Specialist, Quality Assurance

At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

What Ontario Health offers:
Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:

- Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day
- Health care spending account
- Premium defined benefit pension plan
- 3 personal days and 2 float days annually
- Individual contributors start at 3 weeks’ vacation with 4 weeks at 2 yrs.
- Career development opportunities
- A collaborative values-based team culture
- A wellness programs
- A hybrid working model
- Participation in

Communities of Inclusion

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Specialist, Quality Assurance is responsible for ensuring the quality of the digital solutions being implemented. This includes performing Quality Assurance services and executing functional, integration, interface, and regression testing, preparing estimates and participating in planning and preparation services along with other testing artifacts in alignment with best practices and OH Quality Assurance standards.

Here is what you will be doing:
- Assesses project requirements and provides estimates for testing tasks and deliverables with some assistance.- Creates test scenarios and data for testing.- Writes and executes test cases.- Participates in development of test plan with QA Lead and other technical lead and prepare and execute test cases for responsible system.-
- Documents results and provides updates to project teams and Management as requested.- Identifies, documents, and monitors test results and enhancements from third party vendors.- Leads the testing effort for complex projects.- Motivates other team members to achieve higher goals and improve the impact of technology initiatives.- Provides support and guidance to less senior team members on test case planning and execution approach.- Accountable for ensuring the quality of the digital solutions being implemented including performing Quality Assurance services and executing functional, integration, interface, and regression testing, preparing estimates and participating in planning and preparation services along with other testing artifacts in alignment with best practices and OH Quality Assurance standards.-
- Develops the best user experiences possible and is jointly accountable for the quality of the products and services that are tested for customers.- Engages both internal and external clients to gain a deeper understanding of their product domain and to assist their clients in the identification of the root cause of issues.- Educates members of the team on QA best practices and advocate implementation of such practices within the team to maintain the quality of the product.- Collaborates with team members (developers, quality assurance and business analysts, project and product managers) to review available documentation and build a common understanding of the target state of the system under test.- Engages different programs in the organization and champions QA best practices.- Works with a high level of autonomy within a defined project/solution/system scope based on direction from a manager or QA Lead.- Collaborates with internal peers to ensure alignment of practices, patterns, and solutions.- Ensures work aligns to broader project plan.- Stays abreast of evolving technology, architecture, and design, patterns, practices, and platforms.

Here is what you will need to be successful:
Education and Experience- Post-secondary diploma or degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience- 5+ years of relevant experience is required.- QA Certification with ISTQB or QAI, ITIL (or similar substitute) is an asset.- Agile Certification is an asset.- AWS and/or Azure Cloud certification is an asset.- Strong working knowledge of various Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, Iterative, etc.- 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).- Solid understanding of how User Stories, Business Requirements Definition (BRD), Data Models, data mappings and design are used to support QA testing.- Subject matter expert of test case design, development, and execution.- Working knowledge of defect management and tracking tools (e.g., Jira, TFS).- Knowledge of privacy legislatio