Software QA Tester

Symbiotic Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Symbiotic Digital is seeking an experienced Software QA Tester to lead testing activities across large-scale enterprise applications. You will contribute to test strategy, planning, automation, execution, and defect management, with close collaboration to developers and project teams.

Responsibilities include developing test plans and data, performing functional, integration, regression, system, and UAT testing, and ensuring accessibility and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years as Software QA Tester.
• Experience creating test plans, cases, data.
• Experience supporting UAT.
• Familiarity with QA principles and testing methodologies.
• SDLC understanding across project lifecycles.
• Experience with various testing types (functional, regression, non-functional).
• Experience with defect management tools and triage processes.

Responsibilities

• Guide testing strategies, plans, tools, and resources.
• Plan and execute testing for large-scale apps (GUI & non-GUI).
• Develop test plans, cases, scripts, data.
• Conduct functional, integration, regression, system, and UAT testing.
• Document defects and support resolution with developers.
• Develop and maintain automated tests; integrate with CI/CD.

Skills

QA Testing

Test Planning

Automation

CI/CD

SQL

API Testing

JIRA

UAT

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

ALM

Bugzilla

TestRail

Zephyr

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Software QA Tester to support the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of quality assurance and testing activities across large-scale enterprise applications. The successful candidate will contribute to all phases of the testing lifecycle, including test strategy development, test planning, automation, execution, defect management, and user acceptance testing support.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on testing strategies, test plans, testing tools, and resource requirements.
  
• Plan, organize, and execute testing efforts for large-scale applications, including GUI and non-GUI environments.
  
• Develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test data.
  
• Execute functional, integration, regression, system, and user acceptance testing.
  
• Validate application functionality under various business and technical scenarios.
  
• Identify, document, track, and support the resolution of software defects.
  
• Collaborate with developers and project team members to reproduce and resolve issues.
  
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using automated testing tools.
  
• Integrate automated testing processes within CI/CD pipelines.
  
• Conduct performance, stress, and load testing activities.
  
• Ensure compliance with accessibility standards and applicable regulations.
  
• Work closely with business analysts, project managers, developers, and stakeholders to clarify requirements and improve quality outcomes.
  
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
  
• Maintain detailed testing documentation, quality metrics, and test execution reports.
  
• Contribute to release documentation and user support materials.
  
• Ensure testing practices align with industry standards and quality assurance best practices.
  

Required Qualifications

Quality Assurance & Testing Experience

• Minimum 8 years of experience working as a Software QA Tester.
  
• Minimum 5 years of experience testing Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) applications.
  
• Experience creating testing strategies, test plans, test cases, and test data.
  
• Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
  
• Experience with quality assurance principles, methodologies, and structured testing approaches.
  
• Experience with system integration, regression, functional, non-functional, performance, and load testing.
  
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  
• Experience across all phases of application development and testing lifecycles.
  

Technical Skills

• Experience using defect management and tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ALM, Bugzilla, TestRail, or Zephyr.
  
• Experience with automated testing tools and frameworks.
  
• Knowledge of version control systems and CI/CD processes.
  
• Ability to create and maintain automated test scripts.
  
• Familiarity with API testing tools such as Postman.
  
• Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner.
  
• Ability to write and execute SQL queries for backend validation and data testing.
  
• Experience validating data integrity, migration, and transformation processes.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience testing Oracle Siebel CRM applications.
  
• Experience with Siebel Test Automation.
  
• Experience testing Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
  
• Experience with QMetry.
  
• Experience with case management solutions.
  
• Understanding of object-oriented testing methodologies.
  
• Experience coding automated test scripts.
  
• Experience testing COTS applications in complex enterprise environments.
  
• Knowledge of information management principles and practices.
  

Methodologies & Process

• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
  
• Experience with structured development and testing methodologies.
  
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and regulatory requirements.
  
• Ability to produce clear, comprehensive testing documentation.
  

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Ability to work effectively under tight timelines and changing priorities.
  
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
  
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
  
• Demonstrated initiative, creativity, and adaptability.
  

Work Arrangement

• Onsite position.
  
• Standard business hours, Monday through Friday.
  

About Symbiotic Digital.

Symbiotic Digital provides the IT Experts you need that solve problems and get things done. See what the top 2% in their field can do for you. (Symbiotic Digital is a division of Symbiotic Group Inc.) We serve customers in two ways, we provide:

• Digital Experts: IT Consulting expertise. Bright Minds That Produce Proven Results
  
• Recruitment: Find The Right People You Need
  

Serving IT & Business leaders, Symbiotic Digital provides a business system that enable us to provide the Expert Technical staff needed to solve challenging business and IT problems. IT leaders in the most reputable organizations in Canada have relied on Symbiotic Digital to help them staff difficult assignments with proven Experts uniquely evaluated by our proven QMS- Quality Management System Staff Development Model. We are a 100% Indigenous owned company.