QA Analyst - NE Calgary, INTEQNA ,Job Opening in Calgary, AB, CANADA

Job Opening: QA Analyst
Location: Calgary, AB, CANADA

Job Description:    

INTEQNA is working with a client who is looking for a QA analyst who will be accountable for learning the quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) methodology, working with business analysts, developers and project managers to ensure quality products are delivered to the business. You must have a desire/willingness to explore, troubleshoot and learn new skills/concepts/tools and be a self-starter. A strong desire to have fun would be an asset.

Job Responsibilities:

. Develop and implement test plans, test cases and test scripts (both manual and automated) to ensure software products meet the organization's standards and end user requirements

. Perform sustainable levels of exploratory and integration testing including error propagation, logging, deployment, and usability testing

. Report progress of testing and metrics on software quality to leadership teams, project managers, and other elements of IT as required

. Lead the QA effort on projects as required by managing planned iterations, resource allocations within assigned teams, and coordinating with various testing streams on test validation

. Assist with the development of QA Processes for new technology in the IT Environment

. Be accountable for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 404 compliance of QA Processes

. Ensure evolving industry best practices are incorporated into test planning and implementation

. Ensure the appropriate use of test automation and testing tools

Job Required Skills and Qualifications:

. Minimum 3 years experience in a software development environment including:

. 2+ years experience in software quality assurance

. 1+ year exposure to test automation

. Proven ability to apply core concepts to testing problems within areas they may or may not have had exposure or experience with

. Hands-on, in depth knowledge of software quality assurance/testing methodologies, practices and related standards (IEEE, CMMI, Exploratory Testing, etc.)

. Proven detail-oriented personality along with analytical and problem solving abilities

. Demonstrated cross-discipline ability (ability to perform BA, Developer, UX, etc., activities at a basic level)

. Experience with at least one software scripting language such as Python, VBScript, Perl, Ruby etc.

. Experience automating testing of front-end GUIs as well as SOA web service calls and/or leveraging existing automation to perform regression or data-driven testing

. Politically savy. Must know when to "stand up" for quality at the expense of schedule, but in a way that doesn't alienate. Must know when to compromise for the overall good at the expense of quality.

. Familiarity with open source test tools and utilities

. Experience with Oracle and MSSQL Server database environments including SQL query/script generation

. Familiarity working within various Operating Systems including Windows Server and Unix (including batch/shell scripting, basic Unix commands, IIS and Windows service administration)

. Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Job Desirable Skills and Qualifications:

. Experience with Agile an asset

. Programming experience with one or more of the following languages: C#, Java

. Demonstrated ability to specify and develop custom automated and non-automated test harnesses

. Experience with Web Service Testing (REST and SOAP) an asset

. Experience with load and performance test tools and methodologies an asset

. Knowledge of web application security and penetration test tools/techniques an asset

. Project Management experience an asset

. Usability research and testing experience an asset

. Knowledge of the telecommunications industry including cable, internet, telephony and wireless is an asset with experience in several of the following highly regarded:

. Billing/rating

. Provisioning

. OE/OM

. Mediation

. Portals

. Risk Management/assurance

How to Apply:
Website: www.inteqna.com/

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