RQ08868 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior

S M Software Solutions Inc

Toronto

CAD 75,000 - 115,000

Job description

Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (former MGCS)

Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Hybrid

Estimated Start Date: 2025-04-01

Estimated End Date: 2026-03-31

# Business Days: 252.00

Extension: Probable after the initial mandate

Hours per day or Week: 7.25 hours per day

Security Level: No Clearance Required

10+ years of experience with different manual testing types: Systems testing, Mobile, AODA and UAT testing (must have)
10+ years of hands-on experience with BRD: analyzing business requirements and creating test data requirements (must have)
Previous experience with Driver, Vehicle and Digital Dealership Registration services in ServiceOntario web portal (must have)
Experience with Canada Post Address module, Web Content Management and Government Payment Gateways (must have)
Experience with statistics tools, e.g. Google Analytics and Crystal reports (must have)

Provides advice on the testing strategy, test plans, the selection of testing tools, and the identification of resources required for testing. Plans and organizes testing efforts for large systems in Graphical User Interface (GUI) and non-Graphical User Interface (GUI) environments, including the execution of systems integration tests, specialized tests, and user acceptance testing (e.g., stress tests). The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for the development of test plans, test scripts and test cases and executing these against the various components. The tester will work with the testing lead and IT lead of each project as well as the project team members in the analysis, design, development, implementation and ongoing support of the required systems.

Experience in planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts 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 Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and data query tools to aid in the development of test cases
Knowledge and experience in the use of automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms
Experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests and systems level integration tests
Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities
Experience with quality assurance principles, practices, tools and structured methodologies
Experience creating testing strategy documentation, test plans, 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 unit testing, integration testing, load testing, performance testing, etc.
Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle. Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills
A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines. Knowledge of one or more automated testing tools

Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language
Experience in the use of information retrieval packages
Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented environment
Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.
Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems
Experience coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases
Experience testing Commercial Off-the Shelf Applications (COTS)

10+ years of experience with DevOps/Agile/Scrum Methodology working with Web and Mobile technologies, as well as different OS/Platforms
10+ years of experience with different manual testing types: Systems testing, Mobile, AODA and UAT testing (must have)
Solid experience creating Test Strategy/Test Plan document
10+ years of hands-on experience with BRD: analyzing business requirements and creating test data requirements (must have)
Extensive experience with preparing detailed Test Cases, Test Scenarios, User Stories and Test data requirements
Proven experience with identifying bugs in software; excellent ability to document and explain bugs/issues to Dev and business teams
Solid experience with triaging defects, participating and leading triage meetings, and producing defect summary reports

Previous experience with Driver, Vehicle and Digital Dealership Registration services in ServiceOntario web portal (must have)
Experience with Canada Post Address module, Web Content Management and Government Payment Gateways (must have)
Experience with statistics tools, e.g. Google Analytics and Crystal reports (must have)

Comprehensive Knowledge of WCAG 2.0 success criteria for level A, AA
Extensive hands-on experience with Techniques, Methodology, tools to test accessibility for web and mobile applications (must have)
Hands-on experience with accessibility testing using keyboard only, as well as via industry leading assistive technology tools (must have)
Experience testing PDFs, Word documents for accessibility
Experience generating AODA testing reports