Scope:

• The Client's - Digital Design Branch requires one (1) Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist with 5 years+ experience for building a modern digital information system and its integration with other internal and external applications.
  

Assignment Deliverables:

• The Client's - Digital Design Branch requires one (1) Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist with 5 years+ experience for building a modern digital information system and it’s integration with other internal and external applications.
  
• Develop test strategy, test approach and test plan
  
• Prepare appropriate level test cases for functional / unit testing
  
• Perform functional / unit testing and document results
  
• Provide critical expertise and support for test automation (plan, approach and implementation)
  
• Assist other teams or team members with their related testing activities (e.g. UAT, or recreate production issue)
  
• Participate in Knowledge transfer
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• 7+ years of experience in Testing and Quality Assurance of Cloud-based enterprise scale digital products
  
• Solid testing experience in API and Integration testing
  
• Strong QA experience in browser-based digital products
  
• Knowledge in Accessibility / AODA compliance
  
• Knowledge in Performance and Stress Test
  
• Hands-on technical skills & experience in test automation (e.g. using Selenium tool, SoapUI, Postman, etc)
  

Nice to Have:

• Have knowledge in test automation engineering practice / process
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Quality Assurance Skills
  
• 7+ years of demonstrated experience in defect tracking using a collaborative tool to manage defects and change request and to communicate status of these to all project participants.
  
• Demonstrated experience in developing test plans, test scripts and test data; documenting software defects and tracking resolutions.
  
• Experience with User Acceptance Testing and leading initial UAT sessions
  
• Good analytical, communication skills and ability to work independently and also perform as part of a team.
  
• Hands on experiences with technologies such as SharePoint, Web Services, .NET Web, HTML, JavaScript
  
• Knowledge and experience in the use of automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms
  
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development & Product Management Life Cycle
  
• Demonstrated experience documenting and tracking testing and issue tracking systems such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, Asana.
  

QA Skills:

• Demonstrated experience in developing test plan, test approach, test scripts / scenarios / cases and test data, and test report; managing life cycle of defect or change request (process, tooling, and communication).
  
• Hands-on testing experience in API / system integration testing
  
• Hands-on QA experience in browser-based digital products
  
• Knowledge in Performance / Stress Test, and non-functional test
  
• Skilled on test automation (plan, approach and implementation)
  

Technical Skills:

• Demonstrated experience documenting, tracking and prioritizing tests and issues (e.g. using JIRA, Azure DevOps Boards, Asana), also managing traceability
  
• Hands-on technical skills & experience in test automation (e.g. using Selenium tool, SoapUI, Postman, etc), including plan, design, implementation and maintenance of automation suites
  
• Knowledge on Accessibility / AODA compliance
  

Business Skills:

• Demonstrated experience working with clients and technical teams to ensure effective resolution of defects and management of change requests
  
• Strong soft skills in communication with business clients, stakeholders, and technical resource
  
• Strong ability on critical thinking, probing and articulating to uncover exception / unhappy scenarios and drive product quality from requirement stage
  
• Ability to balance and rationalize quality requirement and schedule conflict
  
• Ability to coordinate with system or business partners for end-to-end integration tests
  

Public Sector Experience:

• Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations.