Job Overview
The Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst will be responsible for leading and participating in developing and establishing quality assurance standards for the T24 Banking System. Additionally, the QA Analyst will be accountable for performing tests on software applications to isolate and solve issues, including initiating tests, analyzing results, and finding solutions to technical problems. This individual will gather and analyze data in support of business cases, proposed projects, and systems requirements.
Role
In the role, you will…
- Accurately design test plans on software applications based on business requirements and technical specifications
- Take the lead on building and executing automated testing scripts in support of the test plans
- Meticulously record and document results and compare to expected results
- Thorough defect management, effectively identify software failures so that defects may be discovered and corrected, be proactive in documenting anomalies and issues and maintain database of software defects
- Efficiently generate historical analysis of test results
- Thorough functional testing and load testing, carefully verify specific action or function of code
- Actively ensure compliance with general programming best practices, accepted web standards and those standards set forth in FirstOntario’s documented policy and procedure
- Passionately lead and participate in testing sprint/update meetings
- Keenly contribute and actively participate in application security audits
- Enthusiastically contribute in application planning meetings
- Accurately maintain and ensure FirstOntario’s data integrity standards
- Avidly and in a timely manner, investigate customer concerns and non-conformance issues
- Be responsible for providing application instructions for users and meticulously document significant error handling procedures for application code
- Diligently and with desire, provide second line of support to the Service Desk and with tickets
- Act as a true business partner by means of escalating concerns to vendors and accurately maintain issue logs using Validate tools
- Consider health & safety as a primary concern to ensure the safety of self and others
- Perform other duties as required
Required Skills
Within your skills and qualifications, you will…
- Be proud of your post-secondary diploma or degree in computer science or equivalent in a related program
- Be tech savvy when it comes to knowledge of tools, concepts and methodologies of QA
- Be an expert user of MS Office
- Have knowledge of application development best practices
- Be an analytical thinker who through having a keen sense for detail, can estimate the scope of IT initiatives and work smart should difficulties arise
- Be quick to respond to requests for service from all of your clients in a manner which is clearly understood
- Be analytical and overly detailed oriented when dealing with technical support issues and IT projects
- Innately demonstrate superior written and verbal communication skills
- Use your courage to take action in difficult and challenging situations and deal with uncertainty
- Be aware of and mitigate enterprise risk factors and ensure compliance with applicable regulations, legislation and
- FirstOntario policies and procedures
- Be available to work evenings and weekends as the job demands and travel as required
- Be actively participating in an on-call rotation
Accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request during the application process.
Contract length: 12 months
Job Types: Full-time, Contract