QA Specialist

Position:  QA Specialist

Location: Toronto, ON

Job ID#: RQ11637

Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Systems Testing / QA Specialist to support complex enterprise application testing initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing comprehensive quality assurance activities, developing testing artifacts, validating integrations, and ensuring high-quality solution delivery across multiple systems and platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform functional and non-functional system testing for interfaces, core applications, extensions, enhancements, and defect resolutions.
  
• Test bug fixes and application changes based on identified defects and critical system updates.
  
• Create complete system testing documentation and artifacts, including:
  
• • Test strategies
    
  • Test plans
    
  • Test cases
    
  • Test scripts
    
  • Automated test scripts
    
  • Test result reports
    
  • Defect logs
    
• Transform business, functional, and technical requirements into effective test planning and execution activities.
  
• Create and manage test data required for testing activities.
  
• Analyze testing results and perform retesting until expected outcomes are achieved.
  
• Participate in walkthroughs, reviews, and user validation sessions.
  
• Recommend improvements to ensure acceptable testing outcomes and support implementation readiness.
  
• Collaborate closely with developers, architects, product owners, and project stakeholders to establish effective testing approaches.
  
• Investigate, track, and resolve testing and production issues while maintaining service quality and integrity.
  

Required Qualifications

Public Sector & Healthcare Experience

• 5+ years of experience working with federal, provincial, broader public sector, or healthcare organizations.
  
• Knowledge of public sector enterprise architecture artifacts, processes, and best practices.
  
• Experience producing technical documentation aligned with industry standards.
  
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and frameworks.
  
• Experience supporting health-related technology projects.
  
• Understanding of public sector IT governance, approval processes, and delivery methodologies.
  
• Experience working on large, complex enterprise technology initiatives.
  

QA & Systems Testing Experience

• 7+ years of experience as a Systems Testing / QA Specialist.
  
• Experience leading testing activities and providing guidance to junior testers.
  
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies in object-oriented environments.
  
• Experience across all phases of system testing including:
  
• • Test strategy
    
  • Tool selection
    
  • Test planning
    
  • Test case development
    
  • Test data preparation
    
  • Manual testing
    
  • Automated testing
    
  • Defect management
    
• Experience testing:
  
• • Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solutions
    
  • Web applications
    
  • APIs
    
  • HL7-FHIR web services
    
  • RESTful services
    
  • XML/JSON integrations
    
  • Reporting solutions
    
  • Integration components and enhancements
    
• Experience testing security components utilizing SAML and JWT.
  
• Experience creating comprehensive testing artifacts and documentation.
  
• Experience developing automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium.
  
• Experience with API testing and interface validation tools including:
  
• • SOAP UI
    
  • Postman
    
  • Similar testing tools
    
• Strong SQL and data validation experience.
  
• Experience performing Accessibility Testing aligned with WCAG standards.
  
• Experience with accessibility testing tools supporting regulatory compliance requirements.
  
• Experience producing performance, security, and defect reporting documentation.
  
• Experience testing Business Intelligence (BI) solutions including:
  
• • Data integration
    
  • Reporting validation
    
  • Dashboard validation
    
  • Data integrity verification
    
• Experience validating production deployments and release implementations.
  
• Experience executing cross-system integration testing.
  
• Experience reviewing business and technical requirements from a testing perspective.
  
• Experience working within Agile, traditional, and DevOps delivery environments.
  
• Proficiency in at least one programming language.
  
• Strong knowledge of all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  
• Ability to identify issues early through testing-focused reviews of project documentation.
  
• Knowledge of information management principles and best practices.
  

Defect Management & Reporting

• 7+ years of experience with:
  
• • Identifying and documenting issues and risks
    
  • Maintaining defect logs and summary reports
    
  • Tracking project and testing activities
    
  • Participating in cross-functional meetings
    
  • Prioritizing testing activities based on risk and business priorities
    
  • Managing testing challenges related to environments and test data
    
  • Participating in walkthroughs, reviews, and triage sessions
    
• Experience using tools such as:
  
• • Jira
    
  • Confluence
    
  • TestRail
    

General Skills

• Proven technical leadership capabilities.
  
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
  
• Excellent decision-making abilities.
  
• Strong interpersonal, written, verbal, and presentation skills.
  
• Demonstrated critical thinking capabilities.
  
• Strong listening and issue-resolution skills.
  
• Effective stakeholder engagement and relationship management.
  
• Excellent customer service and consulting skills.
  
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
  
• Proven ability to meet strict deadlines in fast-paced environments.
  

About Symbiotic Digital.

Symbiotic Digital provides the IT Experts you need that solve problems and get things done. See what the top 2% in their field can do for you. (Symbiotic Digital is a division of Symbiotic Group Inc.) We serve

customers in two ways, we provide:

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Serving IT & Business leaders, Symbiotic Digital provides a business system that enable us to provide the Expert Technical staff needed to solve challenging business and IT problems. IT leaders in the most reputable organizations in Canada have relied on Symbiotic Digital to help them staff difficult assignments with proven Experts uniquely evaluated by our proven QMS- Quality Management System Staff Development Model. We are a 100% Indigenous owned company.

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