Responsibilities: Provides advice on the testing strategy, test
plans, the selection of testing tools, and the identification of
resources required for testing Plans and organizes testing efforts for
large systems in Graphical User Interface (GUI) and non-Graphical User
Interface (GUI) environments, including the execution of systems
integration tests, specialized tests, and user acceptance testing
(e.g., stress tests) The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible
for the development of test plans, test scripts and test cases and
executing these against the various components. The tester will work
with the testing lead and IT lead of each project as well as the
project team members in the analysis, design, development,
implementation and ongoing support of the required systems General
Skills: Experience in planning, organizing and implementing testing
efforts at the specified experience level Knowledge of structured
methodologies for the development, design, implementation and
maintenance of applications Knowledge and experience in the use of
Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and data query tools
to aid in the development of test cases Knowledge and experience in
the use of automated test tools and version control systems on one or
more platforms Experience executing functional tests, non-functional
tests and systems level integration tests Experience supporting user
acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities Experience with
quality assurance principles, practices, tools and structured
methodologies Experience creating testing strategy documentation, test
plans, test cases and test data for various types and phases of
testing, including technical and business functional validation
Experience in quality assurance and testing, including unit testing,
integration testing, load testing, performance testing, etc. Knowledge
and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills;
organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written
communication skills; and interpersonal skills A team player with a
track record for meeting deadlines Knowledge of one or more automated
testing tools Desirable Skills: Knowledge and experience in at least
one programming language Experience in the use of information
retrieval packages Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in
an object-oriented environment Knowledge and understanding of
Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.
Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with
Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards Experience
planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small
systems Experience coding automated test scripts to produce sets of
automated test cases Experience testing Commercial Off-the Shelf
Applications (COTS)

Skills
Experience and Skill Set Requirements

General Skills:
Demonstrated experience in planning, organizing and implementing
testing efforts at the specified experience level
Knowledge of structured methodologies for the development, design,
implementation and maintenance of applications
Knowledge and experience in the use of Computer Aided Software
Engineering (CASE) tools and data query tools to aid in the
development of test cases
Knowledge and experience in the use of automated test tools and
version control systems on one or more platforms
Demonstrated experience executing functional tests, non-functional
tests and systems level integration tests
Demonstrated experience supporting user acceptance testing and
participating in UAT activities
Demonstrated experience with quality assurance principles, practices,
tools and structured methodologies
Demonstrated experience creating testing strategy documentation, test
plans, test cases and test data for various types and phases of
testing, including technical and business functional validation
Demonstrated experience in quality assurance and testing, including
unit testing, integration testing, load testing, performance testing,
etc.
Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills;
organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written
communication skills; and interpersonal skills
A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
Knowledge of one or more automated testing tools



Desirable Skills:
Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language
Demonstrated experience in the use of information retrieval packages
Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented environment
Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles,
concepts, policies and practices.
Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with
Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards


Knowledge Transfer Requirements:
Knowledge transfer is expected to occur through the duration of the
assignment through regular meetings, touchpoints, and working sessions
with LRC staff
All design, development and artefacts, including all relevant and
complete documents must be transferred to the ministry in the
designated repositories provided
Dedicated knowledge transfer sessions will be scheduled during the
close-out phase of the project to ensure completeness of knowledge
transfer and all documentation is shared, and allow LRC staff to ask
clarification and/or follow up questions.

Evaluation Criteria:
Manual Testing Skills/Experience - 45 points (weighted score)
8+ years experience in QA analysis
Experience developing Test Cases/Scripts and data requirements,
develop test scenarios, test cases for manual testing
Demonstrated experience conducting iterative testing in Salesforces
Experience developing technical testing strategies/plans
Experience executing testing activities for a number of types of
testing such as:

Integrations testing
Unit testing
Regression testing
Functional testing
Accessibility testing
Non-functional testing
Vulnerability testing

Demonstrated experience in developing test plans, test scripts and
test data; documenting software defects and tracking resolutions
Demonstrated experience with User Acceptance testing and leading
initial UAT sessions
Hands-on skills with Salesforce UI and backend testing

Soft Skills - 20 points (weighted score)
Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Experience reporting progress on deliverables to team, project leads
and management, including proactively raising risks/issues with
migrations
Demonstrated experience working with clients and technical teams to
ensure effective resolution of defects and management of change
request are complete

Agile Experience - 20 points (weighted score)
Experience with Agile scrum methodologies
Demonstrated experience with agile sprint management, bug tracking and
testing life cycle management using Azure DevOps
Thorough understanding of SDLC, specifically QA processes in agile
development environments

Testing - 10 points (weighted score)
Demonstrated experience conducting AODA and vulnerability testing
using standard testing tools (e.g. JAWS, NVDA)
Demonstrated experience conducting functional and UAT testing in Salesforce

Public Sector Experience - 5 points (weighted score)
Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations

 

Must Have

• 1-2 years of Salesforce Public Sector Foundation (License and Permit) testing
• Demonstrated experience with Salesforce, DevOps, Microsoft tools including Visio and Project and Miro boards
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the Ontario Digital Service Standard, Ontario Service Design Playbook and the Digital First Assessment product delivery approach (Pre-Discovery, Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live)
• Knowledge and understanding of digital product development, implementation and management
• Demonstrated experience in the development of test scripts and user stories
• Demonstrated experience testing prototypes and conducting usability testing
• Demonstrated experience conducting iterative analysis and testing
• Knowledge of user-centered design
• Demonstrated experience conducting UAT, AODA and vulnerability testing
• Ability to lead and coordinate testing team