Quality Assurance Specialist - Vancouver, Canada - Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia

Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia

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Vancouver, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Position:
Quality Assurance Specialist

Reports to:
Manager, Applications and Support

Contract type:
Fixed Term, Full Time (12 month)

_The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC)__ is seeking a detail oriented, _
- analytical individual with advanced written communication skills for the position of Quality Assurance _

Specialist. We are proud and honoured to have been recognized as one of BC's Top Employers for a fifth _

- consecutive year in 2024. Come join a high performing and collaborative network of like-minded _

Job Summary
Working with the Manager, Applications and Support, the incumbent will conduct thorough testing of
software and identify its defects to ensure that quality standards and business requirements are met and
are aligned with specifications. The Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS) helps to ensure our releases are
thoroughly tested before making the decision to move into production. The QAS deliberately attempts to
crash the program and tests to verify functionality, ease of use and integrity of data to meet performance
standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Quality Assurance Testing:

Develop detailed test cases/scenarios and test scripts based on software Solution Proposal and

Business Requirements documents;

Conduct thorough tests based on test cases and scripts to assess: functionality, usability,
Analyze issues, identify root causes of the defects, and provide detailed feedback to developers;
Plan, schedule, run and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT);
Provide instructions for and assistance to users to complete the User Acceptance Testing;
Produce and maintain QA control documentation to produce detailed reports that provide formal

- assurance for all code releases;

Investigate user reported issues to identify the cause of the issues;

action accordingly;

Operations:

Participate in the monthly patch tests of our information systems;
Participate in the creation of regression test plans needed to upgrade our information systems;
Identify areas where users need training;
Develop and write staff training material related to the proper use of our information systems;
Participate in data quality cleanup efforts;

Development Process:

Work with developers to provide sample data as needed;
Identify and recommend actions that can be put into place to improve data quality;
Other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.

Key Requirements:

Knowledge and Experience

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline, or

equivalent experience;

Two (2) plus years of experience performing software Quality Assurance work;
Solid experience with various software testing procedures with a practical understanding of the

- software development process;

Knowledge of various QA tools, concepts and methodologies;
Proficiency with MS Office, in particular Word, Excel, and Access;
Good familiarity with automated testing tools (e.g. Selenium);
Some TSQL skills would be an asset;

Demonstrated Skills and Abilities

Proven ability to understand business requirements and technical specifications, designing and

developing test plans and test cases from these translated requirements;

Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, both verbally and written,

including the ability to communicate test plans and test cases to the User Acceptance Testers;

Demonstrated critical thinking, logic and reasoning skills, with the ability to think in the abstract

and see how small details fit into the bigger picture;

Ability to manage multiple priorities, reprioritize tasks, and meet deadlines under pressure;
Ability to work collaboratively as a key team member, and independently with mínimal

- supervision;

Demonstrated customerfocused approach and the ability to work with a wide variety of users;

qualifications, experience, and internal parity. Exceptions may be considered with further review.

selected for interviews will be contacted.

Why join our team? CPABC offers a balanced and flexible work environment with a competitive
compensation package for this exciting and challenging position.

At CPABC we live our core values**:
- _We Are Open _
- _We Work Together _
- _We Communicate _
- _We Improve Every Day _
- _We Are Professional _
- _We Laugh and Celebrate

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_About CPABC _:

The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) is the training, governing, and _

- out its primary mission to protect the public by enforcing the highest professional and ethical standards and _
- contributing to the advancement of public policy. CPAs are recognized internationally for bringing superior _
- financial expertise, strategic thinking, business insight, and leadership to organizations. CPABC is proud to _
- have been presented with a fifth consecutive BC Top Employer award in 2024._