Job Description

RQ09971 Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Intermediate

Toronto, Ontario (onsite)

Contract (1+ year, with high possibility of extension)

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).

· The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for the development of test plans, test scripts and test cases and executing these against the various components. The tester will work with the testing lead and IT lead of each project as well as the project team members in the analysis, design, development, implementation and ongoing support of the required systems.

· Executes functional, integration, system, and regression tests.

· Validates that the system behaves as expected under various conditions.

· Identifies, document, and track software defects using tools like ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, and Azure DevOps.

· Works closely with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.

· Develops and maintains automated test scripts using tools like Micro Focus, OpenText UFT, Selenium, TestComplete, or Postman.

· Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

· Conduct performance, stress, and load testing to ensure the system can handle expected user traffic and data volumes.

· 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.

· The resource will also support CSC release and infrastructure solutions support sustainment activities, urgent priorities, changing needs, or time-sensitive infrastructure upgrades, or other sustainment activities supporting any CSC platforms overseen by the Cluster where annual work is required.

Must have:

• Proficiency in automation tools like Selenium and Playwright to create and run automated test scripts.
• Knowledge of writing and troubleshooting test scripts, and familiarity with JavaScriptTypeScript for testing Angular applications.
• Experience with Oracle DB, including writing and optimizing SQL queries, and understanding PLSQL
• Proficiency in Azure DevOps for managing test cases and tracking defects.
• Skills in testing RESTful APIs using tools like Postman or SoapUI
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools in Azure DevOps to integrate automated tests.
• Experience testing for WCAG (AODA) compliance in web applications, experience using automated test tools such as AXE and screen readers (NVDA, Narrator) for testing.