Automation Developer, IT Quality Assurance

Job Description Welcome to Yoush Consulting. Are you an independent IT Consultant or wish to become one? Are you looking to partner with an organization that presents you to consulting opportunities and supports you as a partner? Automation Developer, IT Quality Assurance (6 month contract to start - Remote Work/Downtown Toronto) Essential technologies experience: 3+ years of Quality Assurance Automated Testing experience and knowledge of testing methodologies Azure DevOps platform and Azure Cloud environments D365 CRM platform and Full Stack programming experience Web Testing experience Responsibilities Work with IT Managers and QA colleagues to determine test approach and create test scenarios for user stories Identify gaps in requirements and address them to business analysts and product owner Create test cases based on user stories acknowledged/ confirmed Perform manual testing which will include functional, smoke, end-to-end and regression testing Work with automation engineers to create a road map and select test cases for automation Identify, record, address, track and close bugs Propose solutions to reported errors and issues Offer insights and solution in the analysis of business requirements, user interface design, test requirements, and risk analysis Review and implement project based test strategies Develop, review, and maintain test plans Define, maintain and adjust quality standards, policies and procedures relating to IT Quality Assurance Provide status updates and report issues to QA and project leadership Sets realistic and achievable expectations for deliverables Execute tasks by doing hands-on work as an individual contributor Other duties as assigned and required Requirements Technical Skills Post-secondary education, degree or diploma, in IT or equivalent work experience 3+ years of experience in Quality Assurance Good knowledge of hardware, systems software and utilities, network communications, databases, and computer operations Very good communication, organizational and interpersonal skills Excellent knowledge of testing methodologies (for functional/non-functional, integration, system, acceptance, performance, security, usability etc.) Experience with automated testing (for APIs, services, SaaS platforms, UI testing, desktop applications) or frameworks (Selenium, Ignite, etc.) Good technical writing skills and experience creating test documentation Knowledge of the D365 CRM platform (customer engagement, marketing, project operations) experience working in cloud environments, preferably Azure power shell and/or power automate experience Basic full stack programing Deep knowledge of web testing (e.g. APIs, browser differences, JavaScript testing, etc.) Knowledge of Azure DevOps platform (Test Plans, Pipelines, Boards, Repos)