Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior

Job Title: Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior

Location: Toronto

Work Model: Onsite

Duration: 5 months

Must Haves

• Proven experience in executing testing related activities and data reconciliation activities for large complex business critical business systems.
• Experience in developing test plans, test cases, test scripts and expected test results for complex business systems.
• Experience in developing and executing automated test and performance test scenarios for large complex systems.
• Experience with automated and manual testing tools, problem tracking software (i.e., Jira, Bugzilla and Microfocus UFT Product Suite).

Description / Responsibilities / Skills

Description

• The OLSG aims to incentivize post-secondary students to choose priority programs in priority communities and work in those communities after graduation, create capacity in areas of greatest need in the province, and respond to government priorities and labour market needs.
• FFS resources will be required to work on OLSG modules for sustainment and expansion of the existing OSAP/OLSG application.

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).
• Executes functional, integration, system, and regression tests.
• Validates that the system behaves as expected under various conditions.
• Works closely with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• 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.

Deliverables

• Maintain detailed documentation of test results, test coverage, and quality metrics.
• Provide input for user manuals and release notes.

Experience & Skill Set Requirements

QA Skills - 45%

• Experience in setting up test strategies for complex business systems involving data, rules and images which undergo a very high rate of change annually.
• Experience in data analysis, cleansing, conversion and reconciliation on large complex systems.
• Excellent coordination and organization skills to assist with all QA activities in a tight timeline with conflicting priorities.
• Experience in Accessibility testing of applications with alignment to AODA (WCAG2.0 AA).

Technical Skills - 35%

• Excellent working knowledge of workflow, portfolio management and rule-driven business solutions.
• Experience with web-based 3-tier software platforms.
• Good knowledge of Oracle database tools.
• Proficiency with desktop tools (Visio, MS Office, MS Project, MS Outlook)
• Experience testing custom implementations and COTS implementations, which include IBM J-Rules Engine
• Working knowledge of web-based application development.
• Experience with Accessibility testing tools like WAVES, JAWS, NVDA, Compliance Sheriff.

General skills - 15%

• Experience in effectively coordinating multiple teams representing various business and technology areas, each with responsibility for a component of the solution.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, presentation skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Excellent analytical problem solving and decision-making capabilities.

Public Sector Experience - 5%

• Experience in the Public Sector, either as a vendor representative or under contract to a government ministry or agency.