RQ00648 Systems TestingQA Specialist Senior
Posted:
25 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline:
22 August 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Assignment: RQ00648 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior
Requisition: RQ00648
Job Title: Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior
Client: Ontario Health
Start Date:
End Date:
Department: Digital Excellence in Health
Office Location: 525 University Avenue Toronto
Business Days: 199.00
Location: Up to 5 days onsite (subject to policy)
Public Sector Experience: No
Must Haves:
7 years experience Extensive hands-on experience with one or more automation testing framework to test UI screens (Web pages) and API testing by developing automation suite via writing complex codes from scratch using JAVA programming language and Selenium
7 years experience Hands-on experience in testing API / Web services using any API testing tool such as Postman SOAPUI ReadyAPI or their equivalent in an automated fashion.
Health care experience is not mandatory but a nice to have
Description
Background Information
The Provincial Clinical Viewer Project is intended to consolidate the three disparate viewers to one provincial clinical viewer with the goal of eliminating the inefficiencies. The expected benefits and outcomes of the Provincial Clinical Viewer Project are: creation of a sustainable and scalable solution for the future improved clinical decision-making through increased and integrated access to relevant and reliable Electronic Patient Data from multiple sources across the continuum of care simplified integration/standardization timely access to health information for both patients and health care providers and integration with all provincial repositories and registries. The Senior System Testing / QA Specialist will perform the Quality Assurance Testing Activities by creating and executing the automated test suite for UI Automated API testing Functional Testing and Defect Management to ensure the quality of the product.
Must Haves:
Minimum 7 years of experience in automation testing
Advanced level and extensive hands-on experience with automating UI screens using JAVA and Selenium. Should be able to write UI automation scripts from scratch independently and ability to analysis and debug complex test automation codes for UI screens.
Advanced API automation (Restful API) / web services testing using tools such as SOAPUI Ready API Postman or their equivalent
Experience working with ETL SQL and cross browser testing. Hands-on experience in BrowserStack tool is desirable
Experience with testing system accesses based on authentication/authorization Certs SAMLs/JWT tokens
Experience working in Agile-Scrum environment Test planning Creating and executing manual and automated test cases automated test scripts creating complex test data and test reports
Logging tracking and managing defects in JIRA application
Advanced knowledge of one or more automation testing framework.
Experience debugging test environment and test data issues
Good analytical communication and collaborative skills
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities for the Senior System Testing / QA Specialist include but are not limited to:
Plan and organize testing efforts in User Interface (UI) and API testing including the design development and execution of systems integration tests functional tests through end-to-end UI Automation and API automation using in-house automation framework based on Java Selenium
Analyze understand the business (functional) and technical requirements user stories design documents implementation guides data mapping documents to develop test plan test scripts test cases and execute these against the various components in a fully automated fashion across different non-production environments for Provincial Viewer Program and also for other electronic health care systems registries and repositories.
Analyze plan design build implement run and maintain automation testing framework automated test cases & automation scripts for UI web pages and APIs
Mapping Traceability matrix covering all requirements in the projects scope
Use automated tool sets to generate and validate complex test data
Log track and manage defects in JIRA
Create the test execution report.
Work with the QA lead and other project stakeholders such as PM IT lead BA in the analysis design development implementation and ongoing support of the required systems from testing perspective
Good team player and ability to engage with different programs in the organization and champion best practices of automation.
Determine the test environment requirements and run smoke/sanity tests to validate successful deployments and environment stability
Provide key inputs to the QA Lead in testing effort estimation and in the design and develop of test strategy test plan and test execution report
Support user acceptance testing and participate in UAT activities
Technical knowledge and experience to collaborate with Development Architecture and Infrastructure teams
Comfortable testing in Agile-Scrum methodology and following DevOps/CICD principles
Support other QA resources in the team to support the program
Desired Skills:
Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems
Experience with GitHub
Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities
Experience in healthcare systems and testing HL7 FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) messages and data structures is preferred but not mandatory
Evaluation Criteria:
1. Extensive hands-on experience with one or more automation testing framework to test UI screens (Web pages) and API testing by developing automation suite via writing complex codes from scratch using JAVA programming language and Selenium and then executing the automated test scripts. Experience in debugging and fixing the automation codebase into a working automation test suite. Expertise in fine tuning and enhancing automation framework to meet the needs of automation testing for the application .: 50 Points
2. Hands-on experience in testing API / Web services using any API testing tool such as Postman SOAPUI ReadyAPI or their equivalent in an automated fashion.: 25 Points
3. Experience in creating and executing test cases test scripts for Functional/Systems integration testing generating test data to validate the business requirements/User Stories/technical specifications and defect management in JIRA in an agile-scrum project delivery model.: 15 Points
4. Knowledge and experience with testing HL7 FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) messages and data structures.: 10 Points
Total evaluation criteria: 100 Points
Deliverables
Deliverables include but are not limited to:
Contribution to test strategy test plan and creating test scenarios.
Creating and executing manual and automated test cases test scripts for UI screens and APIs.
Defect tracking and generating test report. Creating knowledge transfer documents for Provincial Viewer Program and other projects in the electronic health care space viz. ITs common services integration systems registries and repositories and supporting the smoke tests for code deployments.
Additional Terms
Term: The term of this Engagement Assignment is 199 Business Days with an option to extend for up to an additional 222 days at Agencys discretion. The Engagement Assignment may be extended for unused Business Days at Agencys discretion.
The resource will comply with the Agencys policies and procedures.
Agencys systems cannot be accessed from outside the province of Ontario and the Agencys assets including laptops and related equipment cannot be removed from the province of Ontario without prior written approval from the Agencys.
Assignment Type: This position is currently listed as Hybrid. The resource under this request will be required to work onsite as per Hiring Manager sole discretion.
Knowledge Transfer Details:
The resource will ensure full knowledge transfer is provided to the Agencys team before end of engagement. Some of this might occur at the end of the engagement but will also be shared as information is obtained/consolidated. Key deliverables will be shared with team.
The resource must provide all related documentation as part of knowledge transfer protocol. Documents will be reviewed by the appropriate leads and signed off by manager/director.
The resource will work collaboratively with the Agencys team throughout the assignment and ensure key deliverables milestones and documentation are shared.
A walkthrough of any demos development etc. will be required before the end of the engagement.
Requisition: RQ00648
Job Title: Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior
Client: Ontario Health
Start Date:
End Date:
Department: Digital Excellence in Health
Office Location: 525 University Avenue Toronto
Business Days: 199.00
Location: Up to 5 days onsite (subject to policy)
Public Sector Experience: No
Must Haves:
7 years experience Extensive hands-on experience with one or more automation testing framework to test UI screens (Web pages) and API testing by developing automation suite via writing complex codes from scratch using JAVA programming language and Selenium
7 years experience Hands-on experience in testing API / Web services using any API testing tool such as Postman SOAPUI ReadyAPI or their equivalent in an automated fashion.
Health care experience is not mandatory but a nice to have
Description
Background Information
The Provincial Clinical Viewer Project is intended to consolidate the three disparate viewers to one provincial clinical viewer with the goal of eliminating the inefficiencies. The expected benefits and outcomes of the Provincial Clinical Viewer Project are: creation of a sustainable and scalable solution for the future improved clinical decision-making through increased and integrated access to relevant and reliable Electronic Patient Data from multiple sources across the continuum of care simplified integration/standardization timely access to health information for both patients and health care providers and integration with all provincial repositories and registries. The Senior System Testing / QA Specialist will perform the Quality Assurance Testing Activities by creating and executing the automated test suite for UI Automated API testing Functional Testing and Defect Management to ensure the quality of the product.
Must Haves:
Minimum 7 years of experience in automation testing
Advanced level and extensive hands-on experience with automating UI screens using JAVA and Selenium. Should be able to write UI automation scripts from scratch independently and ability to analysis and debug complex test automation codes for UI screens.
Advanced API automation (Restful API) / web services testing using tools such as SOAPUI Ready API Postman or their equivalent
Experience working with ETL SQL and cross browser testing. Hands-on experience in BrowserStack tool is desirable
Experience with testing system accesses based on authentication/authorization Certs SAMLs/JWT tokens
Experience working in Agile-Scrum environment Test planning Creating and executing manual and automated test cases automated test scripts creating complex test data and test reports
Logging tracking and managing defects in JIRA application
Advanced knowledge of one or more automation testing framework.
Experience debugging test environment and test data issues
Good analytical communication and collaborative skills
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities for the Senior System Testing / QA Specialist include but are not limited to:
Plan and organize testing efforts in User Interface (UI) and API testing including the design development and execution of systems integration tests functional tests through end-to-end UI Automation and API automation using in-house automation framework based on Java Selenium
Analyze understand the business (functional) and technical requirements user stories design documents implementation guides data mapping documents to develop test plan test scripts test cases and execute these against the various components in a fully automated fashion across different non-production environments for Provincial Viewer Program and also for other electronic health care systems registries and repositories.
Analyze plan design build implement run and maintain automation testing framework automated test cases & automation scripts for UI web pages and APIs
Mapping Traceability matrix covering all requirements in the projects scope
Use automated tool sets to generate and validate complex test data
Log track and manage defects in JIRA
Create the test execution report.
Work with the QA lead and other project stakeholders such as PM IT lead BA in the analysis design development implementation and ongoing support of the required systems from testing perspective
Good team player and ability to engage with different programs in the organization and champion best practices of automation.
Determine the test environment requirements and run smoke/sanity tests to validate successful deployments and environment stability
Provide key inputs to the QA Lead in testing effort estimation and in the design and develop of test strategy test plan and test execution report
Support user acceptance testing and participate in UAT activities
Technical knowledge and experience to collaborate with Development Architecture and Infrastructure teams
Comfortable testing in Agile-Scrum methodology and following DevOps/CICD principles
Support other QA resources in the team to support the program
Desired Skills:
Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems
Experience with GitHub
Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities
Experience in healthcare systems and testing HL7 FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) messages and data structures is preferred but not mandatory
Evaluation Criteria:
1. Extensive hands-on experience with one or more automation testing framework to test UI screens (Web pages) and API testing by developing automation suite via writing complex codes from scratch using JAVA programming language and Selenium and then executing the automated test scripts. Experience in debugging and fixing the automation codebase into a working automation test suite. Expertise in fine tuning and enhancing automation framework to meet the needs of automation testing for the application .: 50 Points
2. Hands-on experience in testing API / Web services using any API testing tool such as Postman SOAPUI ReadyAPI or their equivalent in an automated fashion.: 25 Points
3. Experience in creating and executing test cases test scripts for Functional/Systems integration testing generating test data to validate the business requirements/User Stories/technical specifications and defect management in JIRA in an agile-scrum project delivery model.: 15 Points
4. Knowledge and experience with testing HL7 FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) messages and data structures.: 10 Points
Total evaluation criteria: 100 Points
Deliverables
Deliverables include but are not limited to:
Contribution to test strategy test plan and creating test scenarios.
Creating and executing manual and automated test cases test scripts for UI screens and APIs.
Defect tracking and generating test report. Creating knowledge transfer documents for Provincial Viewer Program and other projects in the electronic health care space viz. ITs common services integration systems registries and repositories and supporting the smoke tests for code deployments.
Additional Terms
Term: The term of this Engagement Assignment is 199 Business Days with an option to extend for up to an additional 222 days at Agencys discretion. The Engagement Assignment may be extended for unused Business Days at Agencys discretion.
The resource will comply with the Agencys policies and procedures.
Agencys systems cannot be accessed from outside the province of Ontario and the Agencys assets including laptops and related equipment cannot be removed from the province of Ontario without prior written approval from the Agencys.
Assignment Type: This position is currently listed as Hybrid. The resource under this request will be required to work onsite as per Hiring Manager sole discretion.
Knowledge Transfer Details:
The resource will ensure full knowledge transfer is provided to the Agencys team before end of engagement. Some of this might occur at the end of the engagement but will also be shared as information is obtained/consolidated. Key deliverables will be shared with team.
The resource must provide all related documentation as part of knowledge transfer protocol. Documents will be reviewed by the appropriate leads and signed off by manager/director.
The resource will work collaboratively with the Agencys team throughout the assignment and ensure key deliverables milestones and documentation are shared.
A walkthrough of any demos development etc. will be required before the end of the engagement.