[Remote] IS Quality Assurance Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Fidelity Investments is a world leader in mutual funds and ETF management, and they are seeking an IS Quality Assurance Analyst to ensure the quality of application software. The role involves manual testing, collaborating with various stakeholders, and managing testing deliverables to meet project timelines.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively in a team environment with Business Analysts, Programmer Analysts, Project Managers, as well as the functional business owners/stakeholders to ensure delivery of a quality application
• Conduct full analysis of requirements with the appropriate project partners and clarify discrepancies to ensure full understanding of all deliverables
• Provide effort estimates for testing as part of project initiation and planning
• Ensures QA-related deliverables meet predefined dates and timelines in accordance with the project plan
• Build comprehensive testing approach with High Level Test Plans and detailed functional test cases that trace requirements to tests
• Execute test cases and identify defects for all planned production software and data changes, including production incident fixes
• Build clear supporting evidentiary documents as proof of the test execution and securely archive documents for audit purposes
• Manage walkthroughs and provide weekly status reporting on test results to the project team
• Evaluate overall project test results and provide recommendation on production implementation readiness

Skills

• Completed Post-Secondary education or equivalent working experience
• Financial Services experience or Mutual Fund Industry experience is required
• Knowledge of standard Quality Assurance practices and measures
• Good communication skills (Written and Verbal)
• Strong analytical skills, an investigative attitude, and an open mind
• Hands on experience with test planning, test execution, and defect management within an agile environment
• Experience with automation tools and frameworks is considered an asset; however, automation will not be a primary responsibility of this role

Benefits

• Performance Bonus Eligible for a discretionary bonus that rewards your contributions and results.
• RRSP Contribution After 6 months of employment, we invest in your future with an RRSP contribution—no employee matching required.

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