Quality Assurance Test Analyst - Calgary, Canada - Olympia Financial Group Inc

Description

Role Summary
Olympia Financial Group is looking for an Quality Assurance Test Analyst to join our IT team.

Your primary role is to test our internal business applications and customer facing websites along with improving our Testing Process.

You must be able to work with our QA Team Lead, peer developers and business sponsors to deliver a quality solution to our business stakeholders.

You will be supporting Olympia's in-house application development by writing test cases and testing/reporting defects.
As the ideal candidate, you must be able to deliver results in a dynamic and team oriented environment.

You must able to multitask and able to thrive in an ever-changing environment, build relationships naturally, adapt quickly, and communicate effectively.

Role Responsibilities
Perform functional testing, GUI testing, Tracking defects, as well as troubleshooting issues
Collaborate with business analysts and developers to create and execute software test cases
Assist with design documentation, configuration management and software deployment
Assist in deployment processes by reviewing tickets for deployment, doing pull requests, working with leadership to authorize the deployment
Submit and track defects for resolution by software developers
Provide support to internal users via phone, e-mail and on occasion through meetings
Identify, diagnose, report, and assist developers in resolving defects and verifying bug fixes
Provide clear, concise, documentation to support end users
Decipher and translate business logic into test plans on VSTS
Personal Characteristics
Passion for solving problems, investigating code issues and business logic
Able to think outside of the box on a variety of conditions to expand the scope of QA
Adept to work within a small team both collaboratively and independently with minimal supervision
Self-motivated
Superior verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Inquisitive approach with proven analytical abilities
Confident in making optimal decisions
Exceptional time management with the aptitude to establish priorities
Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail "Critical Thinking"
Ability to learn new technologies
Experience and Skills
College and or University Degree in Computer Science or comparable Quality Assurance experience (1+ year)
Good understanding of, and experience with, virtualization. Understanding of cloud computing infrastructure basics (Visual Studio, Azure) is a plus
Training and experience with Product Acceptance Testing
Training and experience with testing documentation (Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Reports, Change Requests)
Training and / or experience with managing / logging incidents reports
Experience with Selenium RC and Selenium Web Driver
Understanding of Web and Application Services
Successful completion of a Criminal Background check will be required
Preferred Skills
Experience using Test Driven Development
Experience with Telerik and Telerik Test Studio
An understanding of database fundamentals, TSQL and/or equivalent database experience
Exposure to the agile development methodology, iterative development and testing
Continuous Integration, Code Promotion and Deployment
Financial applications experience an asset
C# and JavaScript programming knowledge is a plus
Reasons why you should join Olympia's team, and why Olympia has been selected as one of Alberta's Top Employers from :

Olympia Financial established the Olympia Charity Foundation to allow employees to be directly involved in deciding how and to whom their charitable funds are donated - the charity's main source of funds are employee donations, which are all matched by the organization.

Olympia Financial offers a generous health spending account, equivalent to five percent of an employee's annual salary, to a maximum of $7,500.

Health Wellness Account is a personalized wellness health program that provides employees with a taxable allowance to spend on wellness-related activities and products.

The purpose of the plan is to promote employee wellness and expense categories include nutrition, fitness, personal development, and mental health.

Employee Share Ownership plan available with company matching.