Quality Assurance Analyst

Mandatory Requirements

A University degree in Computer Science, Health Sciences, Business Administration or similar disciplines is preferred, however, an equivalent of education and experience may be considered
A minimum of 8 years of demonstrated testing experience that includes the following types of testing: functional, performance, connectivity, regression, integration, and automation
A minimum of 8 years of demonstrated experience in quality assurance and system testing best practices and methodologies
Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English.
The candidate must be available to start work in Fredericton on the date specified in Section 8 of the SOW.

Scored Requirements

6+ years of Demonstrated experience in security relating to data confidentiality and client privacy as it pertains to databases and application design and development
6+ years of Demonstrated proficiency in 'open source' performance testing tools for web applications and web services like JMeter
6 + years of Demonstrated advanced experience with Structured Query Language (SQL) in a QA environment.
6+ years of Demonstrated knowledge of Quality Assurance frameworks and experience with project methodologies such as Waterfall, Waterscrum, Agile.
6+ years of Demonstrated experience with supporting the User Acceptance testing process including working with the Business Owners and execution of Test Cases/Scripts, Defect Reporting and Resolution tracking etc.
6+ years of Demonstrated experience in Client Quality Center and Client WebInspect or similar product.
3+ years of Demonstrated experience with Automation Testing tools - Eg. SOAPUI
3+ years of Demonstrated experience in database upgrades, and the use of database comparison tools - Eg. SQL Data Examiner
3+ years of Demonstrated experience working with Provincial Health Care and Electronic Health Records applications in a Canadian context.

Roles And Responsibilities

The duties of the Quality Assurance Analyst 3 will include but are not limited to the following:

Completion of the QA deliverables as defined in the Deliverable Assessment Framework. These activities will be identified and managed as part of the project or maintenance release plans;
Build and maintain repository of manually executed and/or automated test cases based on project requirements and change requests;
Assist business users in User Acceptance Testing;
Create and maintain performance testing initiatives and adhering to best practices;
Ensure the quality of applications based on defined scope and project requirements and meetings with project stakeholders;
Ensure compliance with government IT policies, procedures and security standards;
Communicate regularly with Project/Team Representatives and participate in Quality review sessions;
Stay informed regarding project direction and context as applicable;
Attend team status meetings;
Attend working group meetings as required
Review project/release requirements and perform Gap Analysis;
Work with various IT resources during the design, development, and implementation of IT Projects/Releases;
Develop User documentation and procedures;
Develop testing and defect reports at the end of each testing cycle;
Assist in training of new QA resources;
Work with the existing QA team members to ensure a knowledge transfer at the end of the assignment
Assist other QA resources with testing;