Java Developer ( 14929 )

SCT resources have a broad range of skills in different technologies. The large skill-set has been made possible by a conscious focus on strengthening our skills base. Every person selected for our team brings something new, something that adds to our offerings. We learn continuously, both on the job and through formal training programs.

Company: SystemCanada | www.systemcanada.com

World wide office:  Canada - USA - Australia - UK - South Africa - New Zealand - Ireland - Japan

Job Description

Role - Java Developer

Division:  Quality Assurance & Prod Mgmt

Position Description

The Quality Center Of Excellence Tooling and Automation team provides services for all divisions and time zones of diversified global bank. Java and also recently Scala languages are used.
Looking for Java developer to build, enhance and maintain tools and test harnesses for various middleware and non-GUI backend systems. OOP methods will be used to create reusable modules that can be shared across multiple projects and integrated into internally developed suite of testing tools for improved efficiency and time to market. The individual will have the opportunity to learn about several technologies and firm systems as well as interact with various end users. Good interpersonal and communication skills are also a must.

The successful candidate will have specific experience testing complex distributed message based systems some of which may also have structured public APIs that interface to external systems. The candidate should be able to cite examples of the successful employment of a variety of test strategies. The candidate should be comfortable working in a Global organization. The candidate will work closely with the development team to address known gaps in the QA process and recommend a comprehensive QA program that lowers the time to market and delivery risk and improves the overall quality in an Agile Development environment. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are a must.

Skills Required

- Diploma (BSc) preferably in IT or Business with strong IT background
- 2-5 years of QA / Testing experience in large cross platform testing programs preferably in backend testing
- Experience testing UNIX/Linux , MQ & Windows OS environment applications
- UNIX shell scripting and Perl programming
- Experience building back-end automated test harnesses
- Basic database experience in SQL, Sybase/Oracle, DB2
- Experience in writing test cases directly from business/IT requirements
- Passion for testing and quality assurance
- Desire to work in a Global Team
- Desire to share information and move projects forward
- Desire to learn some of the business functionality being developed in systems
- Desire to understand how complex software and business requirements intersect
- Detail oriented with strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Data analysis skills
- Strong client service orientation

Skills Desired

- Experience building back-end automated test harnesses
- Experience using Mercury Products like Quality Center, and/or Test Director
- Experience testing Java applications
- Knowledge of Java Development
- Knowledge of MQ Series and XML
- Experience working with offshore teams
- Experience using Quick Test Pro
- Knowledge of XML