QA Analyst

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We’re looking for a driven and detail-oriented QA Analyst to join our growing Products & Technology team in Toronto. This team is passionate about delivering high-quality, scalable solutions to serve over 600,000 members. 

As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:

• Validate and review test coverage against business requirements / user stories / product backlog items

• Contribute to the identification and escalation of gaps within the user stories and/or technical user stories documents that could impact testing

• Analyze, understand, and implement Agile testing practices

• Ensure that testing activities allow applications to meet business requirements and systems goals, fulfill end-user requirements, and identify existing or potential issues.

• Work collaboratively in an agile team with QA Engineers, QA Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, and Agile Leads

• Assist the Agile team to refine User Story Acceptance Criteria, Definition of Ready and the Definition of Done

• Ensure the appropriate testing tasks are identified and created during sprint planning

• Execute test cases and document results in a test management tool

• Configure and manage test data across all testing environments

• In time, work with automated test scripts to identify issues, eventually contributing to the development of new scripts to reduce manual testing effort

To succeed in this role, you have:

• Post-secondary education / accreditation in job related field or related experience

• 2-5 years of experience in overseeing the development, and implementation of quality assurance standards for software testing

• 2- 5 years of experience with manual or automated testing frameworks in a variety of test frameworks, with a preference for JavaScript frameworks 

• Advanced knowledge of testing concepts and methodologies used in Agile contexts

• Hands-on experience in Zephyr/JIRA applications

• Knowledge and understanding SQL and database concepts will be an asset

• Ability to manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines

• Aptitude to think out of the box and have good problem-solving skills

• Good communication skills and ability to share and exchange ideas with your team members and management

• Eagerness to constantly learn and update your skills in our cross-platform environment, and you like to share knowledge with others

• PPAC/CEBS Certification or currently enrolled preferred

We believe that time together in the office is important for OMERS and Oxford, the strength of our employees, and the work we do for our pension members. In delivering on our pension promise, keeping us connected to our work and each other, our flexible hybrid work guideline requires teams to come in to the office 1+ days per week. 

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.