RQ09782 - Sr. Systems Testing/QA Specialist

Source Code; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Source Code in Toronto (Jarvis St.) is seeking a Sr. Systems Testing/QA Specialist for a 11+ month contract. The role is hybrid with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote.

The candidate will perform a broad range of testing tasks across system, integration, and UAT, and will help shape testing strategy and test plans. Requires 7+ years in system testing, strong SQL skills, and the ability to analyze business requirements to craft effective test cases.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in system testing.
• Excellent knowledge of system testing methodology and executing system and user acceptance tests.
• Ability to understand and analyze business requirements to design and execute test plans.
• Experience verifying results, examining test databases using SQL, and logging and monitoring variances.

Responsibilities

• Participate in business requirements walkthroughs.
• Perform system, iteration, acceptance, regression, volume, performance, post-implementation and/or UAT testing tasks.
• Analyze business requirements and non-functional requirements.
• Contribute to testing strategy and create test plans and test suites.
• Analyze test data requirements and create appropriate test data.
• Verify results meet expectations and document variances.
• Provide recommendations to the Project Manager on acceptance or rejection of changes.
• Weekly reporting on status and issues.
• Transfer skills to OPS staff.

Skills

System testing

User acceptance testing

Test planning

SQL testing

Tools

SQL

Job description

RQ09782 - Sr. Systems Testing/QA Specialist

About the job RQ09782 - Sr. Systems Testing/QA Specialist

RQ09782 - Sr. Systems Testing/QA Specialist

Toronto (Jarvis St.)

Hybrid - Candidate MUST work 3 days onsite and 2 days remote

Contract 11+ months

Security Level: CRJMC

• Participate in business requirements walkthroughs.

before being promoted into production

• Perform assigned system, iteration, acceptance, regression, volume, performance, post implementation and/or user acceptance testing tasks
• Analyze business requirements documentation including Use Cases and non-functional requirements.
• Contribute to the testing strategy and create systems test plan and test suites (including test cases).
• Analyze test data requirements and create appropriate test data to support the test strategy.
• Verify actual results meet expected results. Examine test databases using SQL. Analyze and log test results. Document and monitor resolution of system variances using an automated problem management system.
• Provide recommendations to the Project Manager as to the acceptance or rejection of any changed system components.
• Weekly reporting on status, progress, and key issue/concerns as directed by the Project Lead or Sr. Project Manager.
• Transfer skills and knowledge to selected OPS staff.

Must-Have's:

• 7+ years of experience in system testing.
• Excellent knowledge of system testing methodology and executing system and user acceptance tests.
• Ability to understand and analyze business requirements, and systems response documents, to design and execute test plans to ensure the system functions and meets the business requirements.
• Experience verifying actual results meet expected results, examining test databases using SQL, analyzing and logging test results, documenting and monitoring resolution of system variances using an automated problem management system (e.g. Clear Quest).
• Ability to write and design test plans and test cases that are well-structured, easy to maintain, and easily understood by both developers and business analysts and clients, providing detailed testing plans.