Systems Testing QA Specialist - Intermediate

Systems Testing QA Specialist - Intermediate

Toronto, ON, Canada

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On‑Site

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• Provides advice on the testing strategy, test plans, the selection of testing tools, and the identification of resources required for testing.
• Plans and organizes testing efforts for large systems in GUI and non‑GUI environments, including execution of systems integration tests, specialized tests, and user acceptance testing (e.g., stress tests).
• The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for developing test plans, test scripts and test cases and executing these against the various components. The tester works with the testing lead and IT lead of each project as well as project team members in the analysis, design, development, implementation and ongoing support of the required systems.
• Executes functional, integration, system, and regression tests.
• Validates that the system behaves as expected under various conditions.
• Identifies, documents and tracks software defects using tools like ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla and Azure Dev Ops.
• Works closely with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.
• Develops and maintains automated test scripts using tools like Micro Focus, Open Text UFT, Selenium, Test Complete or Postman.
• Integrates automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Conducts performance, stress and load testing to ensure the system can handle expected user traffic and data volumes.
• Has knowledge and understanding of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
• Collaborates with developers, business analysts and project managers to clarify requirements and ensure quality.
• Participates in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand‑ups and retrospectives.
• Maintains detailed documentation of test results, test coverage and quality metrics.
• Provides input for user manuals and release notes.
• Ensures testing processes comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

• 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 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, non‑functional and system‑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.
• 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.
• 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 for 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 like ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, Test Rail, Zephyr, etc.
• Familiarity with 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…