RQ09590 - Systems Testing / QA Specialist – Senior

S M Software Solutions Inc; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A technology consulting company in Toronto is seeking a Senior Systems Testing / QA Specialist with over 8 years of experience. The role involves leading QA efforts, managing test strategies, and working in a hybrid environment. Successful candidates should have strong analytical skills and experience with Microsoft DevOps. Competitive compensation and a dynamic work setting are offered.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of QA experience, leading teams and managing defects.
• Knowledge of Systems Development Life Cycle phases.
• Experience with automated test tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of test strategy and test cases.
• Manage test cases and schedule testing activities.
• Document and track defects during testing.

Skills

QA experience

Defect tracking

Version control systems

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Tools

Microsoft DevOps

SQL

Job description

RQ09590 - Systems Testing / QA Specialist – Senior

RQ09590 - Systems Testing / QA Specialist – Senior

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Client : Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Work Location : 21 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Hybrid

Estimated Start Date : 2025-09-08

Estimated End Date : 2026-03-31

Business Days : 212.00

Extension : 100.00

Hours per day or Week : 7.25 hours per day

Security Level : CRJMC

Must Haves

• 8+ years of demonstrated QA experience, including leading QA teams, defect tracking using a collaborative tool to manage defects and change request and to communicate status of these to all project participants.
• Knowledge and experience in the use of version control systems on one or more platforms, preferably Microsoft DevOps
• Experience coordinating testing activities with project managers and others team members.
• Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle
• Conceptual skills to see the big picture and assist in integrating QA / testing processes and standards
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills

Description

Scope

Responsibilities

Contribute towards testing activities for the delivery and product management life cycle of the CDT project. The resource will be responsible for the following activities :

Lead and contribute to in the development of test strategy, preparation of test cases and / scenarios, test scripts, regression test cases and scenarios required to verify solution and system, and testing summary reporting at the end of testing cycles

Manage and schedule all test activities including test case development, DevOps maintenance activities, AODA and stress / load testing

Lead team and participate in the execution of test cases and scripts to verify solution. Reconcile, manage, record and track system or functional defects, break / fixes identified during unit, system, functional, business and user acceptance testing

Assignment Deliverables

Review functional and design specifications to ensure full understanding of individual deliverables

Identify test requirements from specifications, map test case requirements and design test coverage plan

Identify any potential quality issues per defined process and escalate potential quality issues to management

Develop, document, and maintain functional, system and UAT test cases and other test artifacts like the test plans, test scripts, test data, test summary reports and data validation

Supervise and participate in the executing of manual test cases and report test results. Oversee the documentation of software defects and track resolution and communicate defect related issues to project team

Development of test plans, test cases and test scripts to validate the functionality of various modules

Ability to create test plan, test cases and test scripts to validate those changes made to the application

Support User Acceptance Testing and lead initial UAT sessions, providing guidance to the business users during UAT

Review user documentation and provide feedback to improve application alignment and clarity of the information

Management and maintenance of defect log and communication of defect related issues to project manager and project team

Working closely with QA teams, business resources and developer’s vendor resources holding or support triage sessions to ensure appropriate, logging, tracking, monitoring, prioritization and remediation of defects

Prepare test data sets that mimic real-world scenarios, ensuring the data covers a wide range of cases and scenarios

Ability to create and execute database queries to extract relevant data

Execute and evaluate manual / automated test cases and report test results

Hold, facilitate, or support test plan / test case reviews with cross functional team members

Desired Skills And Experience

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 automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms, like Microsoft DevOps

Experience initiating the specification, preparation, implementation and execution of tests, monitor the test results, checking the entrance and exit criteria

Experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests and systems level integration tests

Experience coordinating testing activities with project managers and others team members

Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities

Experience contributing the testing perspective to other project activities, such as development, integration testing, etc

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 adapting planning based on test results and progress (tweaking the plan) and take necessary actions to compensate for problems

Experience in quality assurance and testing, including unit testing, data 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, with the ability to shift priorities quickly and effectively when needed

Experience And Skill Set Requirements

Criteria 1 : Technical Skills - 35 Points

Hands on experiences with technologies / platforms such as SharePoint, Web Services, HTML, JavaScript and VBScript, COTS, SaaS and Cloud applications

Knowledge and experience of automation tools and use of version control systems on one or more platforms

Demonstrate knowledge of regression, data and integration testing with enterprise level applications / solutions.

Demonstrate experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests, data testing and systems level integration tests

Demonstrate ability to extract and retrieve data by using database queries (e.g., SQL)

Demonstrate knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle

Demonstrate knowledge of structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation and maintenance of applications

Demonstrate experience contributing the testing perspective to other project activities, such as development, integration testing, etc.

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

Demonstrate knowledge and experience in the use of version control systems on one or more platforms, preferably DevOps

Criteria 2 : Quality Assurance Skills - 35 Points

8+ years of demonstrated QA experience, including leading QA teams, in defect tracking using a collaborative tool to manage defects and change request and to communicate status of these to all project participants

Demonstrate experience in test management (Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Test Execution), defect management (Defect Life Cycle and Triage) and Test Execution Reporting

Demonstrate experience in defect tracking using a collaborative tool to manage defects and change request and to communicate status of these to all project participants

Demonstrate experience with User Acceptance Testing and leading initial UAT sessions

Demonstrate experience in planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level

Demonstrate knowledge and experience in the use of automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms, like Microsoft DevOps

Experience initiating the specification, preparation, implementation and execution of tests, monitor the test results, checking the entrance and exit criteria

Demonstrate experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests and systems level integration tests

Demonstrate experience with quality assurance principles, practices, tools and structured methodologies

Demonstrate 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

Demonstrate experience in quality assurance and testing, including unit testing, data testing, integration testing, load testing, performance testing, etc

Criteria 3 : Business Skills - 25 Points

Demonstrate experience working with clients and technical teams to ensure effective resolution of defects and management of change requests are complete

Demonstrate experience in providing periodic status reports, present test data defects / migration strategy and approach to executives and other stakeholders

Demonstrate experience coordinating testing activities with project managers and others team members

Demonstrate experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities

Demonstrate experience adapting planning based on test results and progress (tweaking the plan) and take necessary actions to compensate for problems

Demonstrate experience being a team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, with the ability to shift priorities quickly and effectively when needed

Demonstrate conceptual skills to see the big picture and assist in integrating QA / testing processes and standards

Demonstrate excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills

Criteria 4 : Public Sector Experience - 5 Points

Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations

Note

This position is currently listed as "Onsite"; however, the Assignment under this request will provisionally be "Hybrid", working 7.25 hours per calendar day, sometime between 8 : 00 AM and 5 : 00 PM (excluding breaks) Monday to Friday inclusive, unless otherwise identified. These conditions are subject to change as the OPS reflects on its current situation. During the duration of the assignment, you will be under the discretion of the Hiring Manager's requirements for the Project you are assigned to.

The VOR Master Service Agreement which expires on April 5, 2026, leaves some Contracts with funding unassigned for fiscal 2026-27. If the current statement of work expires on March 31, 2026, the remaining funds can be used to exercise an option to extend the SOW beyond March 31, 2026, based on business case approvals. Such extensions will be allowable, only if the Master Service Agreement is extended beyond April 5, 2026, and be upon the same terms, conditions, and covenants contained in the SOW.

The start date is subject to change based on security clearances and contract signing timelines.

Hybrid : 3 Days onsite / 2 days remote

Eligibility and Application Steps

If you are enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity, we kindly request you to provide the following documents : [e-mail]

Without mandatory documents, we cannot submit a candidate.

Updated Resume in word format (Mandatory)

Skills Matrix and References (Mandatory)

Expected hourly rate (Mandatory)

Visa Status (Mandatory)

LinkedIn ID (Mandatory)

Please only apply if you meet the qualifications mentioned above. Feel free to share with your network or tag someone who fits for this role!

If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to call or text at [phone].

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Part-time

Job function

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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