RQ- Systems Testing​/QA Specialist - Senior

Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Work Location: 777 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Onsite

Estimated

Start Date:

Estimated End Date:

Business Days: 332.00

Extension: Probable after the initial mandate

Hours per day or Week: 7.25 hours per day

Security Level: No Clearance Required

• Proven experience in executing testing related activities and data reconciliation activities for large complex business critical business systems.
• Experience in developing test plans, test cases and expected test results for complex business systems.
• Experience with testing tools, problem tracking software (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla, Azure Dev Ops, Playwright, Microfocus Product Suite).
• Good knowledge of Oracle database tools.

No specific overview provided.

• Provides advice on the testing strategy, test plans, selection of testing tools, and identification of resources required for testing.
• Plans and organizes testing efforts for large systems in GUI and non-GUI environments, including execution of system integration tests, specialized tests, and user acceptance testing.
• Develops test plans, test scripts and test cases and executes them against various components.
• Executes functional, integration, system, and regression tests.
• Validates system behavior under various conditions.
• Documents and tracks software defects using tools like ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, Azure Dev Ops.
• Works closely with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.
• Develops and maintains automated test scripts using tools such as Micro Focus, Open Text UFT, Selenium, Test Complete, 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.
• Ensures compliance with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations.
• Collaborates with developers, business analysts, and project managers to clarify requirements and ensure quality.
• Participates in Agile ceremonies like 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.

• Planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level.
• Knowledge of structured methodologies for application development.
• Experience with CASE tools and data query tools.
• Experience with automated test tools and version control systems.
• Experience executing functional, non-functional and integration tests.
• Support for user acceptance testing.
• Knowledge of QA principles, practices, tools and methodologies.
• Experience creating testing strategies, test plans, test cases, and test data.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
• Knowledge of automated testing tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Postman.
• Understanding of scripting languages for automation.
• Understanding of data validation and backend testing.
• Experience with basic security testing.
• Experience managing test data strategies and ensuring data privacy.
• Experience performing data migration and transformation testing.
• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter or Load Runner.

• Experience in at least one programming language.
• Experience with information retrieval packages.
• Understanding of testing methods in an object‑oriented environment.
• Understanding of Information Management principles.
• Knowledge of AODA and related regulations.
• Experience in testing Commercial Off‑the‑Shelf Applications (COTS).

• Proven experience in executing testing activities and data reconciliation for large complex business critical systems.
• Experience in developing test plans, test cases and expected results for complex systems.
• Experience in setting up test strategies for complex systems involving data, rules and images.
• Experience in data analysis, cleansing, conversion…