Role: QA Process Analyst (Consultant)
Location: Toronto, ON M5J 2J6 (Hybrid model – 2  weeks in office, subject to change)
Duration: 4+ months of assignment
 
Role Mandate:

• Managing and tracking currency maintenance, requirement documentation, project delivery, risk/problem identification and remediation, security compliance, business as usual (BAU) support, process optimization and roadmap alignment for Branch QA finances.

 
Team Structure:

• The team works in groups primarily, but some work will be completed independently.

 
Role Responsibilities:

• Conducts independent analysis and assessment to resolve strategic issues.
• Supports the execution of strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitors and tracks performance and addresses any issues.
• Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
• Leads and implements core initiatives with complete test strategies.
• Able to develop test automation suites, design frameworks, and define standards.
• Oversees several test projects simultaneously and provides scheduling support to operations.
• Ensures that systems and software are functionally appropriate, technically sound and well integrated.
• Reviews, evaluates, and derives requirements for testability.
• Designs, develops, executes, and maintains testing strategies and plans to ensure stability and efficiency, enabling a seamless customer experience.
• Executes and verifies test cases as part of the overall functional testing of Information Technology products as well as reporting defects and test results to the stakeholders.
• Recommends approaches to streamline and integrate technological processes and systems in the organization to improve overall efficiency and improve the bank.
• Ensures the accuracy and consistency of test results through documentation processes. Follows Client’s SDLC process.
• Communicates the overall quality of a deliverable and ensures metrics are used to drive delivery and identify any areas of concern.
• Participates in programs/projects across the enterprise.
• Participates as an active stakeholder in every initiative, driving quality based on fact-based metrics.
• Ensures development teams’ unit testing practices are in place and confirms core criteria met prior to integrated testing delivery.
• Proactively provides improvement opportunities to the team to enhance the customer experience.
• Drives the testing automation capabilities.
• Identifies opportunities to strengthen the quality assurance capability, such as: sharing expertise to promote technical development, mentoring employees, building communities of practice and networks.
• Stays abreast of industry technical and business trends through participation in professional associations, practice communities & individual learning.
• Focus is primarily on business/group within client, may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.
• Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
• Works independently on a range of complex tasks, which may include unique situations.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

 
Must Have Skills:

• Have past working experience in managing finances in clarity/PPM.
• Primary metric - Customer Connect application knowledge and working experience.
• 10+ years of work experience in IT or business environment and/or B.S./B.A. in computer science, engineering, information systems, math or business. Is another degree fine as well?
• Knowledge of the SDLC, testing concepts, methodologies, metrics, and automated testing frameworks
• Problem solving skills including the ability to troubleshoot and identify problem areas throughout testing.
• Able to analyze data and use testing metrics to highlight improvement opportunities.
• In-depth verbal & written communication skills
• Ability to communicate and manage with multiple PMs and finance teams on test estimations/finances/portfolio management/clarity related aspects/ financial reconciliations.
• In-depth collaboration & team skills
• In-depth analytical and problem solving skills
• In-depth influence skills
• Data driven decision making

 
Nice to Have Skills:

• Previous same client experience
• Previous Financial industry experience

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 60.00/hr.