Technology Quality Assurance Analyst
Mississauga, ON, CA, L5N 0E1
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Description
Purolator is seeking a Software Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst with automation capabilities in the latest technologies, and experience in developing and executing automated test scripts using current available industry tools and processes.
The Analyst will participate in project work with business development and project management teams to develop and review business requirements and product designs, review project-related documentation including business requirements and technical specifications for accuracy, clarity, and testability, and help identify potential issues and risks. Additionally, this role will strategize testing, designing, developing, and implementing test plans and design user cases and user stories that illustrate business needs for technical solutions.
Responsibilities
- Performance testing capabilities in the latest technologies with the ability to identify and resolve complex issues efficiently.
- Guide a test team through test activities in small to medium projects.
- Excellent skills in status reporting – daily status reports, test execution reports, traceability matrices and score cards, and effectively communicate to project team, stakeholders, sponsors, partners and vendors.
- Assist with designing, developing, reviewing and implementing test plans for Purolator’s various shipping channel applications and corporate projects as required.
- Design, write, review and execute user acceptance and regression test cases in both manual and automated environments for web, desktop, mobile, API and web services.
- Participate in the software development life cycle of Purolator’s various shipping channel applications; including but not limited to E-Ship Server, Data File Distribution, web services, Mobile app and EDI.
- Analyze test results from the test execution and of Purolator’s shipping system certification program. Scope includes testing shipping labels, printed manifests, manifest files, shipment cost calculations, service and product validation rules.
- Co-ordinate with other teams throughout the life cycle of Purolator’s 3rd Party shipping system vendors.
- Assist with audits to validate consistency from test to production environments.
- Review current processes and recommend improvements to reduce test effort and maximize compliance levels.
- Mentor other QA team members on processes and best practices in QA, ability to explain testing methodology, processes, tools, templates, environment and concepts to team members and guide their participation in small projects utilizing SDLC.
- Ensure constant improvement in overall product quality.
- Assist production support team with issues resolution relating to Purolator’s various shipping channel applications.
- Conduct knowledge transfer sessions to other Purolator departments based on test results.
Qualifications
- University or College diploma in computers, software design or any computer application development specialty, or 7-10 years’ experience as a QA analyst, previous role as senior or lead QA.
- Technical expertise in industry-standard automation tools (e.g., Playwright, Selenium, Appium, Robot Framework, and Katalon).
- Proficient in scripting languages like Python, Java, JavaScript, etc.
- Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices and technology like Git, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, etc.
- Ability to lead testing activities for small to medium projects.
- Have implemented an automated testing framework for either mobile, web, API or web services.
- Experience with Soap and Rest web service.
- Ability to grasp complex concepts related to integration of multiple systems.
- Advanced knowledge of all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) follow testing standards including:
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- Requirements gathering, analysis, design, implementation
- Preparing and executing test plans, test strategy documents
- Test case creation, execution and deployment
- Knowledge of testing methodologies (Waterfall and Agile) and Quality Assurance testing standards and best practices for the application development lifecycle.
- Knowledge of QA processes and software test experience with all levels and types of testing; Functional, System, Regression, Integration, User Acceptance, Destructive Testing.
- Knowledge of Jira – epics, stories, defect management; tracking, creation, execution etc.
- Experience with Agile Project Plans: work remaining v/s time, backlog graphs, velocity and burn down charts.
- Working knowledge of SAP, EDI and related solutions would be nice to have.
- Mobile development and/or test automation is a strong asset.
- Knowledge of security testing is an asset.
- Knowledge of project management framework and methodologies is an asset.
- ASQ, ITQSB or CAST certification an asset.
- French will be a strong asset.
POSTING DETAILS
Location: 530 - Corporate
Working Conditions: Office Environment
Reports to: Manager Shipping Channels
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Purolator is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, Aboriginal/Indigenous status or any other factors considered discriminatory. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, we will work with you to meet your needs.
At Purolator, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fully compliant with Canadian law. As part of the first round of pre-screening, the application process may involve the integration of human oversight with an automated AI solution (“AI Tool”) to assist in evaluating candidate qualifications for the position for which they are applying. This AI Tool assists in automating certain stages, such as resume screening and skills assessments, and helps expedite getting to the initial communication stage with candidates. Any personal information shared with Purolator will be used strictly for the purposes of these job applications in compliance with applicable privacy law. If you have any questions about the process, please contact: TalentCOE@purolator.com
We recognize that our employees and their families are key stakeholders. We will only be successful as a business if we provide our employees with a safe and healthy workplace and we have the right people in the right roles with the support they need to succeed. We hire for attitude and train for skills. To learn more about us and our values, go to www.purolator.com.
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