Qa Lead (Database) Jobs

QA Lead (Database)

Apex Systems is a global IT services provider and our staffing practice has an opening for a QA Tea Lead with experience with implementing testing strategies with development teams, Automation experience (i.e. Selenium, Cucumber, etc), Python/Java programming experience, exposure to fixed income/equities, and release management to place at our client, a top Financial Institution.

• Terms: 1-year contract rolling (3-year project)
• Location: Downtown Toronto (currently 3 days/week onsite)
• Start Date: July 2023

Key Qualifications:

• Participant scrum calls and prepare necessary documentation related to testing status and platform readiness assessments
• Perform functional, performance, and other types of tests and impact analysis as determined in the test planning process.
• Interact with the development team to design the test plan and test scenarios for critical deliveries
• Assist in automation strategy and improve the automation penetration ratio
• Manage the delivery of testing works cross flows and functionalities on the financial platform
• Review test scenarios/test cases prepared by the QA team for functional testing, system integration testing
• Responsible for testing scenario sign-offs and test result sign-offs
• Coordinate between the development team and QA team in both the test planning phase and the active testing cycle

Key Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of Python, NoSQL, Java
• Test planning skills, requirements analysis, test scenarios design
• Knowledge of Windows/ Linux platforms
• Hands-on SQL skills and basic technical troubleshooting skills
• Strong SQL knowledge.
• Highly self-motivated and detail-orientated person
• Good understanding of the software development lifecycle and familiarity with different methodologies (waterfall, agile)
• Test Data profiling and creation of test data to test ETLs.
• Minimum 8 years of QA Testing experience in large-scale business and technical testing in a global financial firm
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven thinking
• Clear knowledge of DWH architecture and how data moves between different stages of a DWH.
• Ready to face new challenges/change and raise new ideas
• Experience with defect reporting and tracking tools such as JIRA
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding the variety of financial products: Equity, Fixed Income, FX, Credit Derivatives, Interest Rate Derivatives, OTC
• Knowledge of automation testing techniques
• Experience managing staff / vendors in global team