QA Specialist

We are looking for a QA Specialist! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!

Type of Employment: Contract
Title: QA Specialist
Term: 12-month
Location: Toronto, Montreal and London
Job ID number: C1074

Brief description of duties:

• Manages the quality assurance lifecycle for products, including the development of test plans, schedules, status reports and other related documentation or deliverables
• Participates in hands-on work to plan and execute test cases / protocols within the timelines and configurations prescribed. The outputs are measured in accordance with productivity measures and adherence to test KPIs
• Uses clear, logical steps and excellent judgement to understand an issue from all angles. Methodical and creative approaches to solutioning are desired
•  Troubleshoots moderate to complex problems to determine root-cause, requiring analysis and exploration of options, recommending solutions or preparing discussion for escalation

MUST haves:

• Knowledge of software development lifecycle methodologies (eg Waterfall, Iterative, Agile)
• Experience with: database systems (eg DB2, Oracle) and data access methods (eg object-relational mapping, SQL, ETL, API, caching
• Experience in Quality Assurance planning and execution in software development setting
• Knowledge and experience with test automation scripting and test data population scripting
• Mainframe knowledge and testing experience would be desirable