Senior Tester

MDOS Consulting; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

MDOS Consulting is seeking a Senior Tester to support a critical client in Ottawa, onsite at CSE facilities. The role requires English language proficiency, a Top Secret SIGINT security clearance, and experience in multi-classification security environments.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate ten+ years in software testing and QA, ability to develop test strategies and cases, execute tests, track defects, and report results for complex, cross-domain systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 10+ years testing experience within last 15 years.
• CC Diploma plus 10+ years testing experience within last 15 years.
• At least 12 years of software testing and QA experience within last 15 years.

Skills

Software testing

Quality assurance

Test planning

Test case development

Test execution

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science, CS, Engineering, Applied Science, or Mathematics

Community College Diploma in IT/CS/Engineering Technology/Business Administration/Public Administration

≥12 years of software testing experience in last 15 years

Job description

We are looking for Senior Tester for our client who meets the following criteria:

• Language: English
• Security Clearance: Top Secret SIGINT
• Location of Work: Onsite – at CSE facilities in the National Capital Region (Ottawa, Ontario – including Edward Drake Building)

Mandatory requirements:

Education and Experience

At bid closing, the Bidder must demonstrate that the proposed resource meets one (1) of the following education and experience requirements:

1. Hold a university degree at the Bachelor’s level in Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Science, or Mathematics; and have a minimum of ten (10) years of experience performing software testing and quality assurance activities similar in scope to those described in the Statement of Work, acquired within the last fifteen (15) years;

OR

1. Hold a Community College Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering Technology, Business Administration, or Public Administration; and have a minimum of ten (10) years of experience performing software testing and quality assurance activities similar in scope to those described in the Statement of Work, acquired within the last fifteen (15) years;

OR

1. Have a minimum of twelve (12) years of experience performing software testing and quality assurance activities similar in scope to those described in the Statement of Work, acquired within the last fifteen (15) years.

Security Application Testing Experience

At bid closing, the Bidder must demonstrate that the proposed resource has a minimum of three (3) years of experience within the last ten (10) years, testing custom-developed software security applications deployed in *multi-classification environments incorporating *cross-domain solutions.

For the purpose of this criterion:

*Multi-classification environment refers to an information technology environment where systems, applications, data, and users operate across multiple security classifications or domains (e.g., Unclassified, Protected B, Secret, Top Secret), requiring adherence to security controls, data handling procedures, and operational processes specific to each classification level.

*Cross-domain solution refers to a hardware and/or software capability that enables the controlled transfer, access, exchange, or sharing of data between systems operating at different security classifications or security domains while enforcing approved security policies and preventing unauthorized disclosure of information.

Test Strategy and Planning Experience

At bid closing, the Bidder must demonstrate that the proposed resource has a minimum of three (3) years of experience within the last ten (10) years developing test strategies, testing approaches, and/or test plans and related documentation for custom-developed software security applications deployed in multi-classification environments incorporating cross-domain solutions.

Test case development

At bid closing, the Bidder must demonstrate that the proposed resource has a minimum of three (3) years of experience, within the last ten (10) years, developing test cases for integration, regression, and functional testing of custom-developed software security applications deployed in multi-classification environments incorporating cross-domain solutions.

Test execution, tracking and reporting

At bid closing, the Bidder must demonstrate that the proposed resource has a minimum of three (3) years of experience, within the last ten (10) years, executing test cases, documenting and tracking test results and defects, and preparing test reports for integration, regression, and functional testing of custom-developed software security applications deployed in *multi-classification environments incorporating *cross-domain solutions.

For the purpose of this criterion:

*Multi-classification environment refers to an information technology environment where systems, applications, data, and users operate across multiple security classifications or domains (e.g., Unclassified, Protected B, Secret, Top Secret), requiring adherence to security controls, data handling procedures, and operational processes specific to each classification level.

*Cross-domain solution refers to a hardware and/or software capability that enables the controlled transfer, access, exchange, or sharing of data between systems operating at different security classifications or security domains while enforcing approved security policies and preventing unauthorized disclosure of information.

Experience with Projects in a Top Secret (TS) / High Security Organization (HSO) environment

At bid closing, The Bidder must demonstrate that the proposed resource has a minimum of ten (10) years of experience within the last fifteen (15) years in delivering projects within a Top Secret (TS) / High Security Organization (HSO) environment

For the purpose of this criterion:

Top Secret (TS) environment refers to projects being conducted on behalf of High Security Organizations (HSOs) such as CSE, CSIS, DND, GAC, RCMP, and FinTrac.