11925

Maarut; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Maarut is seeking a Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist to lead testing efforts for complex, enterprise-scale systems in a Toronto-based environment. The role focuses on defining testing strategies, developing test artifacts, and executing multi-layer tests across GUI and non-GUI platforms.

You will collaborate with developers, analysts, and project teams, drive automation initiatives, and participate in Agile ceremonies to ensure quality and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience developing Test Cases/Scripts and DataRequirements, develop test scenarios, test cases for manual testing
• 5+ years experience develop test cases/scripts as well as test data, ensuring all of the Business requirements are met by creating a traceability matrix
• 5+ years of experience executing various types of testing, including:
• Automation testing
• Integration testing
• Unit testing
• Regression testing
• Functional testing
• Accessibility testing
• Non-functional testing
• 3+ years of experience managing test plans and test cases in Azure DevOps, and hands-on experience in Azure DevOps Kanban Board management
• 5+years of experience in software testing in enterprise-level IT environments and large-scale systems
• Hands-on working experience in manual testing and automated testing tools and frameworks.
• Deep understanding of Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall testing methodologies.
• Extensive experience with AODA testing and compliance
• Experience creating and maintaining test strategies, test cases and scripts, as well as test reports.
• Experience in test automation tools such as Selenium or Postman for API testing.
• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar.
• Experience with defect tracking tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Proven expertise in end-to-end testing of complex systems, ensuring coverage of all functional and non-functional requirements.
• Knowledge of QA compliance standards and security testing best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provides advice on testing strategy, test plans, selection of testing tools, and resource identification for testing.
• Plans and organizes testing efforts for large systems in GUI and non-GUI environments, including execution of systems integration tests, specialized tests, and user acceptance testing.
• Develops and maintains test plans, scripts and test cases and executes these against various components; coordinate with testing lead/IT lead and project team.
• Executes functional, integration, system, and regression tests.
• Validates system behavior under various conditions.
• Identifies, documents, and tracks defects using ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, and Azure DevOps.
• Works with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.
• Develops automated test scripts using tools like Selenium, Postman, or JUnit and integrates tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Conducts performance, stress, and load testing to ensure scalability.
• Collaborates with developers, business analysts, and project managers to clarify requirements and ensure quality.
• Participates in Agile ceremonies like sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Maintains documentation of test results, coverage, and quality metrics.
• Provides input for user manuals and release notes.
• Ensures testing processes comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Scrum practices

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Tools

Azure DevOps

JIRA

Bugzilla

TestRail

Zephyr

Selenium

Postman

JMeter

LoadRunner

Job description

RQ11881 - 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 andregulatory 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:

• 5+ years experience developing Test Cases/Scripts and DataRequirements, develop test scenarios, test cases for manual testing
  
• 5+ years experience develop test cases/scripts as well astest data, ensuring all of the Business requirements are met by creating atraceability matrix.
  
• 5+ years of experience executing various types of testing,including:
  
• Automation testing
  
• Integration testing
  
• Unit testing
  
• Regression testing
  
• Functional testing
  
• Accessibility testing
  
• Non-functional testing
  
• 3+ years of experience managing test plans and test cases inAzure DevOps, and hands-on experience in Azure DevOps Kanban Board management
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Core Skills and Experience:

• 5+years of experience in software testing in enterprise-level ITenvironments and large-scale systems
  
• Hands-onworking experience in manual testing and automated testing tools andframeworks.
  
• Deepunderstanding of Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall testing methodologies.
  
• Extensiveexperience with AODA testing and compliance
  
• Experiencecreating and maintaining test strategies, test cases and scripts, as wellas test reports.
  
• Experiencein test automation tools such as Selenium or Postman for API testing.
  
• Experiencewith performance testing tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar.
  
• Experiencewith defect tracking tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar.
  
• Provenexpertise in end-to-end testing of complex systems, ensuring coverage ofall functional and non-functional requirements.
  
• Knowledgeof QA compliance standards and security testing best practices.
  

Technical Skills and Experience:

• Strongunderstanding of databases such as SQL, Oracle.
  
• Knowledgeof cloud technologies such as Azure, AWS.
  
• Knowledgeof CI/CD pipelines and integration tools like Jenkins, Git, or GitLab.
  

Soft Skills:

• Strongcommunication skills; both written and verbal
  
• Excellentinterpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with otherseffectively in teams
  
• Demonstratedability to work with functional and technical teams Demonstrated abilityto participate in a large team and work closely with other individual teammembers
  
• Provenanalytical skills and systematic problem solving
  
• Strongability to work under pressure, work with aggressive timelines, and beadaptive to change
  

Public sector Experience:

• OPSquality assurance standard and practices.