Public Sector Experience

·3+ years of experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers 

·Knowledge of Public Sector Enterprise Architecture artifacts (or similar), processes and practices, and ability to produce technical documentation that comply with industry standard practices 

·In-depth knowledge of industry standard such as Project Management Institute (PMI) and Public Sector I&IT project management methodologies. 

·Knowledge and experience with Public Sector Health related projects 

·Knowledge and understanding of Ministry policy and IT project approval processes and requirements Public Sector Experience adopting and adhering to Public Sector Unified I&IT Project Methodology, Public Sector Enterprise Architecture and Public Sector Gating process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies 

·Experience with large complex IT Health-related projects. 

5 points

QA and Systems Testing Knowledge and Experience

5+ years of experience in the following:

·As a lead Systems Testing/QA Specialist for various streams of work, providing guidance and oversight to junior testers, and planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts (includes preparation of test plans and coordination of test execution)

·Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented environment

·All stages of system testing, including strategy, selection of testing tools, test planning, preparing test cases and test data, manual and automated test execution and defect logging and tracking

·Experience with a variety of testing systems, including clinical systems testing, mission critical systems testing, and testing high volume transactional systems in highly available environments

·Knowledge and experience of structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation, maintenance of applications

·Performing functional and non-functional system testing of the following: Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) solutions including testing of patches, new releases, acceptance testing of enhancement request functionality for modules of the product and other enhancements, and regression testing for implementation; in house web applications; HL7-FHIR based webservices (RESTFUL/JSON/XML); Application Programming Interfaces (API); reporting solutions; integration components, extensions, and enhancements

·Performing testing of Security Components including use of SAML and JWT

·Creating complete system testing documentation and artefacts such as: test strategies, test plans, test use cases, test scripts

·Develop automated test scripts (using tools such as Selenium framework)

·API testing tools to query and test interfaces at the messaging layer

·Web service queries using tools such as Rational ClearQuest, SOAP-UI, POSTMAN or via Programming Languages

·Knowledge and experience with information retrieval packages, and data queries and ad-hoc queries (using SQL) and other query languages

·Performing Accessibility testing to websites, web content and mobile applications to conform to the World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0

·Tools to support Web Accessibility testing in support of AODA legislation

·Test results reports, including performance and security testing results, for use in Defect Reviews with clients, partners and project team

·Validating successful deployment of releases in production environments, preparing reports on testing results

·Reviewing and providing input to technical and business requirements from a testing perspective, including business intelligence solutions

·Executing automated tests scripts

·Knowledge and experience working in traditional and agile teams using standard and DevOps processes and tools

·Knowledge and experience using at least one programming language

·Knowledge and experience with all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

·Reviewing business and technical documentation from a testing perspective to identify issues early in the SDLC

Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.

45 points

Logging, Tracking and Defect Reporting 

5+ years of experience with: 

·Identifying and documenting issues and risks 

·Creating and maintaining defect logs and defect summary reports (using tools such as Jira or Confluence, Test rail) 

·Updating tasks and project status 

·Participating in QA and cross functional team meetings 

·Prioritizing test execution based on business priority, defect patterns, and available testing time 

·Dealing creatively with problems stemming from shared resources, such as test environments and test data 

·Actively participating in walkthroughs and triage sessions. 

35 points

General Skills 

·Proven technical leadership skills, with ability to identify areas for improvement, and recommend solutions

·Exceptional analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills 

·Demonstrated strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills 

·Proven troubleshooting and critical thinking experience 

·Demonstrated ability to apply strong listening skills to facilitate issue resolution 

·Effective consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders with proven track record for building strong working relationships 

·Excellent customer service skills, including tact and diplomacy to ensure client needs are managed effectively 

·A motivated, flexible, detail-oriented and creative team player with perseverance, excellent organization and multi-tasking abilities, and a proven track record for meeting strict deadlines. 

15 points