QA Test Analyst_TTC2
- 1. QA Test Analyst IT Services Department Reporting to the Supervisor - Project Quality Assurance and Testing, you will be responsible for conducting appropriate tests of various RFCs (Request for Change) for the Commission’s Information Technology infrastructure for networks, server and desktop environment. You will adhere to the Patch Management process by ensuring that validation and verification is performed on Microsoft OS patches and MS Security Vulnerabilities. You will perform validation on newly built servers and desktop images. You will develop test strategies for various infrastructure projects and promote Quality Assurance methods and standards. Specific duties include: liaising with technical users across various functional groups within the ITS Department to ensure conformance to quality and testing requirements; identifying activities that will be conducted in the project to assure quality in line with the department’s standards, for inclusion in the project’s Quality Assurance Plan; developing the Requirements Traceability matrix to ensure test cases are identified and traced back to business requirements and design specifications; developing test plans and test cases, and developing/modifying various test scripts that are utilized by the different project/functional groups; assisting to develop test lab technical requirements for quality assurance testing; performing installation and integration testing to ensure new software is compatible with other current installed software systems on servers and desktops within the network; overseeing user acceptance testing conducted by the users, to confirm that the software functions as detailed by the business requirements; performing regression testing as necessary; documenting problems and following up on corrective actions; maintaining test logs and test result documentation; ensuring adherence to the Change Management process from a QA test perspective; reporting activities,
- 2. accomplishments and concerns on a weekly basis through the TrackRecord tool; and performing related duties as assigned. Skills/Knowledge/Experience You require knowledge of testing methodologies with practical experience in tracking problems and defects, and writing test documentation. You must possess a high level of business intelligence from an enterprise point of view, and are able to develop a testing strategy for various types of applications. Must also have a good working knowledge of the following operating systems, Windows Server 2000/2003, NT, Unix and MVS, Windows XP, Active Directory. Must have experience testing application developed using MS SQL 7.1, SQL 2000, Ingres, Oracle 8i/9i and 10g databases. Experience testing applications developed in the .NET & Web-Base environments including client/server applications written in VB6, C, C++, and 4GL. Must have a strong knowledge of the following tools: Compuware Suite (TrackRecord, QA RUN, TestPartner), Cognos ReportNet, Crystal Reports and Citrix. Experience in a mainframe environment is an asset. Previous experience with developing Automation and Performance testing strategies is a definite asset. You also have a sound understanding of Change & Configuration Management principles and processes. Familiarity with ITIL, ISO 9000, or similar software quality management system is a definite asset. Must be an effective team player with good interpersonal, communication, analytical, organizational and problem- solving skills. These skills and knowledge would normally be acquired through the completion of a post secondary program in Computer Studies, Software Engineering, or the equivalent, combined with a couple of years of quality assurance/testing experience in a software development environment. Annual Salary Range: $62,953.80 - $78,660.40 (Level 8) To respond, please send your resume by July 16, 2009 quoting Ref.# 7211 in confidence to: Toronto Transit Commission, Human Resources Department, Employment Services, 1138 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M5R 3H2; Fax: (416) 397-8307; Email: jobs@ttc.ca. When emailing, please include your resume in MS Word format.
- 3. Committed to the principles of employment equity, the TTC encourages applications from Aboriginal people, people with disabilities, racial minorities, and women. We thank all applicants for their interest, but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.