QA / Testing (TA - Cognos to PowerBI Transition)

Job ID#:   Symbiotic Indigenous Opportunity Position        
Job Title:  Sr QA Testing Analyst – Power BI

Mandatory Skills: QA/Testing for Reporting, Power BI
Rate/Salary: $52.80/hour, Incorporated
Start Date: November 4, 2024

Duration: Contract:  12 Months

Location:  Ottawa, Flexible for Remote in Canada

Security Clearance Required: Enhanced Reliability Minimum (**See ‘Additional Information’)

Language Requirements: English

JOB INFORMATION: (View Online - https://symbioticgroup.com/indigenous-opportunities/ )

Job Description - Role Responsibilities

On behalf of our client within the Federal Government we are recruiting for a Senior QA Specialist/Analyst to work on testing of BI Reports and Data assets. Our client has recently migrated the BI environment from Cognos to Power BI/Microsoft BI stack and this role will be focused on testing/QA to validate functionality of reporting systems, data accuracy and business alignment.

The required Quality Assurance and Testing work will include:

·           Test planning and coordination including the creation and documentation of test plans; test scenarios, test scripts, test summary reports and other documents as required;

·           Conducting functional, performance and accessibility testing of applications;

·           Management and monitoring of test plans for all levels of testing;

·           Management of walkthroughs and reviews related to testing and implementation readiness;

·           Establishing software testing procedures for integration testing and regression testing;

·           Establishing and operating "interoperability" testing procedures to ensure that the interaction and co-existence of various software elements, which are proposed to be distributed on the common infrastructure, conform to appropriate departmental standards (e.g., For performance, compatibility, etc.) and have no unforeseen detrimental effects on the shared infrastructure;

·           Establishing a validation and verification capability which assumes functional and performance compliance;

·           Capturing and communicating test results as requested by the Project Authority (e.g., in Azure Devops, Test status and summary reports, wiki and SharePoint documentation, etc.); and

·           Status reporting.

Technical Training or Experience:

·            Planning and conducting Quality assurance and testing activities for BI/Reporting systems and dataassets, including experience conducting each of the following tasks:

o   organizing and scheduling testing efforts including the required testing resources;

o   executing system integration tests;

o   executing specialized tests; and

o   executing user acceptance tests.

·           Experience with:

o   SharePoint Online

o   Power BI Service

o   Microsoft Data & Analytics Stack

o   Power BI Desktop

o   Azure Synapse Analytics Workspaces

o   Azure Machine Learning Workspaces

o   Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2

 Lived Experience:

·        The role will have a close relationship with the Indigenous Community in Canada and for Government of Canada positions that are part of the PSIB-Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business or IPP-Indigenous Participation Plans. Candidates will be required to attest to their Indigenous Citizenship/Membership and provide verification through documentation.  

ARE YOU READY TO ‘KICK START’ YOUR CAREER?   YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO START YOUR CAREER JOURNEY AND WE WILL BE ALONGSIDE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO HELP YOU REACH YOUR DESTINATION.  

Apply at the “I’m Interested” button below OR “Contact Us” here https://symbioticgroup.com/symbiotic-academy/contact-us/ or email your CV here [email protected] .

About Symbiotic Indigenous Opportunities & Academy ‘Train-to-Hire’ Positions

Symbiotic Group Inc. is an Indigenous-owned consulting company providing Information Technology and Business consulting services to customers across North America.

In addition to providing our clients with industry leading IT services, Symbiotic Digital is creating careers in business and technology for First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people from coast to coast to coast including upskilling and re-skilling through our Academy ‘Train-to-Hire’ program. An important part of our mission is to create meaningful business and career opportunities for Indigenous people through our work with committed partners in both the public and private sector. 

We work with committed clients and partners delivering industry leading IT services that also advance Indigenous business and capability.   

Work With Us - At Symbiotic Digital, we encourage our employees' and consultants’ personal career growth. We take an active role in ensuring that each employee/consultant is provided the dedicated support to help guide them through their professional development, provide training scholarships, and provide the opportunity to pursue software certifications for cutting-edge technologies.

Learn more here:

·        https://symbioticgroup.com/symbiotic-academy/

·        https://symbioticgroup.com/indigenous-opportunities/

·        Please submit your most recent resume to: [email protected]

·        View All Jobs online at:  https://www.symbioticgroup.com/view-jobs/

Additional Information:

*Year’s Experience:  These are ‘Train to Hire’ positions and we are seeking candidates who have graduated from either college or university (any discipline) and who have an interest in business & technology. 

**Security Clearance: We will assist qualified candidates to obtain their required Government of Canada security clearance.   Basic eligibility requires proof of Canadian citizenship (10 years).

***Symbiotic Academy:  Symbiotic Academy is offered in partnership with our training partner Akkodis Canada Inc. We are offering Scholarships and Training in addition to job readiness services to qualified and awarded Indigenous candidates.  Learn more here, https://symbioticgroup.com/symbiotic-academy.