Client: Government Services Integration Cluster, Government of Ontario

Ministry: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Location: 40 St.

Clair Avenue

West, Toronto, ON

Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite – 5 Days/Week

Contract: September 21, 2026 – March 31, 2027

Extension: 1 possible extension term

Openings: 1

Allocation: 100%

Security Clearance: No clearance required

Closing Date: October 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST

Submission Limit: 1 candidate

Position Overview The Government of Ontario is seeking a Senior Systems Testing / QA Specialist with 10+ years of experience in software testing within enterprise-level IT environments and large-scale systems.

The successful candidate will be responsible for planning and executing comprehensive testing strategies across complex systems, including functional, integration, system, regression, user acceptance, performance, stress, load, accessibility, and non-functional testing.

The candidate will work closely with testing leads, IT leads, developers, business analysts, project managers, and other technical and functional stakeholders throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Key Responsibilities

- Provide expert advice on testing strategies, test plans, testing tools, resources, and overall QA approaches.

- Plan, organize, and implement testing activities for large-scale systems in both GUI and non-GUI environments.

- Develop and execute
- Functional tests

- Integration tests

- System tests

- Regression tests

- Acceptance/UAT tests

- Non-functional tests

- Performance tests

- Stress tests

- Load tests

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

- Execute testing against various system components and validate that applications perform as expected under different conditions.

- Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects using tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, ALM, Bugzilla, TestRail, Zephyr, or similar.

- Work closely with developers to reproduce, troubleshoot, and resolve defects.

- Develop and maintain automated test scripts using tools/frameworks such as:

- Selenium

- Postman

- OpenText UFT / Micro Focus

- TestComplete

- Cypress

- Other comparable automation tools

- Support integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

- Perform API testing and backend validation.

- Develop and execute performance test scripts using JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar tools and analyze performance bottlenecks and scalability.

- Conduct AODA/accessibility testing and ensure compliance with applicable Ontario accessibility requirements.

- Validate data integrity, consistency, and accuracy across systems and databases.

- Perform backend/data validation and write queries for testing and data verification.

- Support data migration and transformation testing where required.

- Develop and manage robust test data strategies, including realistic test data generation, data privacy, and test environment management.





- Conduct basic security testing and collaborate with security specialists on more advanced security/penetration testing activities.

- Participate in UAT activities and provide support to business and technical stakeholders.

- Collaborate with developers, business analysts, project managers, testing leads, and IT leads to clarify requirements and ensure quality.

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

- Maintain detailed documentation of testing results, test coverage, defects, quality metrics, and outcomes.

- Provide input into user manuals and release notes.

- Ensure testing processes follow applicable QA standards, compliance requirements, and structured methodologies

Requirements

Mandatory Qualifications & Must-Have Skills

Candidates must demonstrate the following:

- 10+ years of experience in software testing within enterprise-level IT environments and large-scale systems.

- Hands-on experience with both manual testing and automated testing tools/frameworks.

- Strong understanding and practical experience with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall testing methodologies.

- Extensive experience with AODA testing and compliance, including knowledge of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and related standards/regulations.

- Experience creating and maintaining
- Test strategies

- Test plans

- Test cases

- Test scripts

- Test data

- Test reports

- Test coverage and quality documentation

- Hands-on experience with test automation tools such as Selenium or Postman, including API testing.

- Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar.

- Experience with defect tracking tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar.

- Knowledge of cloud technologies, particularly Azure and/or AWS.

- Proven experience performing end-to-end testing of complex systems, ensuring coverage of functional and non-functional requirements.

Technical Skills

Test Automation & QA Tools

- Selenium

- Postman

- Cypress

- OpenText UFT / Micro Focus

- TestComplete

- ALM

- JIRA

- Azure DevOps

- Bugzilla

- TestRail

- Zephyr

Performance Testing

- JMeter

- LoadRunner

- Similar performance, stress, and load-testing tools

Databases & Data Testing

- Strong understanding of SQL

- Experience with Oracle

- Database querying and backend validation

- Data integrity and reconciliation

- Data migration/transformation testing

- Test data management

Cloud & DevOps

- Azure

- AWS

- CI/CD pipelines

- Jenkins

- Git

- GitLab

- Version control systems

Scripting / Automation

Knowledge of scripting languages such as:

- Python

- JavaScript

- Bash

QA & Testing Methodologies





Candidates should have strong knowledge and practical experience across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and testing life cycle, including:

- Agile

- Scrum

- Waterfall

- Functional testing

- Non-functional testing

- Unit testing

- Integration testing

- System testing

- Regression testing

- Acceptance/UAT testing

- Performance testing

- Load testing

- Stress testing

- API testing

- Accessibility testing

- Security testing

General Qualifications

- Experience planning, organizing, and implementing testing efforts at the senior level.

- Knowledge of structured methodologies for application development, design, implementation, and maintenance.

- Experience using Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and data query tools to support test-case development.

- Experience with automated testing tools and version-control systems.

- Ability to create transparent, comprehensive, and effective test cases.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, organizational, and communication skills.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.

- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within large technical and functional teams.

- Ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities.

- Ability to work under pressure and within aggressive timelines.

- Adaptability to changing requirements and project environments.

- Strong understanding of QA principles, practices, tools, and structured methodologies.

Public Sector Experience – Preferred

- Previous Ontario Public Service (OPS) or broader public-sector experience is considered an asset.

- Familiarity with OPS quality assurance standards and practices is preferred.

Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate is a Senior QA/Test Specialist with 10+ years of enterprise testing experience, strong hands-on exposure to both manual and automated testing, and demonstrated expertise in Selenium/Postman, JMeter/LoadRunner, JIRA/Azure DevOps, SQL/Oracle, Azure/AWS, CI/CD, AODA compliance, and end-to-end systems testing.

Candidates with previous Ontario Public Service/public-sector experience and strong experience working in large, complex environments will be highly relevant.

Key Screening Checklist

Candidates should clearly demonstrate all of the following on their resume:

- 10+ years enterprise software testing

- Manual + automated testing

- Agile/Scrum/Waterfall

- AODA testing/compliance

- Test strategy, plans, cases, scripts and reports

- Selenium and/or Postman

- JMeter, LoadRunner, or equivalent

- JIRA, Azure DevOps, or equivalent

- Azure and/or AWS

- SQL and Oracle

- CI/CD, Jenkins, Git/GitLab

- Functional, integration, system and regression testing

- UAT experience

- Performance/load/stress testing

- API testing

- Data/backend validation

- Security testing exposure

- SDLC/STLC experience

- Ability to work 100% onsite at 40 St.

Clair Avenue

West, Toronto

- OPS/public-sector experience preferred

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