Quality Assurance Lead - Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area, Canada - AMTRA Solutions

Description

Our Calgary-based partner searching for a QA Lead to support the planning, design and execution of system testing of newly selected or existing applications within the Land and Well application ecosystem. This individual will be required for application configuration, data migration and associated interfaces between applications and the data warehouses.

The QA Lead will work collaboratively within the project team and business units to execute and validate test cases based upon system requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the creation of the project test plan, test cases, test scripts and test reports:
• Review functional and design specifications to ensure full understanding of individual deliverables.
• Identify test requirements from specifications, map test case requirements and design test plan that ensures that the implemented solution meets the business outcomes and requirements.
• Develop test cases and test scripts as per the test plan.
• Work with the business analyst to review user requirements documents to ensure that requirements are testable.
• Validate that user expectations are achieved during the testing process.
• Report on deficiencies and testing progress.
• Partner with the Solution Designer to ensure that the solution design meets the business requirements and outcomes and to determine test methods for validating the technical implementation.
• Accountable for the execution of the test plan:
• Develop, document and maintain functional test cases and other test artifacts like the test data, data validation, harness scripts and automated scripts.
• Execute and evaluate manual test cases and report test results.
• Hold and facilitate test plan/case reviews with cross-functional team members.
• Identify any potential quality issues per defined process and escalate potential quality issues immediately to management.
• Ensure that validated deliverables meet functional and design specifications and requirements.
• Isolate, replicate, and report defects and verify defect fixes.
• Partner with the Project Manager:
• To create an estimate for testing activities.
• Contributing to and reviewing project documentation.
• Accountable for the management of qTest (Test Management Tool) for the project:
• Create and setup project.
• Manage user.
• Train users.
• Ensure the tool is being used appropriately.
• Create reports as required.

Key Competencies and Demonstrated Skills:

• Business Relationship Management - Able to analyze Business Domain, Manage Stakeholder Relationships, Consult and challenge the stakeholders.
• Agility – Fast learner of new skills and information, open-minded and pragmatic.
• Organizational Skills – Manages tasks, time and priorities, Ability to multi-task across projects.
• Communication - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to articulate complex technical problems and issues in plain language to non-technical people, able to communicate business requirements to technical people and negotiation skills.
• Relationship Management - Engages professionally with managers/leaders, peers, and/or direct reports.
• Creativity – Thinks innovatively and outside of the box.
• Resilience – Manages stress, open to constructive feedback, and recovers quickly from difficulties.
• Teamwork – Collaborates well in a team environment, manages conflict, supports team success, contributes to a positive team dynamic, and has each other's back.
• Leadership - Demonstrates situational leadership, Influences priorities of work execution, strengthens trust & commitment across the team, fosters a shared direction, able to make decisions.
• Supplier Management - Vendor Relationship and Performance Management.
• Understanding of transition to operations best practices.
• Adaptability and flexibility in handling multiple planned and unplanned responsibilities, as well as competing priorities.
• Understanding of Quality Management Software and Processes.
• Knowledge and experience in technical aspects of software solution testing.
• Strong technical skills in understanding database models, queries and technical tools required for testing.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Decision-making in a fast-paced environment.
• Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Self-starter, ability to work independently.
• Leverage the skills and knowledge of the individuals around them.