Role Overview

The QA Specialist is responsible for ensuring the quality,
reliability, performance, and compliance of complex digital solutions. This
role partners closely with cross‑functional teams throughout the delivery
lifecycle, contributing to test strategy, automation, execution, defect
management, and continuous quality improvement.

Key Responsibilities

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  Collaborate
  with project team members during requirements and design phases to develop
  test strategies, test plans, and test cases.
• 
  Provide
  expert QA guidance and develop test strategies and plans covering multiple
  testing types, supported by requirements traceability matrices.
• 
  Develop
  and execute automated and manual test scenarios and scripts; participate
  in test data preparation.
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  Manage
  defect identification, tracking, analysis, and resolution.
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  Use
  DevOps tools to provide test status reporting and issue summary reporting.
• 
  Develop
  and maintain Quality Assurance and Quality Control Standard Operating
  Procedures.
• 
  Work
  closely with Product Owners, Project Managers, Business Analysts, and
  Systems Analysts to ensure QA deliverables align with scope and timelines.
• 
  Participate
  in defect review meetings and provide analysis as required.
• 
  Perform
  functional and non‑functional testing.
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  Conduct
  accessibility testing (WCAG 2.0 / AODA compliance).
• 
  Execute
  mobile testing across platforms.
• 
  Perform
  security testing.
• 
  Manage
  test data and test environments.
• 
  Conduct
  data migration testing and other testing as required.
• 
  Provide
  backup support to other QA team members as needed.
• 
  Present
  test strategies, plans, and results to project and management
  stakeholders.

Qualifications & Skills

Automation Testing Expertise (40%)

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  Design,
  implement, and maintain automated test frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Appium,
  BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, JUnit, or similar).
• 
  Strong
  programming skills in Java, Python, JavaScript, NestJS, or similar
  languages.
• 
  Proven
  experience automating test cases for large‑scale web applications, mobile
  applications, and RESTful APIs.
• 
  Integrate
  automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions or
  Azure DevOps.
• 
  Implement
  automated performance and load testing using tools such as JMeter or
  Locust.
• 
  Execute
  cross‑browser and cross‑platform automated testing.
• 
  Manage
  test data for automated testing, including setup, selection, and
  validation.

Quality Assurance Practices (30%)

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  Define
  and execute test strategies, test plans, and test cases based on
  requirements and acceptance criteria.
• 
  Perform
  functional testing (smoke, sanity, regression, integration) and non‑functional
  testing (security, usability, performance).
• 
  Track
  and manage defects using tools such as Jira or similar.
• 
  Analyze
  test coverage, identify gaps, and improve overall test effectiveness.
• 
  Conduct
  manual and exploratory testing for high‑risk or edge‑case scenarios.

Technical Expertise & Tooling (20%)

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  Use
  version control systems such as Git or SVN.
• 
  Perform
  API testing and automation using tools such as Postman or SoapUI.
• 
  Write
  and execute SQL queries to validate backend data integrity.
• 
  Work
  with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS) and virtualization tools (e.g.,
  Docker, Kubernetes).
• 
  Automate
  web and mobile application testing across iOS and Android platforms.
• 
  Apply
  security testing principles, including awareness of OWASP Top 10.
• 
  Understand
  digital identity standards, verifiable credentials, decentralized
  identifiers, OAuth2, OIDC, JWT/JWS, and related frameworks.

Collaboration & Communication (10%)

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  Work
  effectively within cross‑functional Agile/Scrum teams.
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  Clearly
  document test plans, results, risks, and issues.
• 
  Communicate
  QA progress and findings to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Must Have:

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  Test
  Automation Frameworks
  : Proficient in designing, implementing, and
  maintaining automation test frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Appium,
  BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, JUnit, or similar tools) for functional and
  regression testing across multiple platforms.
• 
  Scripting
  & Programming Languages
  : Strong programming skills in languages
  such as Java, Python, JavaScript, NestJS etc. with the ability to write
  robust and reusable automation scripts.
• 
  Test
  Case Automation
  : Demonstrated experience in automating test cases for
  complex, large-scale web applications, mobile application and RESTful API
  implementation, ensuring high test coverages.
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  CI/CD
  Integration
  : Hands-on experience integrating automated tests into
  continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using tools
  like GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• 
  API
  Testing & Automation
  : Experience in API testing and automation
  using tools like Postman, SoapUI, or similar for testing RESTful and SOAP
  APIs.

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