Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
Responsibilities:
Provides advice on the testing strategy, test plans, the selection of testing tools, and the identification of resources required for testing
Plans and organizes testing efforts for large systems in Graphical User Interface (GUI) and non-Graphical User Interface (GUI) environments, including the execution of systems integration tests, specialized tests, and user acceptance testing (e.g., stress tests)
The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for the development of test plans, test scripts and test cases and executing these against the various components. The tester will work with the testing lead and IT lead of each project as well as the project team members in the analysis, design, development, implementation and ongoing support of the required systems
General Skills:
Experience in planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level
Knowledge of structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation and maintenance of applications
Knowledge and experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and data query tools to aid in the development of test cases
Knowledge and experience in the use of automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms
Experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests and systems level integration tests
Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities
Experience with quality assurance principles, practices, tools and structured methodologies
Experience creating testing strategy documentation, test plans, test cases and test data for various types and phases of testing, including technical and business functional validation
Experience in quality assurance and testing, including unit testing, integration testing, load testing, performance testing, etc.
Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills
A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
Knowledge of one or more automated testing tools
Desirable Skills:
Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language
Experience in the use of information retrieval packages
Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented environment
Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.
Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems
Experience coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases
Experience testing Commercial Off-the Shelf Applications (COTS)
Must Have:
Experience Requirements
Please note this role is part of a
Hybrid Work Arrangement and resource(s) will be required to work at a minimum of 2-3 days per week at 5700 Yonge St.
MUST HAVES:
At least 5 years of experience as a
Functional tester for large scale enterprise systems undergoing transformation
or being built from scratch.
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Knowledge and experience in REST API
testing and in use of REST API to create test data and verify expected results.
Experience using Rest API clients such as Postman, Curl, SOAP UI
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Experience with designing, developing, and maintaining test
cases based on industry best practices and standards
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Experience with manual test execution and defect reporting, testing
of various types of integration technologies
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Understanding of relational Database technology and working experience
with SQL in the context either test data preparation or expected result
verification with one of the database management systems such as SQL Server,
Oracle, MS Access
- Closing Date/Time
- 2024-07-15, 12:00 p.m.
Max Number of Candidates – 1 (one)
Hybrid Work Arrangement and resource(s) will be required to work at a minimum of 2-3 days per week at 5700 Yonge St.
MUST HAVES:
- At least 5 years of experience as a Functional tester for large scale enterprise systems undergoing transformation or being built from scratch.
- Knowledge and experience in REST API testing and in use of REST API to create test data and verify expected results.
- Experience using Rest API clients such as Postman, Curl, SOAP UI
- Experience with designing, developing, and maintaining test cases based on industry best practices and standards
- Experience with manual test execution and defect reporting, testing of various types of integration technologies
- Understanding of relational Database technology and working experience with SQL in the context either test data preparation or expected result verification with one of the database management systems such as SQL Server,
- Oracle, MS Access
