Systems Testing & QA Specialist - Intermediate

Cleo Consulting; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm is seeking an Intermediate Systems Testing/QA Specialist in Toronto to support testing strategies and execute various tests. You will work primarily with automated tools like Selenium, focusing on quality assurance and compliance with industry standards. Ideal candidates will have experience with JavaScript, RESTful APIs, and CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps. This role is crucial in ensuring software quality in a dynamic public sector environment requiring strong analytical skills and a collaborative approach.

Qualifications

• Experience in manual testing and automation.
• Strong skills in writing and troubleshooting test scripts.
• Familiar with accessibility standards such as AODA.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on testing strategy and plans.
• Execute functional and regression tests.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on projects.

Skills

Selenium

JavaScript/TypeScript

Oracle DB

RESTful APIs

CI/CD pipelines

WCAG compliance

Tools

Postman

Azure DevOps

ALM

JIRA

Job description

Job Details

Assignment: RQ09987 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Intermediate Job Title: Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Intermediate Requisition (SS): RQ09987 Start Date: 2026-04-01 Client: Community Services Cluster End Date: 2027-03-31 Office Location: 777 Bay st., 4th floor, Toronto Organization: Community Services Cluster Ministry: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement # Business Days: 240.00 Assignment Type - Note: The FFS resource is working 5 days onsite at the identified OPS location.

MUST HAVES

• Selenium and Playwright to create and run automated test scripts.
• JavaScript/TypeScript for testing Angular applications.
• Experience with Oracle DB, including writing and optimizing SQL queries, and understanding PL/SQL.
• RESTful APIs using tools like Postman or SoapUI.
• CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps to integrate automated tests.
• WCAG, experience using automated test tools such as AXE and screen readers (NVDA, Narrator) for testing.

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 the development of test plans, test scripts and test cases and executing these against the various components. The tester will work with the testing lead and IT lead of each project as well as the project team members in the analysis, design, development, implementation and ongoing support of the required systems.
• Executes functional, integration, system, and regression tests.
• Validates that the system behaves as expected under various conditions.
• Identifies, document, and track 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.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Conduct performance, stress, and load testing to ensure the system can handle expected user traffic and data volumes.
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and project managers to clarify requirements and ensure quality.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies like sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Maintain detailed documentation of test results, test coverage, and quality metrics.
• Provide input for user manuals and release notes.
• Ensure testing processes comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• The resource will also support CSC release and infrastructure solutions support sustainment activities, urgent priorities, changing needs, or time sensitive infrastructure upgrades, or other sustainment activities supporting any CSC platforms overseen by the Cluster where annual work is required.

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 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.

Desirable Skills

• 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)

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

QA and Technical Skills - 75%

• Strong skills in manual testing to complement automated tests, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
• Proficiency in automation tools like Selenium and Playwright to create and run automated test scripts.
• Knowledge of writing and troubleshooting test scripts, and familiarity with JavaScript/TypeScript for testing Angular applications.
• Experience with Oracle DB, including writing and optimizing SQL queries, and understanding PL/SQL.
• Skills in testing RESTful APIs using tools like Postman or SoapUI.
• Proficiency in Azure DevOps for managing test cases and tracking defects.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps to integrate automated tests.
• Demonstrated experience testing for WCAG compliance in web applications, experience using automated test tools such as AXE and screen readers (NVDA, Narrator) for testing.
• Demonstrated experience testing reports and other enhancements to systems

General and Soft Skills - 20%

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to identify even the smallest defects and inconsistencies.
• Strong problem-solving skills to understand complex systems and identify potential issues.
• Demonstrated experience working in agile and waterfall environments
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multiple projects with competing priorities
• Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with client organization
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Experience with desktop tools (Visio, MS Office, MS Project, MS Outlook)

Organization Experience - 5%

• Previous public sector experience in an organization of equivalent size and complexity to the Ontario Public Service