RQ11865 – Systems Testing/QA Specialist – Senior

S M Software Solutions Inc; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement seeks a Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist for onsite work at 222 Jarvis Street, Toronto. The role emphasizes QA methodologies, manual and API testing, test planning, case development, and system integration testing across GUI and non-GUI environments.

Collaboration with Azure DevOps and JIRA is required. The ideal candidate will plan, organize, and execute testing efforts, analyze business requirements, develop test strategies,

Responsibilities

• Provides advice on testing strategy, test plans, testing tools, and resource identification.

Job description

Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement – RQ11865

We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist with strong expertise in quality assurance methodologies, manual testing, API testing, test planning, test case development, and system integration testing. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience in planning, organizing, and implementing testing efforts, analyzing business requirements and rules, developing test strategies, creating test cases, managing test data, and validating system functionality. The successful candidate will support complex testing initiatives across GUI and non‑GUI environments, work with Azure DevOps and JIRA, perform functional and non-functional testing, and ensure the quality, reliability, and successful implementation of enterprise applications.

Role Snapshot

• Job Title: RQ11865 – Systems Testing/QA Specialist – Senior
• Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
• Work Location: 222 Jarvis Street, 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Work Arrangement: Onsite – 5 Days per Week
• Estimated Start Date: November 30, 2026
• Estimated End Date: October 5, 2027
• Business Days: 216.00
• Extension: Probable after the initial mandate
• Hours: 7.25 hours per day
• Working Schedule: Monday to Friday, between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, excluding lunch breaks
• Security Level: No Clearance Required

Must Have

• Experience in process planning, organizing, and implementing testing efforts.
• Hands‑on experience with manual testing.
• Experience analyzing business rules.
• Experience creating test cases.
• Experience with API testing.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge and experience in testing Registry systems (e.g., Catalyst).
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to document and report complex findings from testing projects to project owners.

Description

Responsibilities

• 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 developing test plans, test scripts, and test cases and executing these against various components. The tester will work with the testing lead and IT lead of each project, as well as project team members, in the analysis, design, development, implementation, and ongoing support of the required systems.

General Skills

• 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 using Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and data query tools to aid in the development of test cases.
• Knowledge and experience in using 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 (SDLC).
• 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 of meeting deadlines.
• Knowledge of one or more automated testing tools.

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language.
• Experience using 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 the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities 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 (COTS) applications.

Experience And Skill Set Requirements

• Quality Assurance Methodology — 55%
• Senior System Tester with 3+ years of experience in process planning, organizing, and implementing testing efforts.
• Experience with integration testing strategies for asynchronous and event‑driven architectures.
• Extensive background in testing system integrations in service‑oriented and microservices environments.
• Experience with manual testing.
• Experience working with commercial off‑the‑shelf (COTS) software.
• Knowledge and experience in testing Registry systems (e.g., Catalyst).
• Knowledge of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Test Life Cycle (STLC), and project management.
• Knowledge of application development methodologies, techniques, and methods, including structured methodologies.
• Quality Assurance Experience — 35%
• Knowledge of analysis and design methodologies and techniques, including structured testing.
• Hands‑on experience with Azure DevOps for test case management, pipelines, and defect tracking.
• Solid understanding of web service protocols, including SOAP, REST, HTTP, XML, and JSON.
• Proficient in testing REST and SOAP APIs, security, and data integrity through structured request/response analysis.
• Experience analyzing business requirements and functional designs.
• Knowledge of risk‑based and evidence‑based testing.
• Experience analyzing business rules.
• Experience creating test cases and traceability matrices.
• Experience defining expected results.
• Experience creating test data and test user accounts.
• Experience creating database queries to select test data and ensure database integrity.
• Experience recording testing results in DevOps/JIRA.
• Experience with entry, exit, and acceptance testing criteria.
• Nice to Have — 10%
• Experience delivering presentations to project and team members.
• Experience providing cross‑training to project and team members.
• Knowledge of Internet and Intranet, operating systems, databases, network protocols, and data transformation.
• Excellent written communication skills to document and report complex findings from testing projects to project owners.
• Experience identifying test scenarios.

Additional Information

• Onsite Requirement: 5 days per week.