Systems Testing / QA Specialist – Senior

• Provide expert advice on testing strategies, test plans, testing tools, and resource requirements.
  
• Plan and organize testing efforts for large-scale systems across GUI and non-GUI environments.
  
• Develop comprehensive testing strategies, test plans, test cases, test scripts, test data, and test reports.
  
• Execute functional, integration, system, regression, acceptance, and end-to-end testing.
  
• Perform non-functional testing, including performance, load, stress, and scalability testing.
  
• Support and participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
  
• Validate system behavior under various conditions and ensure coverage of functional and non-functional requirements.
  
• Identify, document, prioritize, track, and manage software defects using tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ALM, Bugzilla, or similar platforms.
  
• Collaborate with development teams to reproduce, investigate, and resolve defects.
  
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts and automated test suites.
  
• Utilize automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Postman, Micro Focus/OpenText UFT, TestComplete, or similar.
  
• Perform API testing and validation using Postman or similar tools.
  
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
  
• Work with CI/CD and version control tools such as Jenkins, Git, and GitLab.
  
• Conduct backend and database testing using SQL and Oracle.
  
• Validate data integrity, consistency, accuracy, migration, and transformation across system components and databases.
  
• Develop and manage robust test data strategies, including realistic test data generation, data privacy, and test environment management.
  
• Develop and execute performance test scripts using JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar tools.
  
• Analyze performance bottlenecks and evaluate system scalability.
  
• Conduct basic security testing and collaborate with security specialists for advanced security and penetration testing.
  
• Ensure compliance with QA standards, industry standards, regulatory requirements, and security testing best practices.
  
• Conduct accessibility testing and ensure compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
  
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, project managers, and cross-functional teams to clarify requirements and ensure quality.
  
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
  
• Support projects operating under Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
  
• Maintain detailed documentation related to test execution, test coverage, quality metrics, and test results.
  
• Provide input into user manuals, release notes, and project documentation.
  
• Support testing activities throughout all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software testing within enterprise-level IT environments and large-scale systems.
  
• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in Manual Testing across multiple testing types, including functional, non-functional, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
  
• Strong hands-on experience with both manual and automated testing tools and frameworks.
  
• Proven expertise in end-to-end testing of complex enterprise systems.
  
• Extensive experience creating and maintaining:
  
• Test strategies
  
• Test plans
  
• Test cases
  
• Test scripts
  
• Test data
  
• Test reports
  
• Experience executing functional, integration, system, regression, acceptance, and non-functional testing.
  
• Strong understanding of software development and testing lifecycles.
  
• Experience supporting and participating in UAT activities.
  
• Strong knowledge of structured QA methodologies and quality assurance principles.
  

• Hands-on experience with automated testing tools and frameworks.
  
• Experience with automation tools such as:
  
• Selenium
  
• Cypress
  
• Micro Focus/OpenText UFT
  
• TestComplete
  
• Postman
  
• Similar automation frameworks
  
• Experience performing API testing using Postman or similar tools.
  
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test scripts.
  
• Understanding of scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript, Bash, or similar for test automation and test data setup.
  
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
  

• Strong experience using defect tracking and test management tools.
  
• Mandatory experience using Jira to track and manage defects.
  
• Experience with tools such as:
  
• Jira
  
• Azure DevOps
  
• ALM
  
• Bugzilla
  
• TestRail
  
• Zephyr
  
• Similar tools
  

• Experience conducting performance, load, and stress testing.
  
• Hands-on experience with tools such as:
  
• JMeter
  
• LoadRunner
  
• Similar performance testing tools
  
• Ability to develop and execute performance test scripts.
  
• Experience analyzing performance bottlenecks and system scalability.
  
• Experience validating system performance against expected user traffic and data volumes.
  

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

• Extensive experience with AODA testing and compliance.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
  
• Knowledge of QA compliance standards and regulatory requirements.
  
• Understanding of security testing best practices.
  
• Experience conducting basic security testing and collaborating with security specialists.
  

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

• Deep understanding of:
  
• Agile
  
• Scrum
  
• Waterfall methodologies
  
• Strong understanding of all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  
• Experience working with structured methodologies for application development, implementation, and maintenance.
  
• Knowledge of system, integration, regression, and acceptance testing methodologies.
  

• Knowledge and experience with Ontario Public Service (OPS) Quality Assurance standards and practices is required/preferred.
  

• Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language.
  
• Experience with Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools.
  
• Experience with data query tools.
  
• Experience using information retrieval packages.
  
• Knowledge of testing methodologies in object-oriented environments.
  
• Knowledge of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices.
  
• Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems.
  
• Experience coding automated test scripts and developing automated test suites.
  
• Experience testing Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) applications.
  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management abilities.
  
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with functional and technical teams.
  
• Strong collaboration skills within large, cross-functional project teams.
  
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  
• Strong organizational skills, creativity, and perseverance.
  
• Ability to work under pressure and meet aggressive project timelines.
  
• Adaptability to changing project requirements and priorities.
  
• Strong attention to detail.
  
• Proven ability to work independently while also being an effective team player.
  
• Demonstrated track record of meeting deadlines.
  

• 10+ years of enterprise software testing experience
  
• 5+ years of Manual Testing experience
  
• Experience across Functional, Non-Functional, and UAT testing
  
• Hands-on experience using Jira for defect tracking and management
  
• Strong experience in Manual and Automated Testing
  
• Extensive AODA testing and compliance experience
  
• Experience with Selenium and/or Postman
  
• Performance testing experience using JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar tools
  
• Strong SQL/database testing experience
  
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Jenkins, or GitLab
  
• Knowledge of Azure and/or AWS
  
• Strong experience with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies
  
• Ability to work 100% onsite in Toronto, Ontario