Intermediate Quality Assurance (QA) Analysts

PlanAxion is seeking intermediate quality assurance (QA) analysts for a consulting assignment in banking and financial services.

In an environment where reliability, security, and compliance are essential, you will independently plan, execute, and track software testing activities within development teams. You will work closely with IT and business stakeholders to validate solutions, identify defects, and continuously improve software quality.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze functional and technical requirements and acceptance criteria to identify testing needs.
• Design and maintain test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and traceability matrices.
• Prepare test data and environments.
• Independently execute functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests.
• Perform API and database validation when required.
• Document test results and maintain traceability.
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution.
• Validate fixes and perform related regression testing.
• Contribute to test automation activities when required and in line with existing practices.
• Support validation of systems related to payments, risk, fraud, and banking services.
• Work directly with developers, business analysts, product owners, and other stakeholders.
• Attend team meetings, planning sessions, and Agile activities where applicable.
• Identify and communicate quality risks and issues.
• Independently organize and prioritize testing activities to meet project deadlines.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA practices and processes.

Requirements

• Intermediate-level experience in software quality assurance and testing.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously without daily supervision.
• Experience designing and executing test scenarios and test cases.
• Solid knowledge of functional, integration, and regression testing.
• Experience with test and defect management tools, including Jira/Xray.
• Knowledge of REST/SOAP APIs, microservices, and relational databases.
• Ability to translate business requirements into test cases and scenarios.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and organizational ability.
• Ability to manage competing tasks and priorities independently.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Good command of French and English.

Assets

• Experience in banking or financial services.
• Familiarity with payment processes, ISO 20022, SWIFT, or credit processes.
• Ability to validate data using SQL queries.
• Familiarity with cloud environments.

Assignment details

• Work arrangement: Montréal, hybrid
• Engagement: consulting assignment
• Level: intermediate
• Industry: banking and financial services

Interested?

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