RQ11637 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior

MUST HAVES: Please refer to the Experience and Skillset Requirements Experience and Skill Set Requirements Public Sector Experience - 5+ years of experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers - ​Knowledge of Public Sector Enterprise Architecture artifacts (or similar), processes and practices, and ability to produce technical documentation that comply with industry standard practices - ​In-depth knowledge of industry standard such as Project Management Institute (PMI) and Public Sector I&IT project management methodologies. - ​Knowledge and experience with Public Sector Health related projects - ​Knowledge and understanding of Ministry policy and IT project approval processes and requirements Public Sector Experience adopting and adhering to Public Sector Unified I&IT Project Methodology, Public Sector Enterprise Architecture and Public Sector Gating process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies - ​Experience with large complex IT Health-related projects. 5 points QA and Systems Testing Knowledge and Experience 7+ years of experience in the following: - As a lead Systems Testing/QA Specialist for various streams of work, providing guidance and oversight to junior testers, and planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts (includes preparation of test plans and coordination of test execution) - Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented environment - All stages of system testing, including strategy, selection of testing tools, test planning, preparing test cases and test data, manual and automated test execution and defect logging and tracking - Experience with a variety of testing systems, including clinical systems testing, mission critical systems testing, and testing high volume transactional systems in highly available environments - Knowledge and experience of structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation, maintenance of applications - Performing functional and non-functional system testing of the following: Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) solutions including testing of patches, new releases, acceptance testing of enhancement request functionality for modules of the product and other enhancements, and regression testing for implementation; in house web applications; HL7-FHIR based webservices (RESTFUL/JSON/XML); Application Programming Interfaces (API); reporting solutions; integration components, extensions, and enhancements - Performing testing of Security Components including use of SAML and JWT - Creating complete system testing documentation and artefacts such as: test strategies, test plans, test use cases, test scripts - Develop automated test scripts (using tools such as Selenium framework) - API testing tools to query and test interfaces at the messaging layer - Web service queries using tools such as Rational ClearQuest, SOAP-UI, POSTMAN or via Programming Languages - Knowledge and experience with information retrieval packages, and data queries and ad-hoc queries (using SQL) and other query languages - Performing Accessibility testing to websites, web content and mobile applications to conform to the World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 - Tools to support Web Accessibility testing in support of AODA legislation - Test results reports, including performance and security testing results, for use in Defect Reviews with clients, partners and project team - Business Intelligence (BI) solution to plan, prepare, and execute testing of BI solution, including data setup/integration and validating data in the BI solution accessed through predefined analytical reports, ad-hoc reporting tools and dashboards to ensure accuracy, completeness, and data integrity of the solution - Validating successful deployment of releases in production environments, preparing reports on testing results - Performing business scenarios and cross-system integration testing on Product Modules (e.g., Ontario Health Client Registry, Provider Registry and Audit Services) - Reviewing and providing input to technical and business requirements from a testing perspective, including business intelligence solutions - Executing automated tests scripts - Knowledge and experience working in traditional and agile teams using standard and DevOps processes and tools - Knowledge and experience using at least one programming language - Knowledge and experience with all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - Reviewing business and technical documentation from a testing perspective to identify issues early in the SDLC - Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices. 45 points Logging, Tracking and Defect Reporting 7+ years of experience with: - ​Identifying and documenting issues and risks - ​Creating and maintaining defect logs and defect summary reports (using tools such as Jira or Confluence, Test rail) - ​Updating tasks and project status - ​Participating in QA and cross functional team meetings - ​Prioritizing test execution based on business priority, defect patterns, and available testing time - ​Dealing creatively with problems stemming from shared resources, such as test environments and test data - ​Actively participating in walkthroughs and triage sessions. 35 points ​General Skills - Proven technical leadership skills, with ability to identify areas for improvement, and recommend solutions - Exceptional analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills - ​Demonstrated strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills - ​Proven troubleshooting and critical thinking experience - ​Demonstrated ability to apply strong listening skills to facilitate issue resolution - ​Effective consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders with proven track record for building strong working relationships - ​Excellent customer service skills, including tact and diplomacy to ensure client needs are managed effectively - A motivated, flexible, detail-oriented and creative team player with perseverance, excellent organization and multi-tasking abilities, and a proven track record for meeting strict deadlines. 15 points Originally posted on Himalayas