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Senior QA Tester

Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid · Contract

Rate

CAD $60–$65/hr

Duration

12 months

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Required skills

  • Testing
  • Automation
  • PostMan
  • Swagger
  • Playwright
  • Quick Test Pro
  • Loadrunner

About the role

Requirements: What you'll need

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Qualifications:

Technical Skills:

Demonstrated experience in developing test strategy, test plan, test cases and test data

Demonstrated strong experience in manual and automated testing and scripting

Experience in quality assurance and testing, including unit testing, integration testing, load testing, performance testing, etc.

Demonstrated experience with automation testing in Window services and Web API services by testing tools, such as Postman, ThunderClient and Swagger.

Demonstrated Experience with automation testing in web application and date warehouse system

Experience in automation testing tools, such as Playwright, Quick Test pro, Load Runner and etc.

Demonstrated experience executing different types of software testing processes and testing methodologies

Demonstrated experience writing test scripts, test cases and test scenarios, testing web applications and reporting defects;

Demonstrated experience in investigating production issues for root causes and providing suggestion on solutions

Demonstrated experience using HPQC and TFS to document, track and record testing progress, test plan and test cases; Demonstrated Experience with VBA and VBS

Demonstrated experience testing for WCAB AA compliance in web applications, preferable experience using screen reader (JAWS , NVDA) for testing and High Compliance Sherriff tool;

Demonstrated experience creating complex SQL scripting for database testing;

Demonstrated experience with the use of desktop tools such as Visio, MS Office, MS Project, and MS Outlook;

Demonstrated experience in SQL, Databases, and XML in the context of data warehouse testing;

Demonstrated experience in an HP NonStop (Tandem) batch, online, n-tier and web environment.

Demonstrated experience executing testing as part of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including experience testing through all the Software Testing Life Cycle phases;

Demonstrated experience preparing for, conducting and supporting SIT, SAT and UAT testing that adhere to Testing Strategy and Testing Methodology

General Skills:

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills

Demonstrated experience with conducting system impact analysis by working with business analysts and developers

Demonstrated Experience in dealing with multiple teams representing various areas in delivering the project and to work collaboratively with client organizations Demonstrated experience working in an agile and waterfall environment;

Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with client organizations;

Demonstrated experience coordinating multiple projects with competing priorities;

Demonstrated experience producing deliverables on time and on schedule

Public Sector Experience:

Experience within the public sector, particular with education systems

Must Have:

Demonstrated experience in developing test strategy, test plan, test cases and test data

Demonstrated strong experience in manual and automated testing and scripting

Experience in quality assurance and testing, including unit testing, integration testing, load testing, performance testing, etc.

Demonstrated experience with automation testing in Window services and Web API services by testing tools, such as Postman, ThunderClient and Swagger.

Experience in automation testing tools, such as Playwright, Quick Test pro, Load Runner and etc.

Demonstrated experience testing for WCAB AA compliance in web applications

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