QA Analyst - 10 month contract

QA Analyst - 10 month contract - (251704080)

Description

Position: QA Analyst

Location: Mississauga, Ontario

Who We Are

Just Energy is a consumer company focused on essential needs, including electricity and natural gas; health and well-being, such as water quality and filtration devices; and utility conservation, bringing energy efficient solutions and renewable energy options to consumers. Currently operating in the United States and Canada, Just Energy serves both residential and commercial customers. Just Energy is the parent company of Amigo Energy, Filter Group Inc., Hudson Energy, Interactive Energy Group, and Tara Energy.

Job Brief:

We are seeking a skilled Software Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing quality assurance strategies and procedures to ensure our software products meet or exceed customer expectations. They will also work closely with development teams to identify, isolate, and resolve software defects in a timely manner.

Responsibilities:

- Work independently and/or on a small team to complete software projects and tasks.

- Contribute to test planning activities including developing documentation, estimating testing needs and time frames when appropriate.

- Create/update test plans, test cases, scenarios, and supporting data based on customer requirements and design documentation.

- Conduct walkthrough of QA Test Cases and Test Plans with the project team prior to execution.

- Execute manual/automated tests to validate that the software complies with standards and documented requirements. Perform Functional, Regression, Performance, and User Acceptance testing.

- Identify, analyze, and document defects using a defect reporting tool, including detailed descriptions, screenshots, and steps to reproduce.

- Evaluate test results and provide accurate, professional, and detailed status reports to communicate relevant information to stakeholders.

Requirements:

- Post-secondary education in the field of computer science, information technology, or equivalent.

- Minimum 3 years of Quality Assurance experience and solid understanding of the software testing lifecycle in Waterfall and Agile environments

- Base understanding and hands on experience in technical documentation, standard IT policies and procedures, as well as a full comprehension of the SDLC process.

- Basic to Intermediate SQL query-writing skills.

- Knowledge and hands-on experience with JavaScript will be an asset.

- Experience with API testing and Automation testing will be an asset.

- Solid verbal and written communication skills to be able to interact with a diverse team of business analysts, developers, QA team members to clarify specifications, identify and resolve various issues.

- Hands-on experience with the following tools and technologies:

o MS SQL Server 2014+

o TFS 2017+ / Azure DevOps ticket management

o Agile/Scrum development process

o Testing Tools – Postman, WCF Test, SOAP UI

o MS Office proficiency on Word, Excel in a SharePoint / OneDrive environment

o Manual testing and recording results of Winform and Webform Applications

- Preference will be given to those who have experience with most of these tools and technologies:

o Visual Studio Test Professional 2019+

o Salesforce UI

o Appium, Selenium, Rest Assured

o Microsoft Power Automate

o Testim.io, Ghost Inspector

Benefits:

Just Energy offers a robust benefits plan for staff members, as well as Employee Assistance Programs that offer a wealth of tools and resources to enrich the employee experience. The company also provides a number of cost-free, self-development courses for those that wish to build on their skills and competencies. In addition, a variety of awards offer another opportunity to recognize and reward employees.

We offer:

- Competitive compensation Competitive compensation

- Performance based bonuses

- Comprehensive benefits package

- Hybrid Working Model

- Health and wellbeing tools and resources and more…

Just Energy and its subsidiaries are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace. We invite all interested individuals to apply.

Primary Location: CA-ON-Mississauga

Job: Information Technology

Organization: Canada

Schedule: Temporary

Shift: Temporary Work

Employee Status: Non-Management

Job Type: Full-time

Job Level: Day Job

Travel: No