QA Lead

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QA LEAD    

Job Title:  QA Lead

Company: Direct IT Recruiting Inc.

Location: Toronto

Position: 3 Month Contract

Job Category: Quality Assurance

Career Level: Senior, Lead

Work Experience: 5+ years as a QA Lead or Senior QA, Investment trade compliance, Charles River, ITG, Consensys, LineData

Industry: Capital Markets

DESCRIPTION

Responsible for building and executing test cases, developing and managing test data based on project needs, maintaining and using the test environment, coordinating the release to the test environment, and reporting test status to the project manager. The incumbent requires working knowledge of the comprehensive investment products/processes and be able to effectively work with database management tools.

Develop Project Quality Goals

- Assists in the development of project quality goals with project stakeholders

- Participates in requirements reviews

- Produces test reports and other management related test artifacts for assigned projects

Participate in Core Testing Activities

- Analyzes the requirements for testability

- Designs and develops test cases and suites based on project requirements and testing standards

- Creates and maintains test data

- Executes manual and automated test cases and scripts

- Identifies, analyzes, and documents all the system errors and operational characteristics that are inconsistent with stated (and implied) requirements and design specifications

- Records and tracks defects throughout the defect life cycle

- Collects, analyzes, and communicates test results

Test Environment Coordination

- Maintains the artifacts and the environment images for projects in collaboration with other IT departments

- Executes release installation and database/data updates for the Test Environment during testing phase

User assistance

- Assists developers with test data and unit test case development

- Assists in the planning and execution of UAT and quality assessments

Process improvements

- Initiates, develops and implements industry best practices designed to increase product quality and team effectiveness

- Collaborates with project stakeholders and IT groups to seek continuous improvements

- Conducts research on tools/ideas for adoption

Other

- Maintains excellent attention to detail while managing work which may become repetitive over time

- Mentors/coaches QA Analysts

- Escalates quality concerns to management

- Other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS

- A university/college degree

- A minimum of2 years working experience in Information Technology or Investment Compliance area with minimum of 1 year in a QA Testing area

- Experience in investment compliance related business system testing (eg Charles River, ITG, Consensys, Linedata etc.)

- Ability to work independently in a fast changing environment. Results oriented, team player

- Good logical, analytical and problem solving skills.

- Knowledge/experience in working with and building applications in MS Excel (VBA, Excel functions, Using add-in) an asset

- Knowledge in RDBMS

- Knowledge/experience in using Industry leading Testing Tools and Suites, developing/executing scripts for test automation (VBScript, JavaScript, Languages/Scripts for testing tools,) an asset

- Knowledge/experience writing and reviewing programs (VB, PL/SQL, Transact SQL, C#, Java) an asset

- Strong verbal and written communication/negotiation skills

- Demonstrated experience and passion in applying current testing methodologies

- Enthusiastic in finding defects and ideas to improve quality

- Ability to create clear and concise testing documents/defects

- Knowledge of industry standard SDLC and Testing Methodologies

- Must have good communication skills.

- Candidate must be able to work independently and as part of a team with minimal supervision.

- Strong interests and background in listed and OTC financial instruments

- Knowledge/experience in SOA testing an asset

- Knowledge/experience in developing in SQL and MS Access an asset

Start date
Immediately
Duration
3 months with possibility of extension
(extension possible)
From
Direct IT Recruiting INC.
Published at
19.09.2014
Project ID:
777625
Contract type
Freelance
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