RQ08248 - Sr. Systems Testing/QA Specialist
On-siteToronto, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Develop comprehensive testing strategies, plans, and scripts for large-scale GUI and non-GUI systems, coordinating efforts across project teams for analysis, design, and implementation. Execute functional, non-functional, integration, stress, and user acceptance testing (UAT) while managing resources and organizing test activities for complex enterprise environments. Leverage automated tools, version control, and performance testing frameworks to validate systems throughout the Software Development Life Cycle. Requires 10+ years of experience in manual and automated testing, proficiency in Agile/Waterfall methodologies, and deep knowledge of SQL, cloud technologies, and CI/CD pipelines.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in software testing in enterprise-level IT environments and large-scale systems
- Hands-on working experience in manual testing and automated testing tools and frameworks
- Deep understanding of Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall testing methodologies
- Experience creating and maintaining test strategies, test cases and scripts, as well as test reports
- Experience in test automation tools such as Selenium or Postman for API testing
- Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar
- Experience with defect tracking tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar
- Proven expertise in end-to-end testing of complex systems, ensuring coverage of all functional and non-functional requirements
- Knowledge of QA compliance standards and security testing best practices
- Strong understanding of databases such as SQL, Oracle
- Knowledge of cloud technologies such as Azure, AWS
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration tools like Jenkins, Git, or GitLab
- Strong communication skills; both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams
- Demonstrated ability to work with functional and technical teams
- Demonstrated ability to participate in a large team and work closely with other individual team members
- Proven analytical skills and systematic problem solving
- Strong ability to work under pressure, work with aggressive timelines, and be adaptive to change
- OPS quality assurance standard and practices
- Experience creating and maintaining test strategies, test cases and scripts, as well as test reports
- Experience in test automation tools such as Selenium or Postman for API testing
- Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar
Desired Qualifications
- 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)
- Prior development experience
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