Information Systems Testing Technicians
Before applications, video games and software systems are released, they need to be tested: develop and document their performance before they ever reach the public.
Description
Information systems testing technicians execute test plans to evaluate the performance of software applications and information and telecommunications systems. They are employed in information technology units throughout the private and public sectors.
Profile(s)
- Conventional
- Investigative
- Realistic
Each profession is associated with a combination of three initial letters corresponding to one of the six RIASEC profiles. Profile combinations are determined based on skills, fields of interest and certain personality traits.
Main tasks
- Develop and document software testing plans
- Install software and hardware and configure operating system software in preparation for testing
- Execute, analyze and document results of software application tests and information and telecommunication systems tests
- Develop and implement software and information system testing policies, procedures and scripts.
Training
UNIVERSITY PROGRAM
To register for Computer science:
- École de technologie supérieure
- École Polytechnique de Montréal (French only)
- Télé-université
- Bishop's University
- Concordia University
- Université de Montréal
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (French only)
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Université du Québec à Rimouski
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (French only)
- Université du Québec en Outaouais
- Université Laval
- McGill University
DIPLOMA OF COLLEGE STUDIES (DCS)
Description of the Techniques d'intégration multimédia program (French only)
To register for Techniques d'intégration multimédia:
- Cégep de Bois-de-Boulogne (French only)
- Cégep de Jonquière (French only)
- Cégep de l'Outaouais (French only)
- Cégep de Maisonneuve (French only)
- Cégep de Matane (French only)
- Cégep de Saint-Jérôme (French only)
- Cégep de Sainte-Foy (French only)
- Cégep Édouard-Montpetit (French only)
- Cégep Montmorency (French only)
- Cégep régional de Lanaudière à L'Assomption (French only)
More information
More information on this job on IMT online
This trade is in highest demand in these regions:
- Île-de-Montréal
- Outaouais
- Montérégie
- Grande région de Montréal