Position - QA Analyst - 3 (QA/Tester)

Service Request ID - 19940

Service Request Name - QA3 - 16-Feb-2024

Client - SNB-Health Applications

Work Location - Fredericton, NB

Estimated Work Start Date - 16-Feb-2024

Estimated Work Start Date - 14-Feb-2025

Level - 3

Submissions - 2

• The bid Deadline: Jan 24th, 2023 at 1:30PM Atlantic time
  
  

Maximum rate: $90 per hour

Standard Hours per day: 7.25

Estimated workdays: 261 days ** bids should include ALL fees (including the Client fee), but NOT include tax

Requirement Detail/Qualifications

General Duties:

Create and maintain performance testing initiatives and adhering to best practices;

Completion of the QA deliverables as defined in the Deliverable Assessment Framework. These activities will be identified and managed as part of the project or maintenance release plans;

Ensure the quality of applications based on defined scope and project requirements and meetings with project stakeholders;

Ensure compliance with government IT policies, procedures and security standards;

Communicate regularly with Project/Team Representatives and participate in Quality review sessions;

Stay Informed Regarding Project Direction And Context As Applicable

Attend team status meetings

Attend working group meetings as required

Work with various IT resources during the design, development, and implementation of IT Projects/Releases;

Work with the existing QA team members to ensure a knowledge transfer at the end of the assignment

Develop user documentation and procedures.

Other duties and tasks as assigned.

Mandatory Requirements And Experience

No.

Requirement

Required

Experience

M1

A University degree in Computer Science, Health Sciences, Business Administration or similar disciplines is preferred, however, an equivalent of education and experience may be considered

YES

M2

A minimum of 8 years of demonstrated testing experience that includes the following types of testing: functional, performance, connectivity, regression, integration, and automation

8 Years

M3

A minimum of 8 years of demonstrated experience in quality assurance and system testing best practices and methodologies

8 Years

M4

Excellent communications skills (written and oral) in English

YES

M5

The candidate must be available to start work in Fredericton on the date specified in Section 8 of the SOW.

YES

Desired Qualifications (Desirable Skills And Attributes)

No.

Demonstrated Experience In The Following

Desired Experience

D1

Demonstrated experience in security relating to data confidentiality and client privacy as it pertains to databases and application design and development

6 Years (+)

D2

Demonstrated proficiency in open source performance testing tools for web applications and web services like JMeter

6 Years (+)

D3

Demonstrated advanced experience with Structured Query Language (SQL) in a QA environment.

6 Years (+)

D4

Demonstrated knowledge of Quality Assurance frameworks and experience with project methodologies such as Waterfall, Waterscrum, Agile.

6 Years (+)

D5

Demonstrated experience with supporting the User Acceptance testing process including working with the Business Owners and execution of Test Cases/Scripts, Defect Reporting and Resolution tracking etc.

6 Years (+)

D6

Demonstrated experience in Client Quality Center and Client WebInspect or similar product.

6 Years (+)

D7

Demonstrated experience with Automation Testing tools Eg. SOAPUI

3 Years (+)

D8

Demonstrated experience working with Provincial Health Care and Electronic Health Records applications in a Canadian context.

3 Years (+)

The successful candidate is required onsite with SNB in HClient Place Fredericton, NB. SNB will provide office space with access to pertinent information and resources for the duration of the engagement. The ability to work remotely several days per week may be possible, as required (and only at the clients request and consent). Standard hours of work will be Mon - Fri 8:15 - 4:30 AST.

The duties of the Quality Assurance Analyst 3 will include but are not limited to the following:

• Completion of the QA deliverables as defined in the Deliverable Assessment Framework. These activities will be identified and managed as part of the project or maintenance release plans;
• Build and maintain repository of manually executed and/or automated test cases based on project requirements and change requests;
• Assist business users in User Acceptance Testing;
• Create and maintain performance testing initiatives and adhering to best practices;
• Ensure the quality of applications based on defined scope and project requirements and meetings with project stakeholders;
• Ensure compliance with government IT policies, procedures and security standards;
• Communicate regularly with Project/Team Representatives and participate in Quality review sessions;
• Stay informed regarding project direction and context as applicable;
• Attend team status meetings;
• Attend working group meetings as required
• Review project/release requirements and perform Gap Analysis;
• Work with various IT resources during the design, development, and implementation of IT Projects/Releases;
• Develop User documentation and procedures;
• Develop testing and defect reports at the end of each testing cycle;
• Assist in training of new QA resources;
• Work with the existing QA team members to ensure a knowledge transfer at the end of the assignment
• Assist other QA resources with testing;