Position:
Software Test Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Software Test Engineer to
support quality assurance activities across complex enterprise application
environments. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning,
executing, and managing testing efforts throughout the software development
lifecycle, ensuring solutions meet functional, technical, performance,
accessibility, and business requirements.

Key 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.
• 
  Assist
  with planning and creating test data for various testing phases.
• 
  Execute
  quality assurance and testing activities including:
• 
  Integration
  Testing
• 
  Functional
  Testing
• 
  Regression
  Testing
• 
  Unit
  Testing
• 
  Load
  Testing
• 
  Performance
  Testing
• 
  Accessibility
  Testing
• 
  Plan
  and organize testing efforts across front-end and back-end application
  environments.
• 
  Communicate
  test results through reports that summarize test completion status and
  identified defects.
• 
  Support
  implementation of technical testing strategies and methodologies,
  including:
• 
  Integration
  points and interfaces testing
• 
  Fail-over
  testing
• 
  Response-time
  validation
• 
  Data
  integrity testing
• 
  Security
  testing
• 
  Evaluate
  test results against acceptance criteria.
• 
  Define
  and measure acceptance criteria for test cases.
• 
  Record
  and manage defects with detailed documentation, screenshots, and
  reproduction steps.
• 
  Participate
  in requirements workshops, sprint reviews, and solution walkthroughs.
• 
  Work
  closely with cross-functional teams throughout Agile development cycles.
• 
  Conduct
  post-release and post-implementation validation testing.

Qualifications & Experience

General Skills

• 
  Experience
  planning, organizing, and implementing testing initiatives.
• 
  Knowledge
  of structured software development methodologies.
• 
  Experience
  using CASE tools and data query tools to support testing activities.
• 
  Knowledge
  of automated testing tools and version control systems.
• 
  Experience
  executing functional, non-functional, and system integration testing.
• 
  Experience
  supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• 
  Strong
  understanding of QA principles, practices, tools, and methodologies.
• 
  Experience
  creating test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test data.
• 
  Experience
  across multiple testing phases including unit, integration, load, and
  performance testing.
• 
  Knowledge
  of all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• 
  Strong
  analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• 
  Ability
  to work effectively within a collaborative team environment.
• 
  Knowledge
  of automated testing tools.

Mandatory Skills

• 
  Experience
  with at least one programming language.
• 
  Experience
  using information retrieval packages.
• 
  Knowledge
  of testing methodologies within object-oriented environments.
• 
  Understanding
  of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices.
• 
  Knowledge
  of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) standards and
  regulations.
• 
  Experience
  planning and organizing testing efforts for large and small systems.
• 
  Experience
  developing and executing automated test scripts.
• 
  Experience
  testing Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) applications.

QA & Testing Experience

• 
  Experience
  supporting large, complex web-based application development projects.
• 
  Experience
  working within Agile distributed development teams using virtual
  collaboration tools.
• 
  Experience
  working within enterprise cloud environments such as Azure.
• 
  Strong
  SQL/PLSQL experience for data analysis, verification, and extraction.
• 
  Experience
  developing:
• 
  ETL
  testing plans
• 
  Functional
  scenarios
• 
  Integration
  workflows
• 
  Web-based
  UI testing
• 
  Regression
  testing
• 
  Smoke
  testing
• 
  Performance
  testing
• 
  Load
  and stress testing plans
• 
  Experience
  developing AODA compliance testing plans.
• 
  Experience
  with test automation tools and DevOps testing lifecycle practices.
• 
  Experience
  using Azure DevOps (or equivalent) for testing workflows and approvals.

Business Analysis Experience

• 
  Business
  and systems analysis experience within cloud environments.
• 
  Experience
  gathering requirements and developing user stories.
• 
  Experience
  creating Agile project artifacts using DevOps tools.
• 
  Understanding
  of data modeling, data analysis, and reporting.
• 
  Experience
  producing business analysis deliverables supporting modernization
  initiatives and workflow improvements.
• 
  Experience
  performing gap analysis to support solution modernization and business
  efficiencies.
• 
  Experience
  working within Agile methodologies.

Technical Experience

• 
  Experience
  developing complex test cases and managing defect lifecycles.
• 
  Advanced
  SQL/PLSQL experience for data extraction and analysis.
• 
  Hands-on
  experience with AODA testing tools such as JAWS and NVDA.
• 
  Familiarity
  with vulnerability testing and performance/load testing tools.
• 
  Experience
  creating and executing testing scripts within Azure DevOps or similar
  platforms.
• 
  Experience
  developing and maintaining automated test scripts using Katalon Studio or
  equivalent tools.
• 
  Experience
  with Java-based UI and backend testing.

Defect Management Experience

• 
  Experience
  managing defects and reporting defect status through defect management
  platforms.
• 
  Experience
  identifying, isolating, reproducing, and analyzing software issues.
• 
  Strong
  root cause analysis and troubleshooting capabilities.
• 
  Experience
  documenting, tracking, escalating, and resolving issues.
• 
  Experience
  working within Agile Scrum environments.
• 
  Experience
  managing sprint-based testing and defect tracking activities.

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

• 
  Strong
  communication and analytical skills.
• 
  Excellent
  English verbal and written communication.
• 
  Detail-oriented
  and capable of working in fast-paced environments.
• 
  Strong
  collaboration, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• 
  Strong
  research skills and the ability to quickly learn new technologies and
  business processes.

About Symbiotic Digital.

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