Systems / QA Specialist (OLSG / OSAP Application) -RQ11601

We are seeking a Systems / QA Specialist to join the Community Services Cluster supporting the Ontario Loan Forgiveness Program (OLSG) and OSAP applications. The resource will work on OLSG modules for the sustainment and expansion of the existing OSAP/OLSG application, ensuring capacity is built in areas of greatest need across the province.

Key Responsibilities & QA Deliverables:

• Provide advice on testing strategies, test plans, test tool selection, and required testing resources.
• Plan and organize testing efforts for large systems across GUI and non-GUI environments, including system integration tests and specialized tests (e.g., stress tests).
• Develop test plans, test scripts, and test cases, executing them against various system components in collaboration with testing leads, IT leads, and project team members.
• Execute functional, integration, system, and regression tests to validate expected system behavior under various conditions.
• Identify, document, and track software defects using ALM, Jira, Bugzilla, and Azure DevOps while collaborating closely with developers to resolve issues.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Micro Focus/OpenText UFT, Selenium, TestComplete, or Postman, and integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Conduct performance, stress, and load testing to ensure systems handle expected user traffic and data volumes.
• Ensure compliance with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) standards.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives) and collaborate with developers, business analysts, and project managers.
• Maintain detailed documentation of test results, coverage, quality metric.

QA Skills (45%): Test planning, test cases/scripts, manual and automated testing, performance testing, data analysis, cleansing, conversion, reconciliation, and accessibility testing (AODA/WCAG 2.0 AA).

Technical Skills (35%): Workflow and rule-driven systems, web-based 3-tier applications, Oracle databases, IBM J-Rules Engine, Jira, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps, Micro Focus UFT, WAVE, JAWS, and NVDA.

General Skills (15%): Cross-functional team coordination, communication, presentation, negotiation, analytical problem-solving, and decision-making.

Public Sector Experience (5%): Government ministry or agency project experience as a vendor or contractor.

Must-Haves: Experience testing large, complex, business-critical systems; developing test plans, test cases, scripts, and expected results; executing automated and manual tests, performance testing, and data reconciliation; and using testing and defect-tracking tools, particularly Jira, Bugzilla, and Micro Focus UFT.

Assignment Details: Onsite 5 days per week. Submission deadline: October 16, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST. Maximum of 2 submissions.