Job Title: Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist

Client: Health Services Cluster – Government of Ontario

Ministry: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Contract: September 15, 2026 – March 31, 2027

Extension: Up to one additional term, subject to available contract days/funding

Location: Toronto / Kingston, Ontario

Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite

Hours: 7.25 hours per day, Monday to Friday, between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, excluding lunch

Security Clearance: No clearance required

Allocation: 100%

Position Overview
Our client, the Health Services Cluster within the Government of Ontario , is seeking Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialists to support complex application testing initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans, test cases, test scripts and test data .

Plan, organize and implement testing activities for large and complex systems.

Perform functional, integration, system, regression, non-functional, performance, load and stress testing .

Develop and maintain automated test scripts and automated test cases.

Create complex test plans and coordinate defects throughout the complete testing lifecycle.

Provide input into project-level test strategy and testing scope .

Assist in defining testing scope during project iterations.

Establish appropriate entry and exit criteria for system testing activities.

Plan and lead peer reviews of test plans, test cases and other testing artefacts.

Create and manage a variety of test data using tools such as SOAP UI, Swagger and Postman .

Execute API and integration testing and validate application behaviour under different conditions.

Perform database verification using SQL in an Oracle setting .

Validate data integrity, consistency and accuracy across applications and databases.

Perform data migration and transformation testing where required.

Create, document, prioritize and manage software defects based on priority and severity .

Enter, track and coordinate defects using industry-standard defect management tools such as Azure DevOps, JIRA, ALM, Bugzilla, TestRail or Zephyr .

Participate in and/or lead regular defect review processes.

Report test results, testing progress, test coverage, quality metrics and outstanding defects.





Review test results produced by both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) , including test data preparation and test execution.

Work closely with developers to reproduce, investigate and resolve application issues.

Collaborate with Business Analysts, Project Managers, developers, Testing Leads and other stakeholders to clarify requirements and testing expectations.

Support Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups and retrospectives.

Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines where applicable.

Conduct performance testing using tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner , including analysis of performance bottlenecks and scalability.

Support accessibility testing and demonstrate knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) requirements and related standards.

Maintain detailed testing documentation and provide input to user manuals and release notes.

Ensure testing activities follow applicable quality assurance standards, methodologies and regulatory requirements.

Support troubleshooting, issue analysis, scope management and overall quality objectives throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements
Mandatory Technical & QA Requirements
1. System Testing & Test Automation — MUST HAVE

Demonstrated system testing expertise through:

Development of automated test scripts

Creation and execution of complex test plans

Coordination and management of defects throughout the testing lifecycle

Experience following a clearly defined test strategy .

Experience creating and executing test plans and maintaining test cases.

Experience with functional, integration and regression testing of web application components and reports .

Experience creating test entry and exit criteria.

Experience coding automated test scripts and developing automated test cases.





Knowledge and experience with automated testing tools and version control systems.

2. Test Data & API Testing — MUST HAVE

Expertise in creating a variety of test data using automated/API testing tools , including one or more of:

SOAP UI

Swagger

Postman

Experience using automated test tools to support functional and regression testing during project iterations.

Experience preparing test data for UAT and other testing activities.

Experience developing and managing robust test data strategies.

3. Defect Management — MUST HAVE

Experience creating and managing project defects based on priority and severity.

Experience entering, tracking and coordinating defects through the complete testing lifecycle.

Experience participating in or leading defect review meetings/processes.

Experience reporting testing results and defect status to project stakeholders.

Familiarity with tools such as:

Azure DevOps

JIRA

ALM

Bugzilla

TestRail

Zephyr

4. Database / SQL Testing — MUST HAVE

Experience performing database verification using SQL in an Oracle environment .

Demonstrated ability to write SQL queries for backend/data validation.

Experience validating data integrity, consistency and accuracy.

Experience with data migration and transformation testing is an asset.

5. Healthcare Data Standards — MUST HAVE / HIGH PRIORITY

Knowledge of healthcare data exchange standards , particularly Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) .

6. Testing Methodologies

Functional testing

System testing

Integration testing

Regression testing

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Non-functional testing

Load testing

Performance testing

Stress testing

API testing

Data validation/testing

Automated testing

Preferred Automation & Performance Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Postman

SOAP UI

Swagger

OpenText UFT / Micro Focus UFT

TestComplete

JMeter

LoadRunner

Azure DevOps

JIRA

ALM

TestRail

Zephyr

Experience with scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript or Bash for automation, test data preparation or test environment activities is an asset.

Methodologies & SDLC

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

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