Systems Testing​/QA Specialist

Assignment: RQ11234 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior

Job Title:

Systems Testing/QA Specialist

Requisition (SS): RQ11234

Start Date:

Client:
Government Services Integration Cluster

End Date:

Office

Location:

222 Jarvis St, Toronto

Organization:
Government Services Integration Cluster

Ministry:
Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

# Business Days: 354.00

5 days onsite

• 10+ years of experience in software testing in enterprise-level IT environments and large-scale systems
• Hands‑on working experience in manual testing and automated testing tools and frameworks.
• Experience creating and maintaining test strategies, test cases and scripts, as well as test reports.
• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter, Load Runner, or similar.
• Experience with defect tracking tools like JIRA, Azure Dev Ops, or similar.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies such as Azure, AWS.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration tools like Jenkins, Git, or Git Lab.

• Previous OPS or Public sector experience.

• 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 Graphical User Interface (GUI) and non‑Graphical User Interface (GUI) environments, including the execution of systems integration tests, specialised tests, and user acceptance testing (e.g., stress tests).
• Develops test plans, test scripts and test cases, and executes these against the various components; works with the testing lead and IT lead of each project as well as the 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.
• Builds 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.
• Possesses knowledge and understanding of 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 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.

• Experience in planning, organising 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 Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and data query tools to aid in the development of test cases.
• Knowledge and experience with automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms.
• Experience executing functional tests, non‑functional tests and systems 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, including technical and business functional validation.
• 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; organisational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal…