Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement – RQ11688
We are seeking a highly experienced
Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist with strong expertise in quality assurance, software testing, test automation, performance testing, and data reconciliation for large, complex, and business-critical systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience developing and executing test strategies, test plans, test cases, test scripts, and expected test results across functional, integration, system, regression, accessibility, and performance testing environments. The successful candidate will work closely with developers, business analysts, project managers, and other stakeholders to ensure system quality, identify and resolve defects, validate data integrity, and support successful implementation in accordance with established standards and business requirements.
Role Snapshot
- Job Title: RQ11688 – Systems Testing/QA Specialist – Senior
- Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
- Work Location: 777 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Work Arrangement: Onsite – 5 Days per Week
- Estimated Start Date: November 23, 2026
- Estimated End Date: May 25, 2027
- Business Days: 125.00
- Extension: Probable after the initial mandate
- Hours: 7.25 hours per day
- Security Level: No Clearance Required
Must Have
- Proven experience executing testing-related activities and data reconciliation activities for large, complex, business-critical systems.
- Experience developing test plans, test cases, test scripts, and expected test results for complex business systems.
- Experience developing and executing automated test and performance test scenarios for large, complex systems.
- Experience with automated and manual testing tools and problem-tracking software, including Jira, Bugzilla, and Micro Focus UFT Product Suite.
Description
Responsibilities
- Provide advice on testing strategies, test plans, the selection of testing tools, and the identification of resources required for testing.
- Plan and organize 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).
- Develop test plans, test scripts, and test cases and execute these against the various system components. Work with the Testing Lead, IT Lead of each project, and project team members throughout the analysis, design, development, implementation, and ongoing support of the required systems.
- Execute functional, integration, system, and regression tests.
- Validate that the system behaves as expected under various conditions.
- Identify, document, and track software defects using tools such as ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, and Azure DevOps.
- Work closely with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts using tools such as Micro Focus, OpenText™ UFT, Selenium, TestComplete, or Postman.
- Integrate automated tests into Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Conduct performance, stress, and load testing to ensure the system can handle expected user traffic and data volumes.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
- Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and project managers to clarify requirements and ensure quality.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Maintain detailed documentation of test results, test coverage, and quality metrics.
- Provide input for user manuals and release notes.
- Ensure testing processes comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
General Skills
- 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 and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- 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 of 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 such as ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, TestRail, Zephyr, etc.
- Familiarity with tools such as 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.
- Validate 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 such as JMeter or LoadRunner, and analysing performance bottlenecks and system scalability.
Desirable Skills
- 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 the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities 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).
Experience And Skill Set Requirements
- QA Skills – 45%
- 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 within tight timelines and conflicting priorities.
- Experience in accessibility testing of applications with alignment to AODA (WCAG 2.0 AA).
- Technical Skills – 35%
- Excellent working knowledge of workflow, portfolio management, and rule-driven business solutions.
- Experience with web-based three-tier software platforms.
- Experience with testing tools and problem-tracking software, including Jira, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps, and Micro Focus Product Suite.
- Good knowledge of Oracle database tools.
- Proficiency with desktop tools, including Visio, MS Office, MS Project, and 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 such as WAVES, JAWS, NVDA, and Compliance Sheriff.
- General Skills – 15%
- 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 skills, and negotiation skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
- Public Sector Experience – 5%
- Experience in the Public Sector, either as a vendor representative or under contract to a government ministry or agency.
How to Apply
If you are interested and your profile matches the requirements, kindly send the following mandatory documents to
hrsmss@smsoftconsulting.com by
Monday, November 16, 2026, at 10:30 AM EST.
Mandatory Documents
- Updated Resume in Word format (Mandatory)
- References (Mandatory)
- Expected Hourly Rate (Mandatory)
- Visa Status (Mandatory)
- LinkedIn ID (Mandatory)
Without the mandatory documents, we cannot submit a candidate.
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