QA Test Analyst (mobile) Mat- Leave Contract
Effective Date
March 2023
Reports To
Manager, Quality Assurance
Function:
Ensures that the CREA services and applications provided to the public and to its members continue to meet high quality standards.
Responsibilities:
- Create comprehensive test plans and test strategy documentation
- Create and maintain test cases/scripts based on requirement documentation
- Execute test plans and test cases to ensure that new services and applications comply with requirements
- Report application defects and retest fixes
- Ensure that fixes to existing software have been correctly implemented
- Create test status and summary reports
- Provide input into software requirement and design process to ensure quality product output
- Perform back end (DB) and data validity testing as required
- Perform UAT, integration, functional and regression tests on new applications and on existing applications as required
- Participate in planning, scrum and retrospective meetings
- Work with Business Analyst, Systems Analyst and Development teams to analyze and resolve defects
Required Technical Skills:
- 5+ years’ experience working in Software Quality Assurance field with hands-on skill in Agile methodologies
- 3+ years working experience testing iOS/Android mobile apps on real devices, tablets and emulators
- Working experience in web applications testing
- Working experience in testing SOAP and RESTful webservices using Postman or any other tools
- Working experience executing various types of tests (UAT, functional, UI, regression, compatibility, performance, etc.) for web applications and mobile apps
- Experience in creating and executing test plans, test strategies, test cases/scripts
- Proven relational database knowledge and experience - able to understand, create and execute database SQL queries (from simple to complex)
- Able to understand programming languages (HTML, XML, SQL, JavaScript, .Net)
- Experience with Web or/and Mobile Automation testing using Selenium, Appium or any other test automation tool - an asset
- Understanding of data warehouse/business intelligence concepts, and architectural components – an asset
- Experience with web application development – an asset
- Experience with source control tools, preferably git and Azure DevOps – an asset
Required Soft Skills:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills
- Work independently and as part of a group
- A commitment to quality and a thorough approach to detail
- Ability to work well under pressure and handle multiple deadlines and projects
- Be a problem owner and solver with a logical and analytical approach to solving issues
- Self-sufficient, highly motivated, resourceful individual
- Proficient in French language – an asset
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Computer Science or related field
- SQL certification – an asset
- ISTQB, ITIL, or any other QA/Programming Certification – an asset