Senior Systems Testing/Qa Specialist

AMANST Inc. is looking forSenior Systems Testing/QA Specialistfor a contract opportunitywith Ontario Government.

Requisition# RQ05727

Estimated Business Days:256 days

Submission deadline: 05 July 2023 at 04:00 pm

• Ability to understand and analyze business requirements, and systems response documents, to design and execute test plans to ensure the system functions and meets the business requirements.
• Experience analyzing test data requirements and create appropriate test data to support the test strategy.
• Excellent knowledge of system testing methodology and executing system and user acceptance tests.
• Experience with automated system testing and testing tools for CI/CD DevOps Pipelines
• 7+ years of experience in system testing.
• Experience using automated testing scripts and tools (e.g. Rational Functional Tester, Selenium or any equivalent automated testing tool).

• Public Sector Experience

• Participate in business requirements walkthroughs.
• Weekly reporting on status, progress, and key issue/concerns as directed by the Project Lead or Sr. Project Manager.
• Provide recommendations to the Project Manager as to the acceptance or rejection of any changed system components.
• Contribute to the testing strategy and create systems test plan and test suites (including test cases).
• Analyze test data requirements and create appropriate test data to support the test strategy.
• Verify actual results meet expected results.Examine test databases using SQL.Analyze and log test results.Document and monitor resolution of system variances using an automated problem management system.
• Analyze business requirements documentation including Use Cases and non-functional requirements.
• The resource may be required to do similar work related to the role, for other initiatives within PRS, as directed by the manager.
• Perform assigned system, iteration, acceptance, regression, volume, performance, post implementation and/or user acceptance testing tasks
• Transfer skills and knowledge to selected OPS staff.
• Before being promoted into production

• Proven and demonstrable troubleshooting and analytical experience.
• Excellent knowledge of system testing methodology and executing system and user acceptance tests.
• Experience verifying actual results meet expected results, examining test databases using SQL, analyzing and logging test results, documenting and monitoring resolution of system variances using an automated problem management system (e.g. Clear Quest).
• 5+ years of experience with Agile project management and development practices (managing the backlog, preparing and supporting the scrum master, sprint planning, creating user stories etc.
• Experience testing data-migration processes.
• Experience with automated system testing and testing tools for CI/CD DevOps Pipelines
• Ability to understand and analyze business requirements, and systems response documents, to design and execute test plans to ensure the system functions and meets the business requirements.
• Experience analyzing test data requirements and create appropriate test data to support the test strategy.
• 7+ years of experience in system testing.
• Experience analyzing business requirements documentation including use cases, user stories and other non-functional requirements.
• Demonstrated excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to write test plans and test cases that are well-structured, easy to maintain, and easily understood by both developers and business analysts and clients, providing detailed testing plans.
• Experience using automated testing scripts and tools (e.g. Rational Functional Tester, Selenium or any equivalent automated testing tool).
• Experience preparing and maintaining defect summaries and reports to aid with prioritization of work and defect tracking.

• Experience analyzing business requirements documentation including Use Cases and non-functional requirements
• Proven and demonstrable troubleshooting and analytical experience
• Demonstrated excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
• Experience analyzing test data requirements and create appropriate test data to support the test strategy

• A demonstrated team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
• Strong Interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated experience reporting status, progress, and key issue/concerns to project managers and leads.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Demonstrated success in working productively with business clients, developers, and technical specialists such as DBAs, web administrators, etc.
• Strong consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders.