Job Title: Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Intermediate

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Work Model: Onsite

Duration: 10 months

Extension: 1 Time

Must Haves

- 2+ years of experience in software testing in enterprise-level IT environments.
- Hands-on working experience in manual testing and automated testing tools and frameworks.
- Deep understanding of Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall testing methodologies.
- Knowledge of cloud technologies such as Azure, AWS.

Description / Responsibilities / Skills

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).
- Identifies, document, and track software defects using tools like ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, and Azure DevOps.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Conduct performance, stress, and load testing to ensure the system can handle expected user traffic and data volumes.
- Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.

General Skills

- Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities
- 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
- Demonstrated ability to write queries to validate data and perform backend testing.
- Experience conducting basic security testing and collaborating with security specialists for deeper penetration testing.
- Experience developing and managing robust test data strategies, including generating realistic and sufficient test data, ensuring data privacy, and managing test data environments.




- Experience developing and executing performance test scripts using tools like JMeter or LoadRunner, and analyzing performance bottlenecks and system scalability.

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 environment
- Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.
- Experience testing Commercial Off-the Shelf Applications (COTS)

Deliverables

- Maintain detailed documentation of test results, test coverage, and quality metrics.
- Provide input for user manuals and release notes.

Experience & Skill Set Requirements

Core Skills and Experience - 40 %

- Extensive experience with AODA testing and compliance
- Experience creating and maintaining test strategies, test cases and scripts, as well as test reports.
- Experience in test automation tools such as Selenium or Postman for API testing.
- Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar.
- Experience with defect tracking tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar.
- Proven expertise in end-to-end testing of complex systems, ensuring coverage of all functional and non-functional requirements.
- Knowledge of QA compliance standards and security testing best practices.

Technical Skills and Experience - 35%

- Strong understanding of databases such as SQL, Oracle.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration tools like Jenkins, Git, or GitLab.

Soft Skills- 20%

- Solid communication skills; both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams
- Demonstrated ability to work with functional and technical teams Demonstrated ability to participate in a large team and work closely with other individual team members
- Proven analytical skills and systematic problem solving
- Strong ability to work under pressure, work with aggressive timelines, and be adaptive to change

Public sector Experience- 5%

- OPS quality assurance standard and practices.

📌 Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Intermediate (Toronto)
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