Systems Testing QA Specialist

About the Role
Or Client is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Testing / QA Specialist to support large scale enterprise level government systems. The successful candidate will play a key role in defining testing strategies executing comprehensive testing plans and ensuring high quality system delivery across complex environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide input on testing strategy test plans testing tools and resource requirements

• Plan organize and execute testing efforts for large enterprise systems in GUI and non GUI environments

• Perform system integration testing functional testing non functional testing specialized testing stress testing and user acceptance testing

• Develop and maintain test strategies test plans test cases test scripts and test data

• Execute test cases across multiple system components and environments

• Work closely with testing leads IT leads project teams and business stakeholders throughout the SDLC

• Support user acceptance testing activities and defect resolution

• Track manage and report defects using industry standard tools

• Ensure adherence to quality assurance standards methodologies and best practices

Required Skills and Experience

Core QA Experience (40%)

• 10 years of experience in software testing within enterprise and large scale IT environments

• Strong hands on experience in manual testing across functional non functional and UAT phases

• Experience creating and maintaining test strategies test plans test cases scripts and reports

• Proven experience in end to end testing of complex systems

• Strong understanding of Agile Scrum and Waterfall methodologies

• Knowledge of QA compliance standards and security testing practices

• Experience using defect tracking tools such as Jira Azure DevOps or similar

Technical Skills (35%)

• Experience with automated testing tools such as Selenium and Postman for API testing

• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter LoadRunner or similar

• Strong understanding of databases including SQL and Oracle

• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS

• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins Git or GitLab

Accessibility and Compliance

• Extensive experience with AODA testing and accessibility compliance

• Knowledge of accessibility standards and regulations

Soft Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills

• Ability to work effectively with technical and business teams

• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities

• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities

Must Have

• 5 years of manual testing experience

• Hands on experience across functional non functional and UAT testing

• Experience using Jira to track and manage defects