Junior Tester

Wirehead; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 41,328 - 48,216; Full time

Job summary

A technology company is seeking a Junior QA Tester to join their team in Toronto, Ontario. The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of experience in manual and automated testing, strong relational database and SQL knowledge, and familiarity with tools like ReadyAPI and JIRA. This role involves executing tests, documenting plans, and ensuring software quality. The position is a contract role and offers a hybrid workplace environment, paying between CA$30.00 and CA$35.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years experience with manual and automated testing tools and techniques.
• Experience with ETL, DML, DDL, and basic DBA knowledge.
• Ability to document test plans and cases clearly.

Responsibilities

• Executing manual and automated testing.
• Validating data and ensuring quality.
• Prioritizing and parallelizing assigned tasks.

Skills

Relational Database knowledge

SQL

Manual and automated testing tools

ReadyAPI

SoapUI

Postman

Groovy scripting

IBM WebSphere Application Server

HP ALM

JIRA

Job description

This range is provided by Wirehead. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

CA$30.00/hr - CA$35.00/hr

Direct message the job poster from Wirehead

Managing Director, Talent Acquisition | Senior Talent Partner

Role: Junior QA Tester

Job Type: Contract

Term: 3 Months

Workplace Type: Hybrid / Onsite

Pay Rate: $30.00 - $35.00

Location: Toronto, ON

Clearance: N/A

ATS ID #: 10168

Requirements: What you’ll need

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Qualifications:

Technical Skills - 50%

• Solid Relational Database and SQL knowledge, including testing and validating data, ETL, DML, DDL, and basic DBA knowledge
• 2-5 Years experience with manual and automated testing tools and techniques
• Third‑party tools such as ReadyAPI, SoapUI and Postman
• Design/coding techniques such as schema validation, parameter passing, and Groovy scripting
• Familiar with design/coding techniques such as schema validation, parameter passing, and Groovy scripting
• Hands‑on testing experience with IBM WebSphere Application Server, Oracle, structured SQL‑based query languages
• Hands‑on experience using HP ALM, JIRA and other test/defect management tools.

Communication & relationship mgmt. skills: 20%

• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Ability to document test plans/cases for technical systems clearly and perform knowledge transfer effectively to full‑time technical staff.
• Good understanding of systems environments, business analysis and change management.
• Proven ability to prioritize and parallelize assigned tasks to achieve milestones within tight deadlines.

Must haves:

• 2-5 yrs testing experience and strong knowledge in Relational Databases, SQL, Oracle, experience with Extract‑Transform‑Load (ETL) procedures

PREFERRED SKILLS: ETL + SQL + Oracle + HP ALM + JIRA + ReadyAPI + SoapUI + Postman

HOW TO APPLY

Patrick Marsan is hiring for this position.

Applicants must be authorized to work in Canada.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology
• IT Services and IT Consulting