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Maarut; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Maarut is seeking a Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist to lead testing strategy and automation, ensuring robust quality across large GUI/non-GUI systems. You will plan, design, and execute comprehensive test plans, collaborate with developers and analysts, and drive continuous improvement in testing practices.

You will develop automated test scripts with UFT, Selenium, TestComplete, or Postman, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, and perform performance/load testing while ensuring

Qualifications

• Proven experience in executing testing related activities and data reconciliation for large complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Provides advice on testing strategy, test plans, tool selection, and resource identification.
• Plans and organizes testing for large GUI and non-GUI environments including integration, specialized, and UAT testing.
• Develops and executes test scripts and test data; collaborates with testing lead, IT lead, and project team.
• Executes functional, integration, system, and regression tests; validates system behavior under varied conditions.
• Tracks defects using ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, or Azure DevOps; works with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.
• Develops automated tests using tools like UFT, Selenium, TestComplete, or Postman; integrates tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Performs performance, stress, and load testing to ensure scalability.
• Follows AODA accessibility standards and collaborates with security for deeper testing.
• Participates in Agile ceremonies and maintains detailed quality metrics.
• Creates testing strategy docs, test plans, test cases, and data for varied testing phases.

Skills

Test planning

Test cases

Automation testing

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

UAT testing

Data analysis

Communication

Backend testing

Security testing

Data privacy

QA principles

Team player

Tools

ALM

JIRA

Bugzilla

Micro Focus UFT

Selenium

TestComplete

Postman

TestRail

Zephyr

Azure DevOps

Cypress

JMeter

LoadRunner

Job description

RQ11601 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior

• Provides advice on the testing strategy, test plans, theselection of testing tools, and the identification of resources required fortesting.
  
• Plans and organizes testing efforts for large systems inGraphical User Interface (GUI) and non-Graphical User Interface (GUI)environments, including the execution of systems integration tests, specializedtests, and user acceptance testing (e.g., stress tests).
  
• The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for thedevelopment of test plans, test scripts and test cases and executing theseagainst the various components. The tester will work with the testing lead andIT lead of each project as well as the project team members in the analysis,design, development, implementation and ongoing support of the requiredsystems.
  
• Executes functional, integration, system, and regressiontests.
  
• Validates that the system behaves as expected under variousconditions.
  
• Identifies, document, and track software defects using toolslike ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, and Azure DevOps.
  
• Works closely with developers to reproduce and resolveissues.
  
• Develops and maintains automated test scripts using toolslike Micro Focus, OpenText™ UFT, Selenium, TestComplete, or Postman.
  
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
  
• Conduct performance, stress, and load testing to ensure thesystem can handle expected user traffic and data volumes.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarianswith Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
  
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and projectmanagers to clarify requirements and ensure quality.
  
• Participate in Agile ceremonies like sprint planning, dailystand-ups, and retrospectives.
  
• Maintain detailed documentation of test results, testcoverage, and quality metrics.
  
• Provide input for user manuals and release notes.
  
• Ensure testing processes comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
  

General Skills:

• Experience in planning, organizing and implementing testingefforts at the specified experience level
  
• Knowledge of structured methodologies for the development,design, implementation and maintenance of applications
  
• Knowledge and experience in the use of Computer AidedSoftware Engineering (CASE) tools and data query tools to aid in thedevelopment of test cases
  
• Knowledge and experience in the use of automated test toolsand version control systems on one or more platforms
  
• Experience executing functional tests, non-functional testsand systems level integration tests
  
• Experience supporting user acceptance testing andparticipating in UAT activities
  
• Experience with quality assurance principles, practices,tools and structured methodologies
  
• Experience creating testing strategy documentation, testplans, test cases and test data for various types and phases of testing,including technical and business functional validation
  
• Experience in quality assurance and testing, including unittesting, integration testing, load testing, performance testing, etc.
  
• Knowledge and experience in all phases of the SystemsDevelopment Life Cycle
  
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-makingskills; organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and writtencommunication skills; and interpersonal skills
  
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
  
• Knowledge of one or more automated testing tools
  
• Knowledge of system, integration, regression, and acceptancetesting.
  
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
  
• Demonstrated ability to write clear, comprehensive testcases and execute them effectively.
  
• Experience with tools like ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, TestRail,Zephyr, etc.
  
• Familiarity with tools like Selenium, Cypress, or Postmanfor API testing.
  
• Demonstrated ability to write queries to validate data andperform backend testing.
  
• Clear grasp of the software development and testing lifecycles.
  
• Experience conducting basic security testing andcollaborating with security specialists for deeper penetration testing.
  
• Experience developing and managing robust test datastrategies, including generating realistic and sufficient test data, ensuringdata privacy, and managing test data environments.
  
• Validates data integrity, consistency, and accuracy acrossvarious system components and databases, performing data migration andtransformation testing as needed.
  
• Experience developing and executing performance test scriptsusing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner, and analyzing performance bottlenecksand system scalability.
  
• Knowledge and experience in at least one programminglanguage
  
• Experience in the use of information retrieval packages
  
• Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in anobject-oriented environment
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Managementprinciples, concepts, policies and practices.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarianswith Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
  
• Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for bothlarge and small systems
  
• Experience coding automated test scripts to produce sets ofautomated test cases
  
• Experience testing Commercial Off-the Shelf Applications(COTS)
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• Proven experience in executing testing related activitiesand data reconciliation activities for large complex business critical businesssystems.
  
• Experience in developing test plans, test cases, testscripts and expected test results for complex business systems.
  
• Experience in developing and executing automated testand performance test scenarios for large complex systems.
  
• Experience with automated and manual testing tools, problemtracking software (i.e., Jira, Bugzilla and Microfocus UFT ProductSuite).
  

Skill Set Requirements:

QA Skills:

• Proven experience in executing testing related activitiesand data reconciliation activities for large complex business critical businesssystems.
  
• Experience in developing test plans, test cases and expectedtest results for complex business systems.
  
• Experience in setting up test strategies for complexbusiness systems involving data, rules and images which undergo a very highrate of change annually.
  
• Experience in data analysis, cleansing, conversion andreconciliation on large complex systems.
  
• Experience in executing test cases and test scenarios forlarge complex systems.
  
• Excellent coordination and organization skills to assistwith all QA activities in a tight timeline with conflicting priorities.
  
• Experience in Accessibility testing of applications withalignment to AODA (WCAG2.0 AA).
  

Technical Skills:

• Excellent working knowledge of workflow, portfoliomanagement and rule-driven business solutions.
  
• Experience with web-based 3-tier software platforms.
  
• Experience with testing tools, problem tracking software(i.e., Jira, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps and Microfocus Product Suite).
  
• Good knowledge of Oracle database tools.
  
• Proficiency with desktop tools (Visio, MS Office, MSProject, MS Outlook)
  
• Experience testing custom implementations and COTSimplementations, which include IBM J-Rules Engine
  
• Working knowledge of web-based application development.
  
• Experience with Accessibility testing tools like WAVES,JAWS, NVDA, Compliance Sheriff.
  
• Experience in effectively coordinating multiple teamsrepresenting various business and technology areas, each with responsibilityfor a component of the solution.
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills,presentation skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.
  
• Excellent analytical problem solving and decision-makingcapabilities.
  

Public Sector Experience

• Experience in the Public Sector, either as a vendorrepresentative or under contract to a government ministry or agency.