the particular hardware specifications for the Client workstations, network connections and database servers vary.
•  Client workstations may have different software loaded (e.g. applications, rivers, etc.) and at any one time many different combinations may be active and using different resources. 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 Management 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.
•  Experienced with using defect management tools for QA/QC work (e.g. Rational Team Concert (RTC), Rational Quality Manager (RQM) or similar tools).
•  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. Component:
•  RUP Methodology, Enterprise Architecture (Zachman Framework), specifically rows 3-5, IBM Rational Rose Version 2003.06.00.
•  Internet Explorer I.E. Chrome, (Firefox if application is external outside Client facing).
•  Office Automation Tools.
•  Microsoft Office , including Exchange/Outlook.
•  IBM Rational Functional Tester - Version 8.2.1.1 or higher, IBM AppScan Version 8.5, IBM Rational Quality Manager - Version 4.0, IBM Rational Performance Tester Version 8.2, Selenium, Azure Dev Ops Test Plan. 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 ablity 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 experience with IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.2.1.1 or higher.
•  Experience with IBM AppScan Version 8.5, IBM Rational Quality Manager Version 4.0.
•  and IBM Rational Performance Tester Version 8.2.
•  Demonstrated knowledge in testing applications in BPM 8.6.
•  SOAP/ Rest UI Backend testing. Defect Management - 15%:
•  Demonstrated experience in defect management process, using defect management tools, and reporting defect status click apply for full job details