To respond to the priorities of the Government of Ontario through the passage of the Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act 2025, the resource may be partially assigned to Bill 5 related projects or initiatives on an as needed basis. “This position is listed as “Onsite”; the resource is expected to work 7.25 hours per calendar day between the standard working hours of 8:0-5:00 PM (excluding lunch breaks) every Monday to Friday inclusive at the identified OPS office location”. Responsibilities: 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, specialized tests, and user acceptance testing (e.G., stress tests) The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for the development of test plans, test scripts and test cases and executing these against the various components. The tester will work with the 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 Perform quality assurance and testing activities for various types of testing such as but not limited to system testing, Web-based UI testing, integration testing for both systems and applications, functional and non functional testing, regression testing, unit testing, post-release / post-implementation testing, load testing, smoke, performance testing and accessibility & AODA testing Create testing artifacts(e.G. test plan, test cases, test data, test results, defects with detail info and screenshots, test reports/matrix) and managing testing life cycles in Azure DevOps Create/prepare test data to cover all scenarios for a given test case with wide range of existing data based on business scenarios Perform data analysis and data validation for end-to-end ETL processing testing; including but not limited to data completeness, data accuracy, data integrity for all possible sample records, data redundancy, data format, functional scenarios,



and integration workflows Perform a complete data comparison between source and target by writing program/sql or using tools Communicate test results regularly through automated reports that summarize test completion and defects found Provide testing and defect status updates in daily scrum stand-ups, team meetings as required Supports clients with user acceptance testing (UAT) activities Actively Participate in elicitation and business requirement workshop sessions, sprint reviews and/or walkthrough meetings Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the agile / iterative solution development lifecycle Investigates problems/defects, works with developers and BA to find root causes and resolution solutions Other tasks as required by client to contribute the success delivery of the project Provide daily report confirming status of assigned tasks Complete work and achieve milestones within the assigned deadlines Comply with the Ontario Government I&IT Directive, standards, operational policy, security procedures and practices, and other applicable Guidelines, Standards and Procedures Comply with the Ontario Government and the Cluster/Ministry Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Guidelines; General Skills 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 Computer Aided Software Engineering (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 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; 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 Desirable Skills Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language Experience in the use of information retrieval packages Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented setting Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices. Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems Experience coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases Experience testing Commercial Off-the Shelf Applications (COTS). Experience in DevOPs methodology is an asset Experience on data analysis and data verification for testing ETL, PoweBI products, web-based applications Experience in testing COTS CRM type of solution, e.G., Ms Dynamics. Experience identifying and documenting bugs and quality issues in development, service or business processes. Experience installing applications and databases relevant to automation Experience collaborating with stakeholders to understand how automation can improve workflow and creating documentation Experience gathering and documenting requirements from end-users to develop the best automation solutions Knowledge

📌 Systems Testing/Qa Specialist (Rq11151) Land & Resources Cluster (Toronto)
🏢 Softline Technology
📍 Toronto