QA Tester, Intermediate

About the role

Requirements: What you'll need

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Qualifications:

Experience

• Experience in testing Commercial off the Shelf Software (COTS/SaaS solutions), preferably Oracle Siebel Public Sector
• Knowledge and experience in the use of test tools and methodologies (Waterfall/Agile/Iterative)
• Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Product cycle (functional & non-functional) testing experience
• Test case & Test Scenario design and review experience (from business requirements)
• Test case development experience
• Experience in defect tracking
• Test scenarios (use-cases) design and review
• Experience in writing manual/automated test scripts
• Working knowledge of SharePoint, .NET Web, Web Services, HTML, JavaScript, Java, Perl and related scripting technologies for automation

Manual Testing Skills/Experience

• 5+ years experience developing Test Cases/Scripts and Data Requirements, develop test scenarios, test cases for manual testing
• 5+ years experience develop test cases/scripts as well as test data, ensuring all of the Business requirements are met by creating a traceability matrix.
• 5+ years experience developing technical testing strategies / plans
• 5+ years experience testing non-functional requirements (e.g. fail-over, component response times, data integrity, security)
• 5+ years experience executing testing activities for a number of types of testing such as:
• Integration testing
• Regression testing
• Functional testing
• Accessibility testing
• Non-functional testing

Automation Testing Skills/Experiences

• 2+ years of experience in developing and testing software applications using automated testing
• Knowledge of test automation tools (e.g., Katalon, Selenium, Appium)
• Knowledge of API testing tools like Postman, SoapUI, or equivalent
• Familiarity with RESTful services and SOAP
• Strong programming/scripting skills

Soft Skills

• Experience with agile methodology
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality results.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience reporting progress on deliverables to team, project leads and management, including proactively raising risks/issues with mitigations
• Demonstrated experience working with clients and technical teams to ensure effective resolution of defects and management of change requests are complete
• Experience with User Acceptance Testing and providing sprint reviews

Public Sector Experience

• Experience in testing enterprise level systems and exposure to ministry QA processes and standards within OPS
• Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Public Sector applications, databases and systems while testing
• Experience working in accordance with policies and procedures of the Ontario Public Service
• Working knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

Must Haves

• 5+ years experience developing Test Cases/Scripts and Data Requirements, develop test scenarios, test cases for manual testing
• 5+ years experience develop test cases/scripts as well as test data, ensuring all of the Business requirements are met by creating a traceability matrix.
• 2+ years of experience in developing and testing software applications using automated testing
• Knowledge of test automation tools (e.g., Katalon, Selenium, Appium)
• Experience with agile methodology
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Experience in testing enterprise level systems and exposure to ministry QA processes and standards within OPS
• Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations.