Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Intermediate

GovTech Talent Solutions Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

GovTech Talent Solutions Inc. is seeking an experienced QA Lead to oversee testing across large, critical government-related systems in Toronto. You will develop test plans, scripts and results, lead data reconciliation activities, and work with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.

You will implement automated tests with tools like Selenium, UFT, and Postman, participate in Agile ceremonies, and ensure compliance with QA standards and user requirements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading and executing manual testing for large, critical business systems.
• Experience developing test plans, test cases and expected results for complex systems.
• Experience setting up test strategies for data/rules/images with high change rate.

Responsibilities

• Provides advice on testing strategy, plans, tools, and resources.
• Plans and organizes testing for large systems in GUI and non-GUI environments.
• Develops test plans, scripts and cases; executes functional, integration, system, and regression tests.
• Validates system behavior under varying conditions and data.
• Tracks defects using ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps.
• Develops automated tests with Micro Focus, OpenText UFT, Selenium, TestComplete, or Postman.
• Integrates automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Performs performance, stress, and load testing.
• Collaborates with developers, business analysts, and project managers to ensure quality.
• Participates in Agile ceremonies; maintains test result documentation and quality metrics.
• Assists in user manuals and release notes; ensures regulatory compliance.

Skills

Manual testing

Data reconciliation

Test plans

Test cases

Selenium

Cypress

Postman

Jira

UFT

QA tools

Agile

Waterfall

Tools

ALM

Bugzilla

HP/Micro Focus

TestRail

Zephyr

OpenText UFT

Selenium

Postman

Job description

Project Overview

MCM is advancing a phased Heritage Framework Transformation (HFT) to modernize Ontario's archaeology program through a modern risk-based authorization framework and related operational and IT improvements, enabled by MPBSDP Centralized Digital Permitting Service (CDPS) to strengthen heritage conservation, Indigenous participation, and regulatory oversight, while advancing housing supply, infrastructure expansion, economic growth, and provincial priorities. HFT aims to deliver end-to-end system transformation by addressing longstanding operational, digital, compliance, and consultation capacity deficits and replacing outdated, uncoordinated processes and legacy technologies. The existing archaeology framework is no longer fit for purpose and limits MCM's ability to respond to a growing and increasingly complex development environment. This initiative will support more timely, consistent, and defensible regulatory decisions; improve service standards and transparency; strengthen compliance and enforcement capacity; meet Duty to Consult (DTC) legal obligations and support greater clarity and predictability for proponents, Indigenous communities, municipalities, and other stakeholders.

Key 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).
• Responsible for the development of test plans, test scripts and test cases and executing these against the various components.
• Executes functional, integration, system, and regression tests.
• Validates that the system behaves as expected under various conditions.
• Identifies, documents, and tracks software defects using tools like ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, and Azure DevOps.
• Works closely with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.
• Develops and maintains automated test scripts using tools like Micro Focus, OpenText™ UFT, Selenium, TestComplete, or Postman.
• Integrates automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Conducts performance, stress, and load testing to ensure the system can handle expected user traffic and data volumes.
• Collaborates with developers, business analysts, and project managers to clarify requirements and ensure quality.
• Participates in Agile ceremonies like sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Maintains detailed documentation of test results, test coverage, and quality metrics.
• Provides input for user manuals and release notes.
• Ensures testing processes comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications & Requirements

REQUIRED

• Must be able to work 5 days onsite per week in Toronto
• Proven experience in leading and executing manual testing related activities and data reconciliation activities for large complex business critical business systems
• Experience in developing test plans, test cases and expected test results for complex business systems
• Experience in setting up test strategies for complex business systems involving data, rules and images which undergo a very high rate of change annually
• Experience in Accessibility testing of applications with alignment to AODA (WCAG2.0 AA) and complete testing of web-based 3 tier software platforms
• Excellent working knowledge of workflow, portfolio management, testing custom implementations and COTS implementations, such as IBM J-Rules Engine, Jira, Bugzilla, HP/Microfocus Product Suite,
• 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 the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and data query tools to aid in the development of test cases
• Knowledge and experience in the use of 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
• 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 for meeting deadlines
• Knowledge of one or more automated testing tools
• Knowledge of system, integration, regression, and acceptance testing.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to write clear, comprehensive test cases and execute them effectively.
• Experience with tools like ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, TestRail, Zephyr, etc.
• Familiarity with tools like Selenium, Cypress, or Postman for API testing.
• Understanding of scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Bash) for automation or test data setup.
• Demonstrated ability to write queries to validate data and perform backend testing.
• Clear grasp of the software development and testing life cycles.
• Experience conducting basic security testing and collaborating with security specialists for deeper penetration testing.
• Experience developing and managing robust test data strategies, including generating realistic and sufficient test data, ensuring data privacy, and managing test data environments.
• Validates data integrity, consistency, and accuracy across various system components and databases, performing data migration and transformation testing as needed.
• Experience developing and executing performance test scripts using tools like JMeter or LoadRunner, and analyzing performance bottlenecks and system scalability.

NICE TO HAVE

• Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language
• Experience in the use of 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 Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability 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 Applications (COTS)
• Public Sector Experience
• Large Business Systems Knowledge

EVALUATION CRITERIA

QA Skills - 45%

• Proven experience in executing testing related activities and data reconciliation activities for large complex business critical business systems.
• Experience in developing test plans, test cases and expected test results for complex business systems.
• Experience in setting up test strategies for complex business systems involving data, rules and images which undergo a very high rate of change annually.
• Experience in data analysis, cleansing, conversion and reconciliation on large complex systems.
• Experience in executing test cases and test scenarios for large complex systems.
• Excellent coordination and organization skills to assist with all QA activities in a tight timeline with conflicting priorities.
• Experience in Accessibility testing of applications with alignment to AODA (WCAG2.0 AA).

Technical Skills - 35%

• Excellent working knowledge of workflow, portfolio management and rule-driven business solutions.
• Experience with web-based 3-tier software platforms.
• Experience with testing tools, problem tracking software (i.e., Jira, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps and Microfocus Product Suite).
• Good knowledge of Oracle database tools.
• Proficiency with desktop tools (Visio, MS Office, MS Project, MS Outlook)
• Experience testing custom implementations and COTS implementations, which include IBM J-Rules Engine
• Working knowledge of web-based application development.
• Experience with Accessibility testing tools like WAVES, JAWS, NVDA, Compliance Sheriff.

General skills - 15%

• Experience in effectively coordinating multiple teams representing various business and technology areas, each with responsibility for a component of the solution.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, presentation skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Excellent analytical problem solving and decision-making capabilities.

Public Sector Experience - 5%

• Experience in the Public Sector, either as a vendor representative or under contract to a government ministry or agency.

Key Skills & Competencies

GUI testing, Non-GUI testing, ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps, Micro Focus UFT, OpenText UFT, Selenium, TestComplete, Postman, CI/CD, Performance testing, Load testing, Stress testing, API testing, Automated testing, Regression testing, Integration testing, System testing, User acceptance testing, Accessibility testing, AODA, WCAG2.0 AA, IBM J-Rules Engine, Workflow systems, Portfolio management, COTS, Oracle database, SQL, Data reconciliation, Data migration, Data conversion, Python, JavaScript, Bash, JMeter, LoadRunner, TestRail, Zephyr, Cypress, Version control systems, CASE tools, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Web-based 3-tier, WAVES, JAWS, NVDA, Compliance Sheriff, Visio, MS Project, MS Office, Security testing, Penetration testing, Object-oriented testing, Information retrieval packages, Information Management