Position: Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Location: Toronto, ON
Job ID#: RQ11402
Duration: 7 Months
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Systems Testing / QA Specialist to support enterprise application testing initiatives. The successful candidate will play a key role in planning, developing, executing, and managing testing activities across multiple systems and environments to ensure high-quality software delivery.
This position requires strong experience in test planning, automated testing, defect management, performance testing, and collaboration with cross-functional teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide
guidance on testing strategies, test plans, testing tools, and resource
requirements.
- Plan
and organize testing efforts for large-scale systems in both GUI and
non-GUI environments.
- Develop
comprehensive test plans, test scripts, and test cases.
- Execute
functional, integration, system, regression, and user acceptance testing
activities.
- Validate
system functionality and expected behavior under various operating
conditions.
- Identify,
document, prioritize, and track software defects using testing and defect
management tools.
- Collaborate
with development teams to reproduce, troubleshoot, and resolve defects.
- Develop
and maintain automated test scripts using industry-standard automation
tools.
- Integrate
automated testing into CI/CD pipelines where applicable.
- Conduct
performance, stress, and load testing to assess scalability and system
reliability.
- Ensure
compliance with accessibility regulations and applicable quality
standards.
- Collaborate
closely with business analysts, project managers, developers, and
stakeholders.
- Participate
in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews,
and retrospectives.
- Maintain
detailed testing documentation, quality metrics, and test coverage
reports.
- Contribute
to user documentation and release-related materials.
- Ensure
testing processes comply with industry standards and regulatory
requirements.
Required Qualifications
General Skills
- Experience
planning, organizing, and implementing testing efforts.
- Knowledge
of structured software development, implementation, and maintenance
methodologies.
- Experience
using automated testing tools and version control systems.
- Experience
executing functional, non-functional, and system integration testing.
- Experience
supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
- Strong
knowledge of quality assurance principles, practices, processes, and
methodologies.
- Experience
creating testing strategies, test plans, test cases, and test data.
- Experience
with quality assurance across multiple testing types including
integration, performance, load, and regression testing.
- Strong
understanding of all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Excellent
analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Strong
verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability
to work effectively within a team environment and meet deadlines.
- Knowledge
of system, integration, regression, and acceptance testing methodologies.
- Familiarity
with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
- Ability
to create clear, comprehensive, and effective test cases.
- Experience
with defect and test management platforms such as ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla,
TestRail, Zephyr, or similar.
- Familiarity
with Selenium, Cypress, Postman, or similar testing tools.
- Understanding
of scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Bash.
- Experience
using SQL queries for backend validation and data verification.
- Understanding
of software development and testing life cycles.
- Experience
supporting security testing initiatives.
- Experience
creating and managing test data strategies and environments.
- Experience
validating data integrity, consistency, migration, and transformation
processes.
- Experience
developing and executing performance testing solutions using tools such as
JMeter or LoadRunner.
Desirable Skills
- Experience
with at least one programming language.
- Experience
with information retrieval tools and packages.
- Knowledge
of testing methodologies within object-oriented environments.
- Knowledge
of Information Management principles and practices.
- Understanding
of accessibility standards and regulations.
- Experience
planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems.
- Experience
developing automated test scripts.
- Experience
testing Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) applications.
Technical Experience
Testing / QA Expertise
- Experience
following clearly defined testing strategies.
- Demonstrated
expertise developing automated test scripts.
- Experience
creating and executing complex test plans.
- Experience
coordinating defect management throughout the testing lifecycle.
- Experience
supporting project managers and testing leads with testing-related
activities.
- Experience
assisting with testing scope analysis and definition.
- Experience
contributing to overall testing strategies.
- Experience
conducting peer reviews of testing artifacts.
- Experience
reporting test results to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience
leading or participating in defect review processes.
- Understanding
of accessibility regulations and standards.
Technical Skills
- Experience
with functional, integration, and regression testing of web applications
and reports.
- Experience
establishing testing entry and exit criteria.
- Experience
creating and maintaining test plans and test cases.
- Expertise
creating test data using automated tools such as SOAP UI, Swagger, and
Postman.
- Experience
performing database verification using SQL.
- Experience
managing defects based on priority and severity.
- Experience
supporting User Acceptance Testing, including data creation and execution
activities.
- Knowledge
of standard defect tracking processes and tools.
- Knowledge
of healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR (Fast Healthcare
Interoperability Resources).
Must-Have Skills
- Demonstrated
system testing expertise through automated test script development.
- Experience
creating and executing complex testing plans.
- Expertise
coordinating defects throughout the testing lifecycle.
- Expertise
creating test data using SOAP UI, Swagger, Postman, or similar tools.
- Experience
creating and managing project defects based on priority and severity.
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