Saskatchewan Blue Cross®, one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers, is currently recruiting for a full-time Quality Assurance Specialist to join our IT Product Delivery Department located in our Saskatoon office. This position offers the flexibility to work in-office or participate in hybrid options based in our Saskatoon office. This is a temporary position (for up to 12 months) with the possibility of extension.

JOB FUNCTION

If you are strong in process management and operational execution, have a passion for delivering high quality application solutions, are an exceptional communicator, and a natural problem solver, then we’re looking for you! Working as part of the IT Product Delivery team and reporting directly to the Manager, Product Delivery, the Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for supporting the quality assurance for application system projects. To be successful in this position, you’ll need to be committed to quality standards and participate in the project team by supporting others, sharing information and contributing to goals.

WHY CHOOSE SASKATCHEWAN BLUE CROSS?

We’re driven by a mission to empower communities on their journey to whole health and wellness, and have a lot of exciting things ahead of us. We’re improving our members’ experiences through investment in our people, technology, services and products. When you join our team, you’re joining an organization where employees are valued, recognized for their contributions, and empowered to make us stronger. The wellbeing of our employees, our members, our partners, and our communities is at the heart of our operations.

Our industry is evolving fast, and so are we! We’re looking for people who:

• Share our values
• Believe that creating great experiences is totally within their control
• Collaborate and always set others up for success
• Build positive relationships and an understanding of what people’s needs are
• See solutions and possibilities (not problems!)
• Are simply outstanding at what they do

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create test strategy, write, and execute test cases for manual and automated testing, prepare and present test reporting, and actively seek test process optimization
• Follow automated test frameworks and guidelines to grow and maintain automated test coverage across various application product lines – mobile applications, web applications, and data centered operations
• Using the test management tool, create test cases and suites for each level of testing - functional in sprints, end-to-end, regression, and release tests
• Take up new initiatives and work on proof of concepts regarding latest tools and automation frameworks as needed
• Support UAT testing, and provide assistance on application incident resolution
• Drive operational excellence by focusing on continuous improvement efforts
• Maintain a mindset of continuous quality improvements by highlighting deficiencies and proactively recommending changes in tools, process, reporting, and employee training
• As part of a scrum team, work in close collaboration with a team of specialists - developers, domain subject matter experts, and business representatives
• Participate in and contribute to user story reviews and provide estimations for test effort
• Work on various assignments within timelines by contributing from planning to delivery stages
• Regular review and assessment of project goals, accomplishments, and priorities to meet personal, departmental, and organizational objectives
• Perform other related projects and duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree, Post-Secondary Diploma, or Certificate in a related field, and a minimum of 5 years of directly related experience. An equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered
• Previous experience in supporting large scale projects
• Preference will be given to candidates with previous experience working on projects converting from a legacy to low code modern platform
• Demonstrated knowledge of creating and conducting automated, regression, and functional testing
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to understand business requirements and design test scenarios accordingly
• Ability and desire to work in an agile environment
• Demonstrated ability to work within time constraints to meet strict deadlines
• Experience using TestRail, Katalon, PostMan, JIRA, JMeter, SQL, Selenium, would be considered as an asset
• Experiences with testing Mobile applications and large set of data migration would be considered as an asset
• The successful candidate will be required to undergo a background check
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada on an unrestricted basis