Senior Systems Testing / QA Specialist

• Provide expert advice on testing strategies, methodologies, test plans, tools, environments, and resource requirements.
  
• Plan, organize, and execute testing activities for large-scale enterprise applications in both GUI and non-GUI environments.
  
• Develop comprehensive test strategies, test plans, test cases, test scripts, test data, and test reports.
  
• Execute functional, integration, system, regression, end-to-end, acceptance, and non-functional testing.
  
• Support and participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
  
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using appropriate automation frameworks and tools.
  
• Perform API testing using tools such as Postman and Selenium.
  
• Conduct performance, stress, and load testing using tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar technologies.
  
• Identify, document, prioritize, and track software defects using tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, ALM, Bugzilla, TestRail, or Zephyr.
  
• Work closely with development teams to reproduce, troubleshoot, and resolve defects.
  
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
  
• Validate backend systems and databases by writing queries and performing data validation.
  
• Perform data integrity, consistency, accuracy, migration, and transformation testing across system components and databases.
  
• Develop and manage robust test data strategies while ensuring data privacy and appropriate test environment management.
  
• Conduct basic security testing and collaborate with security specialists on advanced security and penetration testing activities.
  
• Ensure testing activities comply with QA standards, industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and accessibility standards.
  
• Perform AODA accessibility testing and compliance validation.
  
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
  
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, project managers, and stakeholders to clarify requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
  
• Maintain detailed documentation related to test execution, defects, test coverage, quality metrics, user manuals, and release notes.
  
• Support testing activities throughout all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software testing within enterprise-level IT environments and large-scale systems.
  
• Extensive hands-on experience in both manual and automated testing.
  
• Proven expertise in planning, organizing, and implementing testing efforts for complex systems.
  
• Strong experience creating and maintaining:
  
• Test strategies
  
• Test plans
  
• Test cases
  
• Test scripts
  
• Test data
  
• Test execution reports
  
• Proven expertise in end-to-end testing of complex systems, covering functional and non-functional requirements.
  
• Experience executing:
  
• Functional testing
  
• Integration testing
  
• System testing
  
• Regression testing
  
• Acceptance testing
  
• Load testing
  
• Performance testing
  
• Stress testing
  

• Deep understanding and practical experience with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall testing methodologies.
  
• Strong understanding of the complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
  
• Experience supporting and participating in User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
  
• Knowledge of structured QA methodologies, principles, practices, and standards.
  

• Hands-on experience with automated testing tools and frameworks.
  
• Experience with test automation tools such as:
  
• Selenium
  
• Micro Focus / OpenText UFT
  
• TestComplete
  
• Cypress
  
• Experience with Postman for API testing.
  
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test scripts.
  
• Understanding of scripting/programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, Java, or Bash for test automation and test data setup.
  

• Hands-on experience conducting performance, stress, and load testing.
  
• Experience developing and executing performance test scripts using:
  
• JMeter
  
• LoadRunner
  
• Or similar performance testing tools.
  
• Ability to analyze performance bottlenecks, scalability issues, and system capacity.
  

• Strong experience using defect tracking and test management tools, including:
  
• JIRA
  
• Azure DevOps
  
• ALM
  
• Bugzilla
  
• TestRail
  
• Zephyr
  
• Experience documenting, tracking, managing, and reporting software defects through their complete lifecycle.
  

• Strong understanding of relational databases, including:
  
• SQL
  
• Oracle
  
• Demonstrated ability to write SQL queries for backend validation and data testing.
  
• Experience validating data integrity, consistency, and accuracy.
  
• Experience with data migration and transformation testing.
  

• Knowledge and experience with cloud technologies such as:
  
• Microsoft Azure
  
• AWS
  
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing integration.
  
• Experience with version control and DevOps tools such as:
  
• Jenkins
  
• Git
  
• GitLab
  

• Extensive experience with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) testing and compliance.
  
• Knowledge of QA compliance standards and regulatory requirements.
  
• Understanding of security testing best practices.
  

• Knowledge and understanding of Ontario Public Service (OPS) Quality Assurance standards and practices.
  

• Experience testing Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) applications.
  
• Knowledge of object-oriented testing methodologies.
  
• Experience with Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools.
  
• Knowledge of Information Management principles, policies, concepts, and practices.
  
• Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems.
  
• Experience coding automated test scripts to develop reusable automated test suites.
  
• Knowledge of information retrieval packages.
  
• Experience working in complex government or public sector technology environments.
  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management abilities.
  
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  
• Ability to work effectively with both functional and technical teams.
  
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet aggressive project timelines.
  
• Adaptability and ability to perform effectively in changing environments.
  
• A collaborative, team-oriented approach.
  
• Strong perseverance, creativity, and commitment to delivering high-quality results.