RQ11634 - Sr. Systems Testing/QA Specialist

Source Code; Toronto; On-site; CAD 128,000 - 137,000; Part time

Job summary

Source Code is seeking a highly skilled Software Systems Testing & Quality Assurance Specialist to join our project team in Toronto. This senior role focuses on reliability, performance, and data integrity for our health domain data platform, with hands-on testing across SDLC and data pipelines.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in complex enterprise testing, strong SQL skills, and familiarity with test automation tools such as Selenium and PyTest.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in defect tracking using JIRA or Azure DevOps.
• Extensive software system testing across SDLC.
• Experience with test automation tools and SQL validation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute test plans and test cases.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Validate data quality and SQL data integrity.
• Write and optimize SQL queries for validation.
• Document defects and collaborate with devs and analysts.
• Help improve QA processes and automation strategies.
• Provide clear reporting on testing outcomes.

Skills

Software testing

SDLC knowledge

Test planning

Automation: Selenium

Automation: PyTest

JIRA/Azure DevOps

SQL

Tools

Selenium

PyTest

JIRA

Azure DevOps

SQL tooling

Job description

RQ11634 - Sr. Systems Testing/QA Specialist

5+ month contract (110 business days) - 1 possible extension

ONSITE 5 days -5700 Yonge St. Toronto

Security Level: CRJMC'

Must-haves:

• Extensive experience in software systems testing, including functional, regression, integration, system, and performance testing across complex enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and quality assurance methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid models.
• Test planning and strategy development, including risk-based testing approaches and test coverage analysis.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, PyTest)
• 5+ years of expertise in defect tracking and management, using tools such as JIRA or Azure DevOps
• 5+ years of strong knowledge of relational database systems (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL). Advanced proficiency in SQL

Description:

Seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Software Systems Testing & Quality Assurance Specialist to join our project team. The ideal candidate will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and integrity of our health domain data platform. This role requires strong expertise in relational database systems, SQL, and a solid foundation in software testing methodologies. Experience with Python is a strong asset.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases for the health domain data platform.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Validate data engineering activities, ensuring data quality, integrity and optimal performance.
• Write and optimize complex SQL queries for data validation and analysis.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure quality standards are met.
• Identify, document, and track software defects using appropriate tools.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and automation strategies.
• Provide clear and concise documentation and reports on testing outcomes.

AI Disclaimer: Source Code may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in certain aspects of its recruiting and business operations.

Note: The higher end of the range is intended for absolutely exceptional candidates who meet all must-have requirements and most or all nice-to-have qualifications. The client will evaluate candidates based on both rate expectations and overall skill set when shortlisting.

INCORPORATED RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)

• $67.79/hr - $72.62/hr Inc.

T4 RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)

• $54.23/hr - $58.10/hr T4