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Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

Langara College

Vancouver, CAN

Temporary

Senior

Hybrid

1 weeks ago

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About the Role

Langara College is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst to assist in the development, coordination, and execution of QA plans and activities for the IT QA team.

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Test PlanningTest Case DevelopmentJIRAJAMAOracleMicrosoft SQL Server

Responsibilities

Performs requirements analysis and senior quality assurance testing duties, including test estimating, building, planning, management, coordination, and execution of all types of QA testing
Provides specialized QA expertise as input to the quality assurance of College computer system(s) and actively involved in the planning of future enhancements to system quality
Performs reviews of complex business and functional requirements and ensures the creation of QA test plans and test cases explicitly addressing the testing and validation required for these requirements
Represents and provides QA expertise when liaising with users, other IT groups and external communities, as required
Prepares, coordinates, monitors, and assists in the planning and execution of User Acceptance Testing
Develops and maintains established QA standards within all IT projects, including but not limited to delivery of detailed testing reports
Translates requirements into test plans, test cases, and QA artifacts, as needed
Continual contribution to the implementation, documentation, and evolution of QA procedures, methodologies, and processes
Supports QA intermediate Analysts in complex issues when providing support to users and other IT personnel in the use of enterprise systems
Writes technical and non technical documentation; conducts training sessions for technical and non technical audiences
Under the supervision of the Product Manager, engages in business analysis and product management processes and activities
Provides support to the intermediate QAs dealing with complexed operational issues

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Computing Science or a related field
Minimum six (6) years of recent experience performing Senior QA activities in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other business applications
Experience working in higher education preferred
Proven understanding of UML and experience with at least one of the UML modeling tools
Extensive experience developing and executing all types of test cases, including functional, non functional, security, performance, and integration
Extensive experience building and developing complex test plans
Extensive experience estimating, building, scheduling and executing test efforts in collaboration with QA Lead and project managers
Proven experience working in one or more of the following database platforms and tools: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL
Proven experience planning and testing in complex enterprise environments
Experience and practical knowledge of integration testing techniques in corporate level systems, including practical knowledge of web services and web servers
Comprehensive understanding and experience in API testing, including data mapping and data transformation
Extensive experience with test management and defect management tools, such as JIRA and JAMA

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Job Summary

The Senior QA Analyst assists in the development, coordination and execution of the plans and activities of the Langara IT QA team on a day to day basis; coordinates and performs comprehensive reviews of complex business and functional requirements; assists in the design, development and implementat

Duties & Responsibilities

Performs requirements analysis and senior quality assurance testing duties, including test estimating, building, planning, management, coordination, and execution of all types of QA testing.
Provides specialized QA expertise as input to the quality assurance of College computer system(s) and actively involved in the planning of future enhancements to system quality.
Performs reviews of complex business and functional requirements and ensures the creation of QA test plans and test cases explicitly addressing the testing and validation required for these requirements.
Represents and provides QA expertise when liaising with users, other IT groups and external communities, as required.
Prepares, coordinates, monitors, and assists in the planning and execution of User Acceptance Testing. Supports the manager in high level user acceptance testing, reviewing and analyzing.
Develops and maintains established QA standards within all IT projects, including but not limited to delivery of detailed testing reports.
Translates requirements into test plans, test cases, and QA artifacts, as needed.
Continual contribution to the implementation, documentation, and evolution of QA procedures, methodologies, and processes.
Supports QA intermediate Analysts in complex issues when providing support to users and other IT personnel in the use of enterprise systems.
Writes technical and non technical documentation; conducts training sessions for technical and non technical audiences.
Under the supervision of the Product Manager, engages in business analysis and product management processes and activities.
Provides support to the intermediate QAs dealing with complexed operational issues.

Qualifications Required

Undergraduate degree in Computing Science or a related field.
Minimum six (6) years of recent experience performing Senior QA activities in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other business applications.
Experience working in higher education preferred.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Proven understanding of UML and experience with at least one of the UML modeling tools.
Extensive experience developing and executing all types of test cases, including but not limited to functional, non functional, security, performance, and integration, ensuring proper functioning of the system based on all types of requirements.
Extensive experience building and developing complex test plans to ensure adequate test coverage and proper functioning of the system.
Extensive experience estimating, building and, scheduling and executing test efforts in collaboration with the QA Lead and project managers across multiple concurrent projects.
Proven experience working in one or more of the following database platforms and tools: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL.
Proven experience planning and testing in complex enterprise environments
Experience and practical knowledge of integration testing techniques in corporate level systems, including practical knowledge of web services and web servers.
Comprehensive understanding and experience in API testing, including data mapping and data transformation.

Why Join Langara?

Extensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Hybrid work program for eligible positions
Generous vacation package plus paid time off during college winter closure (1 week in December)
Employer paid defined benefit pension plan
Potential eligibility for educational, training, and developmental programs
Access to on site daycare subject to availability
Tuition waivers for courses at Langara College, subject to space availability
Course/program tuition reimbursements
Wellness classes and campus engagement events

Salary Range

CAD 45.73 CAD 52.09 per hour

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