Quality Assurance Specialist
- ON, Canada
- Ontario, Canada, Canada
$40 to $45 CAD / hour · Full-time
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Senior Systems Testing / QA Specialist
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Job Type: Contract
Hourly Rate: $40 - $45 Inc
Contract Duration: 125 + 125 Days
Work Arrangement: Onsite 5 days a week
Must-Have Qualifications
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Job Type: Contract
Hourly Rate: $40 - $45 Inc
Contract Duration: 125 + 125 Days
Work Arrangement: Onsite 5 days a week
Must-Have Qualifications
- Proven experience in executing testing-related activities and data reconciliation activities for large, complex, business-critical business systems.
- Experience in developing test plans, test cases, test scripts, and expected test results for complex business systems.
- Experience in developing and executing automated test and performance test scenarios for large, complex systems.
- Experience with automated and manual testing tools and problem-tracking software (i.e., Jira, Bugzilla, and Micro Focus UFT Product Suite).
- Provides advice on the testing strategy, test plans, the selection of testing tools, and the identification of resources required for testing.
- Plans and organizes testing efforts for large systems in Graphical User Interface (GUI) and non-Graphical User Interface (GUI) environments, including the execution of systems integration tests, specialized tests, and user acceptance testing (e.g., stress tests).
- The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for the development of test plans, test scripts, and test cases and executing these against the various components. The tester will work with the testing lead and IT lead of each project as well as the project team members in the analysis, design, development, implementation, and ongoing support of the required systems.
- Executes functional, integration, system, and regression tests.
- Validates that the system behaves as expected under various conditions.
- Identifies, documents, and tracks software defects using tools like ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, and Azure DevOps.
- Works closely with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.
- Develops and maintains automated test scripts using tools like Micro Focus, OpenText UFT, Selenium, TestComplete, or Postman.
- Integrates automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Conducts performance, stress, and load testing to ensure the system can handle expected user traffic and data volumes.
- Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
- Collaborates with developers, business analysts, and project managers to clarify requirements and ensure quality.
- Participates in Agile ceremonies like sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Maintains detailed documentation of test results, test coverage, and quality metrics.
- Provides input for user manuals and release notes.
- Ensures testing processes comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- Experience in planning, organizing, and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level.
- Knowledge of structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation, and maintenance of applications.
- Knowledge and experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and data query tools to aid in the development of test cases.
- Knowledge and experience in the use of automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms.
- Experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests, and systems-level integration tests.
- Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities.
- Experience with quality assurance principles, practices, tools, and structured methodologies.
- Experience creating testing strategy documentation, test plans, test cases, and test data for various types and phases of testing, including technical and business functional validation.
- Experience in quality assurance and testing, including unit testing, integration testing, load testing, performance testing, etc.
- Knowledge of all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; organizational, creativity, and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills.
- A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
- Knowledge of one or more automated testing tools.
- Knowledge of system, integration, regression, and acceptance testing.
- Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to write clear, comprehensive test cases and execute them effectively.
- Experience with tools like ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, TestRail, Zephyr, etc.
- Familiarity with tools like Selenium, Cypress, or Postman for API testing.
- Understanding of scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Bash) for automation or test data setup.
- Demonstrated ability to write queries to validate data and perform backend testing.
- Clear grasp of the software development and testing life cycles.
- Experience conducting basic security testing and collaborating with security specialists for deeper penetration testing.
- Experience developing and managing robust test data strategies, including generating realistic and sufficient test data, ensuring data privacy, and managing test data environments.
- Validates data integrity, consistency, and accuracy across various system components and databases, performing data migration and transformation testing as needed.
- Experience developing and executing performance test scripts using tools like JMeter or LoadRunner, and analyzing performance bottlenecks and system scalability.
- Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language.
- Experience in the use of information retrieval packages.
- Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented environment.
- Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices.
- Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
- Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems.
- Experience coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases.
- Experience testing Commercial Off-the-Shelf Applications (COTS).
- Proven experience in executing testing-related activities and data reconciliation activities for large, complex, business-critical business systems.
- Experience in developing test plans, test cases, and expected test results for complex business systems.
- Experience in setting up test strategies for complex business systems involving data, rules, and images which undergo a very high rate of change annually.
- Experience in data analysis, cleansing, conversion, and reconciliation on large, complex systems.
- Experience in executing test cases and test scenarios for large, complex systems.
- Excellent coordination and organization skills to assist with all QA activities in a tight timeline with conflicting priorities.
- Experience in Accessibility testing of applications with alignment to AODA (WCAG 2.0 AA).
- Excellent working knowledge of workflow, portfolio management, and rule-driven business solutions.
- Experience with web-based 3-tier software platforms.
- Experience with testing tools and problem-tracking software (i.e., Jira, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps, and Micro Focus Product Suite).
- Good knowledge of Oracle database tools.
- Proficiency with desktop tools (Visio, MS Office, MS Project, MS Outlook).
- Experience testing custom implementations and COTS implementations, which include IBM J-Rules Engine.
- Working knowledge of web-based application development.
- Experience with Accessibility testing tools like WAVE, JAWS, NVDA, and Compliance Sheriff.
- Experience in effectively coordinating multiple teams representing various business and technology areas, each with responsibility for a component of the solution.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, presentation skills, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
- Experience in the Public Sector, either as a vendor representative or under contract to a government ministry or agency.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Develop and execute test strategies, plans, cases, and scripts for complex business systems, including functional, integration, regression, accessibility, and performance testing. Track and help resolve defects, validate data integrity, coordinate with project and technical teams, and document test results and quality metrics.
Requirements
The role requires substantial QA experience with large, complex, business-critical systems, including test planning, automated and manual testing, and data analysis and reconciliation. Candidates should be familiar with testing and defect-tracking tools, accessibility standards such as AODA and WCAG 2.0 AA, databases, and collaboration across multiple teams; public-sector experience is also sought.
Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Test Planning
- Test Case Development
- Manual Testing
- Automated Testing
- Performance Testing
- Data Reconciliation
- Accessibility Testing
- Defect Tracking
- Integration Testing
- Regression Testing
- User Acceptance Testing
- SQL and Data Validation
- Agile Methodologies
- Test Data Management
- Oracle Database
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Categories
- Technology
- Software
- Government & Public Sector
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Quality Assurance
- Systems Testing
- Test Strategy
- Test Plans
- Test Cases
- Test Scripts
- Data Reconciliation
- Data Migration
- Data Validation
- Automated Testing
- Manual Testing
- Performance Testing
- Load Testing
- Stress Testing
- Accessibility Testing
- AODA
- WCAG 2.0 AA
- Jira
- Bugzilla
- Azure DevOps
- Micro Focus UFT
- Selenium
- TestComplete
- Postman
- JMeter
- LoadRunner
- Oracle
- SQL
- Agile
- IBM J-Rules Engine