Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist

Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist

Work Arrangement: 5 days onsite

Experience Level: Senior

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist with 10+ years of experience supporting enterprise-level applications and large-scale IT systems. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing comprehensive testing strategies, test plans, test cases, automation scripts, and executing functional and non-functional testing across complex applications.

The role requires strong experience in manual and automated testing, API testing, performance testing, database validation, cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile/Scrum delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain testing strategies, test plans, test cases, test scripts, test data, and test reports.
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, acceptance, performance, load, and stress testing.
• Conduct end-to-end testing of complex enterprise applications.
• Execute both manual and automated testing.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium, Postman, UFT, TestComplete, or similar tools.
• Perform API and backend testing using tools such as Postman and SQL queries.
• Develop and execute performance test scripts using JMeter, LoadRunner, or equivalent tools.
• Identify, document, track, and manage defects using JIRA, Azure DevOps, ALM, Bugzilla, TestRail, Zephyr, or similar tools.
• Work closely with developers to reproduce, troubleshoot, and resolve defects.
• Validate data integrity, accuracy, consistency, migrations, and transformations across databases and system components.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with databases such as SQL and Oracle for backend validation.
• Support applications hosted within Azure and/or AWS cloud environments.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Ensure applications meet AODA accessibility requirements and standards.
• Maintain detailed documentation of test results, coverage, defects, and quality metrics.
• Follow QA standards, security testing practices, SDLC processes, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, project managers, technical leads, and other stakeholders.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 10+ years of software testing experience in enterprise-level IT environments and large-scale systems.
• Strong hands-on experience with manual testing and automated testing frameworks/tools.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
• Extensive experience creating and maintaining:
• Test strategies
• Test plans
• Test cases
• Test scripts
• Test data
• Test reports
• Experience with Selenium and/or Postman for automation and API testing.
• Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or equivalent.
• Knowledge and hands-on exposure to cloud technologies such as Azure and/or AWS.
• Experience executing functional, integration, system, regression, UAT, load, and performance testing.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Software Testing Life Cycle.
• Strong defect management experience using JIRA, Azure DevOps, ALM, or similar tools.

Technical Skills

• Selenium
• Postman / REST API Testing
• JMeter / LoadRunner
• SQL
• Oracle
• Azure
• AWS
• Azure DevOps
• JIRA
• ALM
• Jenkins
• Git / GitLab
• CI/CD pipelines
• TestRail / Zephyr
• Automated testing frameworks
• Basic scripting using Python, JavaScript, or Bash

Additional Preferred Experience

• Strong experience with AODA accessibility testing and compliance.
• Experience with QA compliance standards and security testing best practices.
• Experience developing and managing test data strategies.
• Experience validating data migrations and transformations.
• Experience conducting basic security testing.
• Experience working within highly regulated enterprise environments.
• Previous Ontario Public Service (OPS) or other Canadian public-sector experience is an asset.
• Knowledge of OPS QA standards and practices is preferred.

Soft Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and systematic problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with functional and technical teams.
• Ability to manage aggressive timelines and changing priorities.
• Strong organizational skills with a demonstrated track record of meeting deadlines.

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