About the Role
The duties of the Quality Assurance Analyst 3 will include but are not limited to the following:
• Completion of the QA deliverables as defined in the Deliverable Assessment Framework. These activities will be identified and managed as part of the project or maintenance release plans;
• Build and maintain repository of manually executed and/or automated test cases based on project requirements and change requests;
• Assist business users in User Acceptance Testing;
• Create and maintain performance testing initiatives and adhering to best practices;
• Ensure the quality of applications based on defined scope and project requirements and meetings with project stakeholders;
• Ensure compliance with government IT policies, procedures and security standards;
• Communicate regularly with Project/Team Representatives and participate in Quality review sessions;
• Stay informed regarding project direction and context as applicable;
• Attend team status meetings;
• Attend working group meetings as required
• Review project/release requirements and perform Gap Analysis;
• Work with various IT resources during the design, development, and implementation of IT Projects/Releases;
• Develop User documentation and procedures;
• Develop testing and defect reports at the end of each testing cycle;
• Assist in training of new QA resources;
• Work with the existing QA team members to ensure a knowledge transfer at the end of the assignment
• Assist other QA resources with testing;
• Other duties and tasks as assigned
Requirements
Mandatory Requirements and Experience
No. | Requirement | Required Experience |
M1 | A University degree in Computer Science, Health Sciences, Business Administration or similar disciplines is preferred, however, an equivalent of education and experience may be considered. | YES |
M2 | A minimum of 8 years of demonstrated testing experience that includes the following types of testing: functional, performance, connectivity, regression, integration, and automation | 8 Years |
M3 | A minimum of 8 years of demonstrated experience in quality assurance and system testing best practices and methodologies | 8 Years |
M4 | Excellent communications skills (written and oral) in English | YES |
M5 | The candidate must be available to start work in Fredericton, NB on the date specified in Section 8 of the SOW. | YES |
M6 | Each vendor to limit submissions to 1 | YES |
Desired Qualifications (Desirable Skills and Attributes):
No. | DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE IN THE FOLLOWING: | Desired Experience |
D1 | Demonstrated experience in security relating to data confidentiality and client privacy as it pertains to databases and application design and development | 6 Years (+) |
D2 | Demonstrated proficiency in ‘open source’ performance testing tools for web applications and web services like JMeter | 6 Years (+) |
D3 | Demonstrated advanced experience with Structured Query Language (SQL) in a QA environment. | 6 Years (+) |
D4 | Demonstrated knowledge of Quality Assurance frameworks and experience with project methodologies such as Waterfall, Waterscrum, Agile. | 6 Years (+) |
D5 | Demonstrated experience with supporting the User Acceptance testing process including working with the Business Owners and execution of Test Cases/Scripts, Defect Reporting and Resolution tracking etc. | 6 Years (+) |
D6 | Demonstrated experience in HP Quality Center and HP WebInspect or similar product. | 6 Years (+) |
D7 | Demonstrated experience with Automation Testing tools – Eg. SOAPUI | 6 Years (+) |
D8 | Demonstrated experience working closely with multiple vendors on a single project. This work includes but not limited to: Test Plans, Test Cases/Scripts, Defect Reporting and Resolution tracking etc. | 6 Years (+) |
D9 | Demonstrated experience working with Provincial Health Care and Electronic Health Records applications in a Canadian context. | 6 Years (+) |