RQ09583 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior
Senior QA Specialist leading systems testing efforts for Ontario government (Bill 5) projects, developing test strategies/plans/scripts and executing manual testing (functional, UAT, AODA, vulnerability) primarily on Salesforce using Azure DevOps.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Category
- Qa
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 8+ years experience in QA analysis
- 1-2 years of Salesforce Public Sector Foundation (License and Permit) testing
- Experience with Salesforce, DevOps, Microsoft tools (Visio, Project) and Miro boards
- Experience developing test strategies, plans, cases, scripts and test data
- Experience executing integration, unit, regression, functional, accessibility, non-functional and vulnerability testing
- Demonstrated experience with UAT and leading UAT sessions
- Hands-on Salesforce UI and backend testing experience
- Experience with Agile scrum methodologies
- Experience with agile sprint management, bug tracking and testing lifecycle using Azure DevOps
- Understanding of SDLC and QA processes in agile environments
- Experience conducting AODA and vulnerability testing using tools like JAWS, NVDA
- Knowledge of Ontario Digital Service Standard, Service Design Playbook and Digital First Assessment approach
- Knowledge of digital product development, implementation and management
- Experience developing test scripts and user stories
- Experience testing prototypes and conducting usability testing
- Experience conducting iterative analysis and testing
- Knowledge of user-centered design
- Ability to lead and coordinate testing team
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, decision-making and communication skills
Nice to have
- Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations
- Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language
- Knowledge of testing methods in an object-oriented environment
- Knowledge of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
Full description
Description
To respond to the priorities of the Government of Ontario through the passage of the Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act 2025, the resource may be partially assigned to Bill 5 related projects or initiatives on an as needed basis.
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
General Skills:
- Demonstrated 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
- Demonstrated experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests and systems level integration tests
- Demonstrated experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities
- Demonstrated experience with quality assurance principles, practices, tools and structured methodologies
- Demonstrated 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
- Demonstrated 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
Desirable Skills:
- Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language
- Demonstrated experience in the use of information retrieval packages