Job Title: Software (QA) Manual Tester

Client Location: Oakville or Welland, ON (Hybrid)

Starting: 01/06/2025

Salary/Pay Rate: $33 to 37.50/hour

Hours: Full-time

Duration: 3 months

Job Description:

What you will do

Responsible for the verification of newly introduced applications and modifications to existing critical systems.
You participate in test execution to ensure the software created by developers is fit for purpose and functions as per design.
Core duties of the role include analysis of software and systems, risk mitigation and prevention of production software issues.
Contribute as an active team member on Agile projects.
Be accountable to understand user story content, determine test approach, create tasks, and provide daily progress updates to team members.
Work closely with development teams, business analysts, and stakeholders to understand requirements and design test cases that align with business objectives.
Your role will involve performing thorough testing, identifying defects, and providing valuable feedback to improve the overall quality of banking software.
Provide recommendations as to the severity and impact of identified technical issues.
Identify test data requirements and create or acquire necessary datasets for testing purposes.
Write, execute, and validate test cases, documenting results and creating any required defects assigning to the development team for review.
Test cases may be executed on a variety of technologies including desktop, mobile etc.
Identify opportunities for test automation and collaborate with the automation team to develop and maintain automated test scripts.
Prepare test reports summarizing the testing activities, including pass/fail status, defect analysis, and recommendations for improvements.
Continuously evaluate existing testing processes and methodologies to identify areas for improvement.
Suggest enhancements to streamline testing efforts, increase efficiency, and improve overall quality assurance practices.

Who you are

Creative and courageous, with the ability to manage in an environment of change and ambiguity to help us take bold, strategic moves in this rapidly evolving environment
Action oriented, and comfortable taking calculated risks to better serve our customers and business
Outcome focused, critical thinkers with the ability to analyze and visualize, to ensure continuous improvement across our entire business
Collaborative team players with superior influencing skills, who build relationships easily across various stakeholder groups to move initiatives forward
If you’re curious, ready to take on new challenges and open to doing things differently to help us evolve rapidly, then this is the place to be.

What you bring

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
Strong experience in manual testing (including web & mobile apps) and familiarity with automation testing.
Good exposure to writing Behavior driven development (BDD) tests using Cucumber.
Good exposure to banking domain.
Previous experience in Agile project environment and familiarity with tools like JIRA, Confluence, qTest etc.
Ability to prioritize critical path activities, achieve project milestones and meet deliverables
Strong diligence and ability to prioritize tasks in a challenging environment.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

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