Testing Analyst 1

Role Responsibilities

Are you a creative Information Technology professional that enjoys solving problems and creating innovative results for clients? Do you pride yourself on your friendly client service, good listening skills, and attention to detail? If so, the ministry of Technology and Innovation has the perfect opportunity for you in our Testing Analyst role.

As a Testing Analyst, you will support quality assurance, user acceptance testing, system integration testing, performance testing, application security and privacy considerations, and test environment coordination. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders within the 1GX community to ensure business needs are understood and issues are resolved effectively.

Responsibilities:
Some of the responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:

• Performing testing and quality assurance to ensure existing 1GX functionality is maintained and effectively utilized.
• Translating business requirements into clear, detailed test plans and scripts.
• Supporting the development of testing strategies and documentation for both project and operational needs, in collaboration with the vendor partners and internal teams.
• Assisting stakeholders (1GX users, Business Community, Service Managers) in identifying business impacts and ensuring needs are met. Soliciting feedback and promoting an agile, innovative, and collaborative transformation experience.
• Partnering with stakeholders to resolve issues related to engagement, adoption, sustainment, and improvement.
• Promoting best practices in security and privacy of personal information and data.
• Supporting the FIN/SCM and HCM/Payroll Managers and Excellence teams in testing issue resolution.
• Providing testing metrics to the Team Lead and Manager, 1GX Technology Excellence.
• Identifying and reporting trends that may indicate issues or failures.
• Supporting the Manager, 1GX Technology Excellence with briefings, responses, and recommendations.

As we advance our digital infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation are becoming key components of modern testing practices.

While prior experience with AI is not required, we are seeking candidates who are: curious about new technologies, eager to learn AI-enhanced testing tools, and enthusiastic about automation, efficiency, and continuous improvement. In this role, AI may support automated testing, performance analysis, defect detection, and data-driven decision-making. Training and mentorship will be provided.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

• Agility: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, manage resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.
• Drive for Results: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to each other and external stakeholders.
• Systems Thinking: The work done within the APS is part of a larger integrated and inter-related environment. It is important to know that work done in one part of the APS impacts a variety of other groups/projects inside and outside the APS. Systems thinking allows us to keep broader impacts and connections in mind.
• Creative Problem Solving: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

Qualifications

Required:

• University graduation in a related field such as Business, Commerce, Computer Sciences, Information Technology.
• No experience required.

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

Assets:

• Experience in SAP / S4 Hana or other ERP applications such as SuccessFactors, Ariba, Concur, Kyriba, OpenText, etc. as listed below.
• Experience in the business domain within the relevant stream and of the business processes and practices within the stream (HCM, Payroll & Benefits, Finance and/or Supply Chain Management - SCM).

• Knowledge of and/or awareness of where to find the knowledge is considered an asset:

• • SCM
     - Knowledge of public sector procurement practices/frameworks.
     - Technical knowledge and experience in Ariba and S4 HANA.

• • Finance
     - Technical knowledge and experience in one or more of the following: SAP/S4 HANA Modules: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Projects, Budget Planning and Forecasting.
     - Technical knowledge and experience in Concur.
     - Knowledge/Awareness of Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS).

• • Treasury
     - Technical knowledge and experience in Kyriba.
     - Knowledge/awareness of Canadian Banking Standards.

• • Human Capital Management
     - Technical knowledge and experience in SuccessFactors and S4 HANA.
     - Knowledge/awareness of human resource practices and principles.

• • Payroll and Benefits.
     - Technical knowledge and experience in SuccessFactors and S4 HANA.
     - Knowledge/awareness of Canadian payroll practices and concepts.

• Experience in project management principles, methodologies, processes, and best practices.
• Experience in system design, including business process requirements with consideration for cost, audit requirements and practicality.
• Experience in a large, public-sector environment.
• Certified Business Analysis Professional designation.
• Project Management Professional designation.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

Term of Employment: Permanent full-time position.
Hours of Work:  Monday to Friday / 36.25 hours per week
Location:  Edmonton

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

Applicants are advised to provide a cover letter summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca.
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.