QA Specialist
On-siteBay Street Corridor, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Plan, document, and execute comprehensive testing activities covering functional, performance, regression, security, and UAT/PAT to ensure solutions meet business and operational requirements. Develop detailed test cases and checklists, troubleshoot technical issues, and compile findings from both automated and manual testing. Collaborate with Business Analysts, IT teams, and project management on requirements walkthroughs, release activities, and defect resolution. Support production readiness reviews and contribute QA artifacts for architecture checkpoints while managing multiple assignments in a 10+ year experience level.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience developing test strategies, test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and troubleshooting technical issues
- Demonstrated experience delivering testing and QA requirements within both Waterfall and Agile methodologies
- Experience performing a wide variety of testing types including: Unit Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Production Acceptance Testing (PAT), Performance Testing, Regression Testing, Load Testing, Security Testing, Backend Testing, Web Services Testing
- Experience with automated testing frameworks and methodologies
- Experience using version control systems and defect management tools such as Confluence, Jira, or TestRail
- Experience configuring system and testing environments
- Experience testing both custom-developed solutions and Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) applications
- Experience with multi-tier, multi-platform, integrated, and interconnected solution environments
- Experience testing reporting systems
- Experience testing web, desktop, and mobile applications
- Experience supporting high-availability, mission-critical, and 24x7 environments
- Experience with system debugging, refactoring, and optimization activities
- Ability to identify, coordinate, resolve, re-test, and close system defects
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience preparing reports and technical documentation
- Ability to present testing findings and solution functionality to stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Strong consulting and stakeholder engagement capabilities
- Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and meet deadlines
- Understanding of IT standards and guidelines related to test strategies, test scenarios, and test case development
- Understanding of security and privacy considerations when validating technology solutions against business requirements
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