Software qa engineer Jobs in Oakville, ON

Job Title: QA Specialist – Senior
Location: Toronto, ON
Experience: 3–9 Years
Job Type: Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior QA Specialist to plan, execute, and improve software testing activities across web applications, APIs, and enterprise systems. The candidate will be responsible for developing comprehensive test strategies, performing functional and integration testing, implementing automated testing solutions, managing defects, and supporting CI/CD-driven delivery processes. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, ALM, Bugzilla, Postman, Selenium, OpenText UFT, and TestComplete.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business and technical requirements to develop test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts.

• Execute functional, regression, integration, system, end-to-end, and exploratory testing.

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium, OpenText UFT, or TestComplete.

• Perform API testing using Postman, including request validation, response verification, authentication checks, and negative testing.

• Manage test execution, defect tracking, prioritization, and resolution using Azure DevOps, Jira, Bugzilla, and ALM.

• Integrate automated testing activities into CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with development and DevOps teams.

• Analyze test results, identify root causes of failures, and work with development teams to resolve defects.

• Develop and maintain reusable test scripts, automation components, test data, and testing documentation.

• Support test estimation, release readiness assessments, quality reporting, and risk-based testing.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, defect triage, and release validation activities.

• Conduct accessibility testing against applicable AODA requirements and relevant accessibility standards.

• Identify opportunities to improve test coverage, reduce repetitive manual effort, and increase automation effectiveness.

• Mentor junior QA team members and contribute to test standards, processes, and best practices.

• Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, execution results, and reported defects.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 3–9 years of professional experience in software quality assurance and testing.

• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, test design techniques, defect life cycles, and quality assurance processes.

• Hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking tools, including Jira, Azure DevOps, ALM, or Bugzilla.

• Practical experience with API testing using Postman.

• Experience developing or maintaining automated tests using Selenium, OpenText UFT, or TestComplete.

• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated test execution within continuous integration workflows.

• Experience performing functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.

• Ability to analyze requirements, identify test gaps, and develop effective test coverage.

• Experience preparing test plans, test reports, defect summaries, and release quality assessments.

• Familiarity with accessibility testing and AODA compliance requirements where applicable.

• Strong analytical, communication, troubleshooting, and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with automation frameworks, scripting languages, and test data management.

• Familiarity with Git, build tools, and CI/CD platforms.

• Experience with cross-browser testing and web application accessibility validation.

• Relevant certifications in software testing or test automation are an advantage.