RQ08880 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Intermediate

Rubicon Path; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider is looking for a Systems Testing/QA Specialist in Toronto. This role focuses on ensuring quality through both manual and automated testing methods, collaborating with teams to develop testing strategies. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in quality assurance and a strong understanding of various testing types, including integration and regression testing. The position offers a hybrid work model, requiring onsite presence for 2 days a week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience with manual testing methods and developing test scripts.
• 2+ years of experience in automated testing of applications.

Responsibilities

• Testing various systems through manual and automated methods.
• Creating and maintaining test strategies and plans.
• Conducting various types of testing including integration and functional testing.

Skills

Manual Testing Skills

Automation Testing Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Decision-making skills

Tools

Jira

Selenium

Appium

Postman

Katalon

Job description

RQ08880 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Intermediate

About the job

This role involves testing various systems and ensuring quality through manual and automated testing.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with product managers, product owners, and technical team to develop test strategies and test plans.

Strong understanding of manual testing practices to support developing manual test scripts, test cases and/or test scenarios.

Assist with planning and creating test data as it relates to each test phase.

Executes quality assurance and testing activities for various types of testing such as integration testing, functional testing, regression testing, unit testing, load testing, performance testing and accessibility testing.

Plans and organizes testing efforts in both front-end and back-end application components/environments.

Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, and integration testing.

Use automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Appium, or similar to create robust and reusable test scripts.

Communicate test results regularly through reports that summarize test completion and defects found.

Help with the implementation of the project technical testing strategy and methodology. This includes testing of integration points and interfaces and non‑functional requirements (e.g. fail‑over, component response times, data integrity, security).

Evaluate test results against acceptance criteria to determine successful completion of the sprint increment.

Defines and measures acceptance criteria for test cases.

Record all defects/issues in the Clusters defect reporting tool (Jira), including detailed descriptions, screenshots, and steps to re‑produce.

Participate in elicitation and business requirement workshop sessions, sprint reviews and/or walkthrough meetings.

Work with cross‑functional teams to ensure quality throughout the agile / iterative solution development lifecycle.

Conducts post‑release / post‑implementation testing.

Supports clients with user acceptance testing (UAT) activities.

Creates traceability matrix to ensure testing outcomes align with business requirements.

Coordinate and facilitate regular defect review meetings with Business Analysts and Business stakeholders.

Provide testing and defect status updates in daily scrum stand‑ups, team meetings as required.

Provide weekly report confirming status of assigned tasks.

Knowledge Transfer Requirements

Knowledge transfer is expected to occur throughout the duration of the assignment through regular meetings, touchpoints, and working sessions with LRC staff.

All design, development, artefacts, and source code, including all relevant and complete documents must be transferred to the ministry in the designated repositories provided.

Dedicated knowledge transfer sessions will be scheduled to ensure completeness of knowledge transfer and all documentation is shared, and allow LRC staff to ask clarification and/or follow up questions.

Skill Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Experience in quality assurance at the specified experience level.

Experience in testing Commercial off the Shelf Software (COTS/SaaS solutions), preferably Oracle Siebel Public Sector.

Knowledge and experience in the use of test tools and methodologies (Waterfall/Agile/Iterative).

Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle.

Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.

Product cycle (functional & non‑functional) testing experience.

Test case & Test Scenario design and review experience (from business requirements).

Experience in defect tracking.

Experience in writing manual/automated test scripts.

Evaluation Criteria

Manual Testing Skills/Experience - 60%

• 5+ years experience developing Test Cases/Scripts and Data Requirements, developing 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 experience developing technical testing strategies / plans.
• 5+ years experience testing non-functional requirements (e.g. fail‑over, component response times, data integrity, security).
• 5+ years experience executing testing activities for a number of types of testing such as:
• Integration testing
• Regression testing
• Functional testing
• Accessibility testing
• Non-functional testing

Automation Testing Skills/Experience - 20%

• 2+ years of experience in developing and testing software applications using automated testing.
• Knowledge of test automation tools (e.g., Katalon, Selenium, Appium).
• Knowledge of API testing tools like Postman, SoapUI, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with RESTful services and SOAP.

Soft Skills - 15%

• Experience with agile methodology.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high‑quality results.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience reporting progress on deliverables to team, project leads and management, including proactively raising risks/issues with mitigations.
• Demonstrated experience working with clients and technical teams to ensure effective resolution of defects and management of change requests are complete.
• Experience with User Acceptance Testing and providing sprint reviews.

Public Sector Experience - 5%

• Experience in testing enterprise level systems and exposure to ministry QA processes and standards within OPS.
• Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Public Sector applications, databases and systems while testing.
• Experience working in accordance with policies and procedures of the Ontario Public Service.
• Working knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

Maximum Number of Submissions

One (1).

Hybrid

Candidate MUST work 2 days onsite.

MUST HAVES

• 5+ years experience executing testing activities for a number of types of testing such as:
• Integration testing
• Regression testing
• Functional testing
• Accessibility testing
• Non-functional testing
• 5+ years experience developing Test Cases/Scripts and Data Requirements, developing 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.

Nice to have

2+ years of experience in developing and testing software applications using automated testing.