QA (Intermediate) 10227-2912

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

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).
The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for the development of test plans test scripts and test cases and executing these against the various components. The tester will work with the testing lead and IT lead of each project as well as the project team members in the analysis design development implementation and ongoing support of the required systems.
Executes functional integration system and regression tests.
Validates that the system behaves as expected under various conditions.
Identifies document and track software defects using tools like ALM JIRA Bugzilla and Azure DevOps.
Works closely with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.
Develops and maintains automated test scripts using tools like Micro Focus OpenText UFT Selenium TestComplete or Postman.
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.
Collaborate with developers business analysts and project managers to clarify requirements and ensure quality.
Participate in Agile ceremonies like sprint planning daily stand-ups and retrospectives.
Maintain detailed documentation of test results test coverage and quality metrics.
Provide input for user manuals and release notes.
Ensure testing processes comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

General Skills

Experience in planning organizing and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level
Knowledge of structured methodologies for the development design implementation and maintenance of applications
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
Knowledge and experience in the use of automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms
Experience executing functional tests non-functional tests and systems level integration tests
Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities
Experience with quality assurance principles practices tools and structured methodologies
Experience creating testing strategy documentation test plans test cases and test data for various types and phases of testing including technical and business functional validation
Experience in quality assurance and testing including unit testing integration testing load testing performance testing etc.
Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle
Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills; organizational creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills
A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
Knowledge of one or more automated testing tools
Knowledge of system integration regression and acceptance testing.
Familiarity with Agile Scrum and Waterfall methodologies.
Demonstrated ability to write clear comprehensive test cases and execute them effectively.
Experience with tools like ALM JIRA Bugzilla TestRail Zephyr etc.
Familiarity with tools like Selenium Cypress or Postman for API testing.
Understanding of scripting languages (e.g. Python JavaScript Bash) for automation or test data setup.
Demonstrated ability to write queries to validate data and perform backend testing.
Clear grasp of the software development and testing life cycles.
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.
Validates data integrity consistency and accuracy across various system components and databases performing data migration and transformation testing as needed.
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.
Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems
Experience coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases
Experience testing Commercial Off-the Shelf Applications (COTS)

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Skills and competencies required for the assignment:

Quality Assurance Methodology: 55%

Senior System Tester with 3 years of experience in process planning organizing and implementing testing efforts
Experience with manual testing
Experience in working with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software.
Knowledge and experience in testing of the Registry system (ex. Catalyst).
Knowledge of the systems development cycle (SDLC) software test life cycle (STLC) project management.
Knowledge of application development methodologies techniques and methods structured

Quality Assurance Experience: 35%

analysis and design methodology techniques; structured testing
Analysis of business requirements and functional designs
Knowledge of Risk and evidence-based testing
Analysis of business rulesCreation of the test cases traceability matrix
Defining the expected results
Creation of test data test user accounts
Creation of database queries to select test data and ensure database integrity
Recording the results of the testing in Microfocus ALM/JIRA
Experience in entry exit and acceptance testing criteria

and nbsp;

Nice to have: 10%

Presentations to project and team members.
Cross training to project and team members.
Internet and Intranet operating systems databases network protocols and data transformation.
Excellent written communication skills to document and report complex findings from testing projects to project owners.
Identifying the test scenarios

Must haves:

experience in process planning organizing and implementing testing efforts
Experience with manual testing
Knowledge of application development methodologies techniques and methods and nbsp;
Analysis of business rules creation of the test cases

Nice to Have:

Knowledge and experience in testing of the Registry system (ex. Catalyst).
written communication skills to document and report complex findings from testing projects to project owners.

HM Note: This onsite contract role is in office every day at the managers discretion. Candidate resumes must include first and last name email and telephone contact information. This role commences April 1 2026DescriptionResponsibilitiesProvides advice on the testing strategy test plans the selectio...