Senior Quality Assurance Specialist - Toronto, ON, Canada - GTT, LLC

Description

Senior Quality Assurance SpecialistContract Duration 6+ MonthsOverview:The Courts Digital Transformation (CDT) initiative is a key modernization initiative for the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG), Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) and Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ).CDT will replace legacy technology, increase standardization of processes, and achieve integration of systems between courts and business lines.

CDT is centered around the procurement and implementation of an end-to-end digital justice solution to support e-filing, document management, and sharing, case management, scheduling, and a public portal for both the SCJ and the OCJ across all lines of business.

CDT will modernize the way that justice is delivered and administered in Ontario, by providing justice participants, including self-represented litigants and self-represented accused, the private bar, Crown counsel, broader public sector users, judiciary, and court staff with accessible online options.

Scope:
Contribute towards testing activities for the delivery and product management life cycle of the CDT project.

Senior Quality Assurance Specialist will be responsible for the following activities:

Lead in the development of test strategy, preparation of test cases/scenarios, test scripts, and regression test cases/scenarios required to verify solution and system.

Manage all test activities including AODA and stress/load testing.

Execute test scripts to verify the solutionReconcile, manage, record, and track system or functional defects, and break/fixes identified during unit and user acceptance testing.

Communication with project manager and developers to ensure application quality and alignment with project timelinesDeliverables:
Review functional and design specifications to ensure full understanding of individual deliverables.
Identify test requirements from specifications, map test case requirements, and design test coverage plans.
Identify any potential quality issues per defined process and escalate potential quality issues to management.

Develop, document, and maintain functional test cases and other test artifacts like test plans, test scripts, test data, and data validation.

Supervise the execution of manual test cases and report test results.
Oversee the documentation of software defects track resolution and communicate defect-related issues to the project team.
Development of test plans, test cases, and test scripts to validate the functionality of various modules.

Create test plans, test cases, and test scripts to validate those changes made to the applicationSenior Quality Assurance Specialist will plan, facilitate, and support User Acceptance Testing and lead UAT sessions.

Provide guidance to the business users during User Acceptance TestingReview user documentation and provide feedback to improve application alignment and clarity of the information.

Management and maintenance of defect log and communication of defect-related issues to project manager and project teamWorking closely with QA teams and developers holding triage sessions and ensuring appropriate prioritization of defectsWorking closely with the client leads, prioritize, schedule, and remediate defects.

Prepare test data sets that mimic real-world scenarios, ensuring the data covers a wide range of cases and scenarios.
Create and execute database queries to extract relevant dataExecute and evaluate manual/automated test cases and report test results.
Hold and facilitate test plan/test case reviews with cross-functional team members
Must Haves:8+ years of demonstrated QA experience, including leading QA teams, defect tracking using a collaborative tool to manage defects and change requests and to communicate the status of these to all project participantsKnowledge and experience in the use of version control systems on one or more platformsKnowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life CycleConceptual skills to see the big picture and assist in integrating QA/testing processes and standardsExcellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; organizational, creativity, and perseverance skills, verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills

Evaluation Criteria:
Criteria - Technical Skills (35 Points)

Hands-on experiences with technologies/platforms such as SharePoint, Web Services, HTML, JavaScript and VBScript, COTS, SaaS and Cloud applicationsKnowledge and experience of automation tools and use of version control systems on one or more platformsDemonstrate knowledge of regression, data, and integration testing with enterprise-level applications/solutions.

Experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests, data testing, and systems-level integration testsAble to extract and retrieve data by using database queries (e.g., SQL)Demonstrated knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life CycleCriteria - Quality Assurance Skills (35 Points)Demonstrated experience in test management (Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, and Test Execution), defect management (Defect Life Cycle and Triage), and Test Execution Reporting.

Demonstrated experience in defect tracking using a collaborative tool to manage defects and change requests and to communicate the status of these to all project participants.

Experience with User Acceptance Testing and leading initial UAT sessionsCriteria - Business Skills (25 Points)Demonstrated experience working with clients and technical teams to ensure effective resolution of defects and management of change requests are complete.

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; organizational, creativity, and perseverance skills; strong verbal and written communication skillsProvide periodic status reports, present test data defects/migration strategy, and approach executives and other stakeholders.

Criteria - Public Sector Experience (5 Points)Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizationsNote:
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