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RQ04029 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist Senior Client: Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry Period: 5 Months Start Date: 2022-10-17 End Date: 2023-03-31 Location: Toronto Working Hrs.: 7.25 Hrs. / day Assignment Type: Onsite. Must have: Hands-on experience with manual testing Working in a fast-paced environment Quick to switch (fast adaptability) Agile Experience and Skill Set Requirements 5 or more years of experience as a Systems Testing/QA Specialist; Experience with Agile Scrum methodologies; Experience with Agile Sprint Management and Bug tracking solutions such as Azure; Experience running automated tests; Experience working with Selenium to develop automated test cases; Use Azure or other bug tracking tools; Demonstrated experience in all functions of system testing; Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented environment; Ability to identify, trace, isolate, and replicate problems and successfully conduct root cause analysis as required; Experience in documenting in detail the UAT Test Cases, and other related UAT artifacts; Experienced with using defect management tools for QA/QC work (e.g. Rational Team Concert (RTC), Rational Quality Manager (RQM) or similar tools); Experience in managing defect reporting and resolution during the defect cycle, which includes working with the user acceptance test lead to report and resolve defects in a timely manner; Demonstrated experience in the development of test plans and reusable test cases; Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills; excellent English language verbal and written communication skills; Participates in ongoing process improvement efforts to ensure test automation is promoted and applied effectively across multiple teams; Researches tools, methods, and technology trends to support departmental test automation objectives. QA Skills - 40% Demonstrated 5+ years of experience in all functions of system testing; Demonstrated experience in Agile test methodology; Demonstrated experience in developing and running automated test cases; Demonstrated experience with documenting in detail the UAT artifacts, the UAT test cases, and UAT execution findings; Demonstrated experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC); Demonstrated experience with software QA methodologies, tools, and processes; Demonstrated experience in developing Test Cases, Test Strategies, and Test Plans, including Test Case Execution, Defect Triaging, and Defect Logging. Automation Testing - 15% Demonstrated the ability to plan and develop Test Plans and Test Cases to ensure development outputs meet defined specification cases in coordination with Business requirements, Technical Specifications, installers/upgrades documents, and management; Demonstrates the ability to use existing tools and techniques to execute test cases and build/script new tools for performing testing/validation functions; Develop and execute automation scripts using automation tools (primarily Selenium) and other automation tools; Ability to execute and analyze automation test results. Technical Skills - 20% Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented environment; Demonstrated experience with IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.2.1.1 or higher; Experience with IBM AppScan Version 8.5, IBM Rational Quality Manager Version 4.0, and IBM Rational Performance Tester Version 8.2; Demonstrated knowledge in testing applications in BPM 8.6; SOAP/Rest UI Backend testing. Defect Management - 15% Demonstrated experience in the defect management process, using defect management tools, and reporting defect status; Demonstrated experience in identifying, tracing, isolating, and replicating problems and successfully conducting root cause analysis; Experienced with using defect management tools for QA/QC work such as Rational Team Concert version 4.0 (RTC) and Rational Quality Manager (RQM); Document, track, and escalate issues as appropriate, using JIRA or similar tools/means. Communication Skills - 10% Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills; strong verbal and written communication skills; Articulate, detail-oriented, hard-working, team player able to work under pressure; Strong collaboration and negotiation skills. #J-18808-Ljbffr