RQ08588 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior

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Toronto, ON
Senior level
Information Technology • Professional Services • Consulting
The Role
Responsible for developing test plans, executing test cases, and advising on testing strategies for large systems. Requires strong problem-solving and automation skills.
Summary Generated by Built In

Job Title: RQ08588 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior
Client: Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Hybrid
Estimated Start Date: 2025-04-01
Estimated End Date: 2025-10-21
#Business Days: 138.00
Extension: Probable after the initial mandate
Hours per day or Week: 7.25 hours per day
Security Level: CRJMC
Must haves

  • Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Experience Analyzing, developing, debugging, executing complex regression test cases for integrated applications.
  • Experience in the areas of Software Development, Quality Assurance & Testing including automation using Selenium.
  • Strong experience in Sanity, Smoke, System, GUI, Positive, Negative, Regression, Performance, Volume, Stress, Black Box, Functional, UAT, End To End, Cross Browser and Cross Platform testing
  • Work with Technical Developers to clarify testing requirements
  • Hands-on experience in SQL Server database scripting

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

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 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 QA automation
  • 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)

Experience and Skill Set Requirements
#1 - Percentage: 50%

  • Strong experience in Sanity, Smoke, System, GUI, Positive, Negative, Regression, Performance, Volume, Stress, Black Box, Functional, UAT, End To End, Cross Browser and Cross Platform testing
  • Experience in the areas of Software Development, Quality Assurance & Testing including automation using Selenium.
  • Experience in creating and implementing strategies on designing, maintaining and executing manual test cases for GUI, functional, API, and end-to-end tests
  • Experience Analyzing, developing, debugging, executing complex regression test cases for integrated applications.
  • Work with Technical Developers to clarify testing requirements
  • Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills

#2 - Percentage: 30%

  • Knowledge of Jira and Azure DevOps
  • Knowledge of the Agile methodology
  • A demonstrated ability to work with tight deadlines
  • A quick learner and capable of adapting to constantly changing project landscapes
  • Experience with testing websites specifically cross-browser testing
  • Experience with mobile device testing
  • Test planning experience
  • The ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Ability to work across teams and be proactive
  • Willing to provide support outside of regular work hours if needed to meet high profile project timelines.

#3 - Percentage: 20%

  • Expertise to influence testing strategy and guiding test automation
  • Provide mentorship and perform knowledge transfer to other peer team members
  • Ability to provide user and system documentation as required

Top Skills

Azure Devops
JIRA
Selenium
SQL Server
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The Company
Toronto, , Ontario
13 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2006

What We Do

SMSS Inc. is the best solution company specialized in providing Information Technology and Management Consulting. We provide value for money to our clients by delivering the best quality technical services and solutions at reasonable rates. We also provide the best working environment for our staff and consultants. It is a growing IT services provider having wide array of solutions from Business Strategy Analysis to implementation and execution of Information Technology as well as management aspects of a business entity.

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