Job Description

This role involves a Systems Tester/QA Specialist who will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing test plans and scripts for various software applications, including manual and automated testing. The candidate will collaborate with product managers, developers, and stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring the quality and functionality of software solutions. A portion of the assignment may be dedicated to projects related to the "Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act 2025".

Location: Ontario, Canada

Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with product managers, product owners, and technical teams to develop test strategies and test plans.
- Develop manual test scripts, test cases, and test scenarios.
- Plan and create test data for each test phase.
- Execute quality assurance and testing activities (integration, functional, regression, unit, load, performance, and accessibility testing).
- Plan and organize testing efforts for both front-end and back-end application components/environments.
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, and integration testing using tools like Selenium, Appium, or similar.
- Communicate test results through reports summarizing test completion and defects found.
- Implement project technical testing strategy and methodology, including testing integration points, interfaces, and non-functional requirements (fail-over, response times, data integrity, security).
- Evaluate test results against acceptance criteria.
- Define and measure acceptance criteria for test cases.
- Record defects/issues in a defect reporting tool, including detailed descriptions, screenshots, and reproduction steps.
- Participate in elicitation, requirement workshops, sprint reviews, and walkthrough meetings.
- Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the agile/iterative SDLC.
- Conduct post-release/post-implementation testing.
- Support clients with user acceptance testing (UAT) activities.
- Create traceability matrices to align testing outcomes with business requirements.
- Coordinate and facilitate defect review meetings with Business Analysts and stakeholders.
- Provide testing and defect status updates in daily stand-ups and team meetings.
- Provide weekly reports on assigned task status.
- Conduct knowledge transfer through meetings and sessions with staff.
- Transfer all design, development artifacts, and source code to designated repositories.

Required Skills & Certifications:

- 5+ years of experience developing test cases/scripts and data requirements, developing test scenarios, and conducting manual testing.
- 5+ years of experience developing test cases/scripts and test data, ensuring business requirements are met through traceability matrices.
- 5+ years of experience developing technical testing strategies/plans.
- 5+ years of experience testing non-functional requirements (fail-over, component response times, data integrity, security).
- 5+ years of experience executing various types of testing (integration, regression, functional, accessibility, non-functional testing).
- Experience in quality assurance at the specified experience level.
- Experience testing Commercial off-the-Shelf Software (COTS/SaaS solutions), preferably Oracle Siebel Public Sector.
- Knowledge and experience in test tools and methodologies (Waterfall/Agile/Iterative).
- Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Product cycle (functional & non-functional) testing experience.
- Test case & Test Scenario design and review experience (from business requirements).
- Test case development experience.
- Experience in defect tracking.
- Experience in writing manual/automated test scripts.
- Working knowledge of SharePoint, .NET Web, Web Services, HTML, JavaScript, Java, Perl, and related scripting technologies for automation.

Preferred Skills & Certifications:

- 2+ years of experience in developing and testing software applications using automated testing.
- Knowledge of test automation tools (e.g., Katalon, Selenium, Appium).
- Knowledge of API testing tools (e.g., Postman, SoapUI).
- Familiarity with RESTful services and SOAP.
- Strong programming/scripting skills.
- Experience with agile methodology.
- Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality results.
- Effective communication skills (written and verbal).
- Experience reporting progress to teams, project leads, and management, including proactively raising risks/issues.
- Experience working with clients and technical teams to resolve defects and manage change requests.
- Experience with User Acceptance Testing and providing sprint reviews.
- Experience in testing enterprise-level systems and exposure to ministry QA processes and standards within OPS.
- Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Public Sector applications, databases, and systems while testing.
- Experience working in accordance with policies and procedures of the Ontario Public Service.
- Working knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

Special Considerations:

- Partial assignment to projects related to the "Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act 2025" as needed.
- Knowledge transfer is expected throughout the assignment.
- All design, development artifacts, and source code must be transferred to the ministry in designated repositories.

Scheduling:

- Not specified in the provided text.

Job Tags

Similar Jobs