Quality Assurance Analyst Jobs

Quality Assurance Analyst (Contract Position)

Number of Positions: 1 Duration: 5 months

Location: Winnipeg, MB, CA

Must be eligible to work in Canada

Onsite position, local candidates only

The Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst will work with project development teams, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure that software-based solutions meet established requirements and quality best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with project stakeholders to define test objectives, test plans, and test strategies.

• Identify and prioritize test cases based on project requirements and risks and develop associated test plans and timelines.

• Coordinate testing teams to execute functional, regression, performance, and integration tests to ensure the solutions meet defined requirements and quality best practices. Identify and report defects, and work with the project team to resolve them.

Coordinate and participate in the development and maintenance of automated and manual test scripts using appropriate testing tools and frameworks. Continuously enhance and expand the test automation suite to improve test coverage and efficiency.

• Coordinate and participate in the development and maintenance of detailed test documentation including test cases, test scripts, test data, and test reports.

• Track, manage, and prioritize defects throughout the testing process. Conduct root cause analysis to identify the underlying causes of defects and provide feedback to assist in their correction.

• Develop and implement quality assurance processes and best practices to ensure consistent and effective testing approaches across solutions. Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement corrective actions as necessary.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including vendors, business and technical subject matter experts, developers, business analysts, and project managers.

• Communicate test progress, test results, and quality-related issues to project stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

• Other duties as assigned.

The Resource must have the following minimum qualifications or experience:

• Minimum of Five (5) years experience as a QA Analyst or similar role.

• Minimum of Three (3) years coordinating QA teams in the context of a quality assurance program.

• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, tools, and best practices.

• Proficiency in test management and defect tracking tools.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Experience in the use of test management tools such as Jira, TestRail etc.

• Experience testing integrations between software solutions including validation of message content.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.

• Knowledge of data security and data privacy best practices.

• Ability to show discretion and a high attention to detail around security when working with sensitive data.