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Systems Testing/QA Specialist
1 month ago
Location: Hybrid: Up to three days a week onsite (varies)
Must haves:
- 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with a focus on automation testing
- 5+ years in proficiency in automated testing tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, TestNG)
- 5+ years in hands on experience automation frameworks such as Cucumber, Data driven, Keyword Driven etc.
- 5+ years programming skills in one of the following languages: Java, JavaScript, or Python
- Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
- Experience in API testing using tools such as Insomnia or POSTMAN
- Experience in writing MySQL scripts
- Solid understanding of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum)
- 3+ years hands-on experience in test case planning, designing and execution
Public Sector Experience: Preferred, not required
Description
Background Information:
The Rural & Northern Locum Programs (RNLP) team is responsible for administering a collection of high-volume, operationally intensive programs that connect rural and remote communities in need to time-limited physician coverage. The programs vary in their scope, scale, and historical development, leading to varied workflows and implementation of digital tools. At present, RNLP's digital tools are antiquated and inefficient, leading to poor end user experience, ineffective utilization of the team's resources, increased security risks, and an inability to expand to meet the province's needs. Modern technology and tools present significant opportunities to improve RNLP's operations.
The purpose of this procurement is to acquire a contingent resource to support the delivery of a Ministry objective (Operations of Rural & Northen Locum Program operations) through a more modern and secure solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Build a test automation framework from scratch
- Build Smoke, Regression and E2E automation suite
- Collaborate with team members (developers, quality assurance analysts, business analysts, project, and product managers) to review available documentation and build a common understanding of the target state of the system under test
- Apply a risk-based approach to design and communicate a practical testing strategy to the team, considering testing risks and options for their mitigation within the constraints of the project timeline
- Size, break down, and estimate testing activities in user points or hours, depending on the SDLC methodology used (Agile, Waterfall)
- Review, analyze, enhance, and develop testing artifacts to support the testing strategy, including test plans, test cases, SQL and other automated scripts, and test results
- Provides advice on the testing strategy, test plans, the selection of testing tools, and the identification of resources required for testing
- Manage short-term and long-term objectives and testing activities within schedule constraints, ensuring that all planned activities are implemented, executed, and completed according to the planned timeline
- Advance automation technology, identifying and implementing next-generation solutions that facilitate unattended test execution
- Adhere to the QA Centre of Excellence standards and practices of the chosen SDLC methodology (Agile, Waterfall) during all phases of the projects
- Write and run automation test scripts
- Create and perform functional, integration, systems, regression, performance, and load testing based on the defined testing approach
- Participate in weekly release regression test cycles, including planning, performing impact analysis, defect management, and test closure activities
- Write positive, negative, smoke, and regression test cases, creating corresponding test scripts and test data to verify product functionality
- Coordinate the preparation of the test environment, such as deploying code artifacts in testing environments, requesting database refreshes, and setting up testing accounts
- Log and conduct preliminary investigations of defects, following them through their resolution lifecycle
- Support UAT testing cycles when required
- Track test planning and execution in the application lifecycle management tool (Azure DevOps) and provide relevant reporting as needed
- Monitor testing risks throughout the testing cycle and adjust the testing approach when necessary
Desired Skills:
- Practical knowledge of a scripting language (such as PowerShell or Python) to automate testing tasks
- Understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices
- Good understanding of database and ETL concepts
- 4+ years experience in automated testing
- 5+ years experience in automated test development
- Certified Tester Foundation Level with ISTQB or QAI, ITIL (or similar substitute)
- A team player capable of working independently on assigned tasks and ability to meet tight deadlines
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills
Required Skills:
- 5+ years experience working in an Agile-Scrum environment, including test planning, test case writing, test case execution, test reporting, and both manual and automation testing
- 5+ years working knowledge of creating testing strategy documentation, test plans, test cases, and test data for various types and phases of testing, including technical and business functional validation
- 4+ years knowledge of quality assurance/testing processes, best practices, techniques, and tools for different types of testing (functional, GUI, API/web service, integration, regression, performance, hardware, deployment, manual and automated testing)
- 4+ years hands-on experience with planning and building automation framework from scratch
- Experience with data-driven testing and Page Object Model (POM) design
- Ensure comprehensive test coverage and effective use of test automation frameworks
- Experience identifying test data requirements and preparing test data
- Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle and defect management lifecycle
- Experience creating detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test cases using different techniques such as Boundary value, Decision Table
- Understanding of how User Stories, Business Requirements Definition (BRD), Data Models, data mappings, and design support QA testing
- Experience testing web services and APIs using tools like Postman, SoapUI, or REST-assured
- Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities
- Working knowledge of defect management and tracking tools such as Azure DevOps
- Proficiency in executing test cases, reporting defects, and tracking their status
- Ability to write SQL scripts, including joins and aggregations, to analyse backend data and verify the behaviour of data load processes
Criteria Details - 100 points
- Work Experience: 40 points
- Testing Skills: 30 points
- Education: 10 points
- Tools and Technologies: 20 points
Deliverables Include:
- Execute comprehensive test plans and strategies for existing/new HFO systems, ensuring thorough coverage of functional and non-functional requirements.
- Establish and maintain robust automated testing frameworks that increase efficiency and accuracy of test execution across project.
- Develop automated test cases and test strategies using different techniques for user requirements.
- Continuously evaluate and improve QA processes and methodologies, incorporating industry best practices and emerging trends to enhance overall product quality.
- Provide clear and concise reports on test results, metrics, and quality assurance activities to stakeholders, facilitating informed decision-making and risk management.
- Contribute to release readiness assessments, ensuring that software meets high standards of reliability, usability, and performance before deployment.
Additional Terms
- Ontario Health assets including laptops and related equipment cannot be removed from the province of Ontario without prior written approval from Ontario Health.
- Assignment Type: This position is currently listed as "Hybrid". The resource under this request will be required to work onsite as per Hiring Manager sole discretion.
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