Job Summary:

The Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist is responsible for leading and executing comprehensive testing strategies for large, complex business-critical systems. This role involves planning and organizing testing efforts across GUI and non-GUI environments, developing and executing test plans, scripts, and cases, and ensuring quality through functional, integration, regression, performance, and accessibility testing. The specialist collaborates closely with development teams, project managers, and business analysts to ensure systems meet requirements and comply with regulatory standards.

Responsibilities:

- Advise on testing strategies, test plans, tool selection, and resource allocation.
- Plan and organize testing efforts including system integration, user acceptance, stress, and performance tests.
- Develop, maintain, and execute test plans, test scripts, and test cases for various testing phases.
- Identify, document, and track defects using tools such as ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, and Azure DevOps.
- Collaborate with developers to reproduce and resolve issues effectively.
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
- Conduct accessibility testing aligned with AODA standards.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and maintain detailed testing documentation and quality metrics.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Required Skills:
- Proven experience in testing large, complex business-critical systems.
- Strong knowledge of test planning, test case development, and execution for functional, integration, regression, and performance testing.
- Expertise with automated and manual testing tools such as Micro Focus UFT, Selenium, JIRA, Bugzilla, and Azure DevOps.
- Experience in accessibility testing and knowledge of AODA/WCAG 2.0 AA standards.
- Solid understanding of software development and testing life cycles including Agile, Scrum,



and Waterfall methodologies.
- Ability to write clear, comprehensive test cases and perform backend testing including data validation and reconciliation.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
- Experience working onsite full time (5 days onsite).

Desired Skills:
- Knowledge of at least one programming language for test automation scripting.
- Experience with information retrieval packages and object-oriented testing methods.
- Familiarity with Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) application testing.
- Experience with accessibility testing tools such as WAVES, JAWS, NVDA, Compliance Sheriff.
- Working knowledge of Oracle database tools and web-based 3-tier software platforms.
- Experience coordinating multiple teams across business and technology areas.

Rated Criteria:
- QA Testing Expertise - 45 Points
- Technical Proficiency with Testing Tools and Automation - 35 Points
- General Coordination and Communication Skills - 15 Points
- Public Sector Experience - 5 Points

Total: 100 Points Deliverables:
- Comprehensive test plans, scripts, and cases for complex systems.
- Executed functional, integration, regression, performance, and accessibility test results.
- Defect reports and tracking documentation using standardized tools.
- Automated test scripts integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
- Testing strategy documentation and quality metrics reports.
- Input for user manuals and release notes related to quality assurance.

Must Haves:
- Proven track record in testing and data reconciliation for large complex business systems.
- Experience developing and executing automated and manual test scenarios.
- Proficiency with key testing and defect tracking tools (JIRA, Bugzilla, Micro Focus UFT).
- Onsite availability for 5 days per week.
- Strong knowledge of AODA accessibility requirements and testing.

Public Sector Experience:

Preferred

📌 Senior Systems Test Engineer (Ontario)
🏢 vTech Solution
📍 Ontario