Are you a Quality Assurance Specialist/Performance Tester looking for a new opportunity?
Are you looking for a new contract opportunity?

We are pleased to offer you a new contract opportunity for you to consider: Quality Assurance Specialist/Performance Tester

• Start: ASAP
• Estimated length: 3 months
• Location: Toronto
• Hybrid role

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications such as ISTQB (CT-PT) or other performance testing/QA certifications.
• Experience working in both internal (on-premise) and external (Cloud) environments.
• Several years of experience in performance testing and engineering, especially with large-scale applications.
• Extensive experience in creating test scenarios/test scripts for large, complex IT solutions.
• Extensive experience in creating post test reports and modifying test scenarios/scripts as needed.
• Minimum of five years of application performance testing experience in a project-based web application environment, with hands-on experience in testing cloud-based ERP systems such as SAP S/4HANA.
• Experience in writing test documentation, formal test reports; experience in tracking problems and defects within a large project.

Technical Capabilities:

• Extensive knowledge of software development lifecycle principles and quality assurance methodology.
• Proven experience and understanding of all phases of the development lifecycle, including scoping, requirements, design, construction, integration, and testing.
• Experience in working with developers, project and release managers, system administrators, business analysts, and database administrators.
• Direct experience and knowledge of quality assurance for various applications, web platforms, reporting, and analytics.
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, including waterfall, agile, and ASAP.
• Develop and execute performance test cases and scripts to assess system reliability, capacity, and scalability.
• Interpret test results and provide actionable insights to development teams.
• Design and develop automated performance tests to ensure stability and reliability.
• Provide expertise and guidance to QA teams on best practices in performance testing.
• Proficiency with Test Automation Tools and Test Management Tools (Octane, ALM, Confluence, JIRA).
• Experience in testing/QA of cloud-based ERP systems such as SAP S/4HANA environment preferred.
• Proficiency in enterprise performance testing tools including LoadRunner On-Prem/Cloud.

SUMMARY

Do you have this experience? If you answer YES, then please apply IMMEDIATELY to so we can then discuss your experience and interest in this opportunity!
Randstad Technologies Group
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• Review relevant project documentation (BRD, FSD, User Stories, Use Cases, etc.) and identify gaps, ambiguities, and contradictions through Requirements Gathering & Planning.
• Design and Approve Performance Test Plan, and manual/automated testing processes.
• Collaborate with Business Process Leads/ Functional Teams to design and create Test Data (Master Data, Transactional Data, Test Data Volume).
• Verify that the Test Environment matches the ‘live’ Production Environment prior to test execution.
• Develop test scenarios and test scripts to simulate user behavior (using tools like LoadRunner, JMeter, NeoLoad) for performance testing (load, stress, endurance, spike, and scalability testing)
• Execute various types of tests manually and/or using automation tools, including regression, integration, usability, and performance (load/stress) tests.
• Define Performance Metrics and KPIs.
• LoadRunner Connectivity Setup with City S/4HANA
• Monitor test execution, manage defect resolution, and address issues as they arise.
• Maintain records of test discrepancies using designated QA tools and manage a full-cycle defect tracking process.
• Coordinate with project managers, development managers, system administrators, architects, and DBA members.
• Work cooperatively with project team members during performance testing.
• Assess risk to quality based on verification and validation results and provide recommendations.
• Implement quality processes to support development and production change management.
• Report testing status, including performance test results, to the IT Test Lead.
• Attend testing-related and other project meetings as required.