Systems Testing/qa Specialist

Arthur Grand Technologies is currently seeking a highly motivated of **Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior** forone of our clients.

**Position**:Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior**

**Location: 21 College Street, Toronto, Ontario (Onsite)**

**Duration: Long Term Contract**

**Must Haves**:

- 8+ years of demonstrated QA experience, including leading QA teams, defect tracking using a collaborative tool to manage defects and change request and to communicate status of these to all project participants
- Knowledge and experience in the use of version control systems on one or more platforms, preferably Microsoft DevOps
- Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle
- Conceptual skills to see the big picture and assist in integrating QA/testing processes and standards
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills

**Experience and Skill Set Requirements**

**Resumes Evaluation/Criteria**:
**Criteria 1: Technical Skills - 35 Points**
- Knowledge and experience of automation tools and use of version control systems on one or more platforms
- Demonstrate experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests, data testing and systems level integration tests
- Demonstrate ability to extract and retrieve data by using database queries (e.g., SQL)
- Demonstrate knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle
- Demonstrate experience contributing the testing perspective to other project activities, such as development, integration testing, etc.
- Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle
- Demonstrate knowledge and experience in the use of version control systems on one or more platforms, preferably DevOps

**Criteria 2: Quality Assurance Skills - 35 Points**
- 8+ years of demonstrated QA experience, including leading QA teams, in defect tracking using a collaborative tool to manage defects and change request and to communicate status of these to all project participants
- Demonstrate experience in test management (Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Test Execution), defect management (Defect Life Cycle and Triage) and Test Execution Reporting
- Demonstrate experience in defect tracking using a collaborative tool to manage defects and change request and to communicate status of these to all project participants
- Demonstrate experience with User Acceptance Testing and leading initial UAT sessions
- Demonstrate experience in planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level
- Demonstrate knowledge and experience in the use of automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms, like Microsoft DevOps
- Experience initiating the specification, preparation, implementation and execution of tests, monitor the test results, checking the entrance and exit criteria
- Demonstrate experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests and systems level integration tests
- Demonstrate experience with quality assurance principles, practices, tools and structured methodologies
- Demonstrate 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
- Demonstrate experience in quality assurance and testing, including unit testing, data testing, integration testing, load testing, performance testing, etc

**Criteria 3: Business Skills - 25 Points**
- Demonstrate experience working with clients and technical teams to ensure effective resolution of defects and management of change requests are complete
- Demonstrate experience in providing periodic status reports, present test data defects/migration strategy and approach to executives and other stakeholders
- Demonstrate experience coordinating testing activities with project managers and others team members
- Demonstrate experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities
- Demonstrate experience adapting planning based on test results and progress (tweaking the plan) and take necessary actions to compensate for problems
- Demonstrate experience being a team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, with the ability to shift priorities quickly and effectively when needed
- Demonstrate conceptual skills to see the big picture and assist in integrating QA/testing processes and standards
- Demonstrate excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills

**Criteria 4: Public Sector Experience - 5 Points**

Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations**About Arthur Grand Technologies**:
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