Systems Testing/QA Specialist Senior

Opportunity Details

Must Haves

• Experience testing on web/mobile applications
• 10 years of experience as a QA.
• Proficiency inautomated testing tools(e.g. Selenium Cypress Playwright).
• Experience testingAI/ML-enabled applications**
• Familiarity withAI explainability as well as AI transparency principles.*
• Ability to validateAI-assisted user workflowsand ensure biometric integrity.*
• Experience working with within an Agile environment - DevOps
• applying deep understanding ofAODA / WCAG 2.1 success criteria(Levels A AA AAA) including principles success criteria and techniques.

Nice to Haves

• Understanding / Experience withAI testing tools and frameworks(e.g. MLFlow TensorBoard).
• Understanding ofAI model behavior including edge cases and bias detection.

Rated Requirements

Project and Digital Experience- 20%

Candidate possesses expert knowledge and proven experience:

• Working inAgile Scrum and DevOps environments.
• Collaborating withmultidisciplinary teamsincluding developers designers AI engineers product managers and business SMEs.
• Planning and executing comprehensive testing activities throughout iterative Agile sprints executing continuous validation and ensuring highest accessibility and compliance standards are being met across evolving product increments.
• Using structured workflow and collaboration tools for managing defects throughout their entire lifecycle - from identification and logging through prioritization and triage to resolution verification and closure.
• Working withuser stories analyzing business and technical requirements and generatingtest data requests.
• Applying deep understanding ofWCAG 2.1 success criteria(Levels A AA AAA) including principles success criteria and techniques.

Technical Skills- 30%

• Hands-on experience testingweb and mobile applications.
• Proficiency inautomated testing tools(e.g. Selenium Cypress Playwright).
• Knowledge ofAODA compliance testingand tools (e.g. JAWS VoiceOver Axe Accessibility Insights WAVE).
• Experience withCI/CD pipelinesand version control systems (e.g. Git Azure DevOps).
• Understanding ofimage processing and biometric data integrity.

Testing Skills -35%

• Extensive experience inmanual and automated testingacross functional non-functional and integration layers.
• Skilled in usingdata query tools(e.g. SQL Excel) to support test case development.
• Experience supporting and executingUser Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Strong grasp ofQA principles tools and structured methodologies.
• Proven ability to create and managetest strategies test plans test cases and reusable test scripts.
• Experience withunit testing load testing performance testing and other specialized testing types.
• Ability to developmodular testing frameworksfor scalable and reusable components.

AI Skills and Experience - 15%

• Experience testingAI/ML-enabled applications
• Understanding ofAI model behavior including edge cases and bias detection.
• Ability to validateAI-assisted user workflowsand ensure biometric integrity.
• Familiarity withAI explainability as well as AI transparency principles.
• Experience withAI testing tools and frameworks(e.g. MLFlow TensorBoard).
• Collaboration with AI engineers to definetestable model requirementsand performance benchmarks.

Description

Responsibilities

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

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)

Required Experience:

IC