Sr. Quality Engineer

CoreFactor is searching for a Sr. Quality Engineer on a contract basis for a Financial Services client in the GTA.

The Senior Quality Engineer reports to the Manager/Sr.Manager, Quality Engineering, and is responsible for delivering QE tasks ensuring all aspects of testing (automation, manual, services, accessibility, etc.) are meeting quality while complying with the organizations Delivery framework and process. 

The Senior Quality Engineer is also responsible for maintaining the code for the Organizations regression suite as well as executing it for each and every build prior to a production release

Is this role right for you?

• Review requirements, specifications, user documentation, help files and other project documentation to assure quality of the products and tests to be developed
  
• Support all testing tasks within project team; manual / automation, UI, IVR/Contact Center and Services
  
• Lead, coordinate and execute testing activities ensure deliverables are delivered with the highest quality
  
• Where applicable, select and develop appropriate test automation tests, applying the latest techniques in test automation (e.g. data-driven testing) across API and UI
  
• Debug scripts by doing extensive code reviews following coding best practices.
  
• Develop and execute scripts for services testing, protocols and data representations using SoapUI tools or related.
  
• Ensure proper version control and configuration management of all test objects developed and test environments used.
  
• Research and document bug reports following agreed-upon processes immediately upon discovery of a quality problem.
  
• Update test execution status following agreed-upon processes as part of regularly-scheduled test status updates.
  
• Trace test cases and results back to specific quality risks.
  
• Assist in the creation of test project status reports and metrics (e.g., Dashboard, Release metrics).
  
• Provide accurate estimates for assigned task duration, along with confidence levels and foreseeable dependencies.
  
• Participate in weekly test team meetings to provide test status updates, execution and development details.
  
• Develop and maintain good professional working relationships, especially within the test team and with those who interact regularly with the test team.
  
• Show initiative in setting and meeting goals within an environment of managed change.
  
• Understand the role of testing within the software development lifecycle and business-related project constraints and effectively advocate for the best possible customer experience of product quality within those parameters.
  
• Create and manage testing artifacts within designated test management tool for regression / project teams as applicable.
  
  

Requirements

• University or College Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline
  
• 5+ years of experience in software development and testing processes and methodologies
  
• 3+ years practical experience in a UI and mobile test automation and API testing (manual and automation)
  
• Familiar with automation framework build based on (TestNG, Jenkins, Maven,Node etc.)
  
• Working knowledge of automation scripting with the ability to code and debug scripts
  
• Working experience with test automation tooling such as Selenium, Appium, WebdriverIO or equivalent and an understanding of coding structure and  best practices
  
• Working experience in test planning and management tooling such as with JIRA, X-Ray or equivalent
  
• Extensive knowledge of Java script, Type script etc.
  
• Hands on experience with CICD methodology.
  
• Automation test run reporting experience with JIRA,Confluence.
  
• Experience working with both Waterfall and Agile methodologies
  
• Understanding of project management, SDLC and TDLC
  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Visio and MS Project)
  
• Must have good verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
  
• Pro-active, fast learner and ability to quickly adapt new technologies
  
• Demonstrated ability to achieve results under limited supervision
  
• ISTQB certification is an asset
  
  

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