RQ11637 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior
Senior QA/systems testing lead on large public-sector healthcare IT projects in Toronto: plans and oversees test efforts, guides junior testers, and executes manual/automated functional, API (HL7-FHIR, REST), security (SAML/JWT), SQL, and accessibility (WCAG/AODA) testing, with defect tracking in tools like Selenium, Postman, and Jira.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Qa
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5+ years of experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers
- Knowledge of Public Sector Enterprise Architecture artifacts, processes and practices, and ability to produce compliant technical documentation
- In-depth knowledge of PMI and Public Sector I&IT project management methodologies
- Knowledge and experience with Public Sector Health related projects
- Knowledge of Ministry policy and IT project approval processes, Unified I&IT Project Methodology, Enterprise Architecture, Gating process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies
- Experience with large complex IT health-related projects
- 7+ years as a lead Systems Testing/QA Specialist, guiding junior testers and planning/organizing/implementing testing efforts
- Knowledge of testing methods in an object-oriented environment
- Experience in all stages of system testing: strategy, tool selection, test planning, test cases/data, manual and automated execution, defect logging and tracking
- Experience testing clinical systems, mission-critical systems, and high-volume transactional systems in highly available environments
- Knowledge of structured methodologies for development, design, implementation, and maintenance of applications
- Functional and non-functional testing of COTS solutions, in-house web applications, HL7-FHIR web services (REST/JSON/XML), APIs, reporting solutions, and integrations
- Testing of security components including SAML and JWT
- Creating complete system testing documentation: test strategies, test plans, test use cases, test scripts
- Developing automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium framework
- Using API testing tools to query and test interfaces at the messaging layer
- Web service queries using tools such as Rational ClearQuest, SOAP-UI, POSTMAN or programming languages
- Data queries and ad-hoc queries using SQL and other query languages
- Accessibility testing to WCAG 2.0, including tools supporting AODA legislation
- Preparing test result reports including performance and security testing results for defect reviews
- Planning, preparing, and executing testing of Business Intelligence (BI) solutions including data setup/integration and validation
- Validating successful deployment of releases in production environments
- Business scenarios and cross-system integration testing on product modules (e.g., Ontario Health Client Registry, Provider Registry, Audit Services)
- Reviewing and providing input to technical and business requirements from a testing perspective
- Experience in traditional and agile teams using standard and DevOps processes and tools
- Knowledge and experience using at least one programming language
- Knowledge of all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- 7+ years creating and maintaining defect logs and reports using tools such as Jira, Confluence, or TestRail
- Proven technical leadership skills with ability to identify areas for improvement and recommend solutions
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and consulting skills; detail-oriented team player able to meet strict deadlines
Full description
MUST HAVES:
Please refer to the Experience and Skillset Requirements
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
Public Sector Experience
· 5+ years of experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers
· Knowledge of Public Sector Enterprise Architecture artifacts (or similar), processes and practices, and ability to produce technical documentation that comply with industry standard practices
· In-depth knowledge of industry standard such as Project Management Institute (PMI) and Public Sector I&IT project management methodologies.
· Knowledge and experience with Public Sector Health related projects
· Knowledge and understanding of Ministry policy and IT project approval processes and requirements Public Sector Experience adopting and adhering to Public Sector Unified I&IT Project Methodology, Public Sector Enterprise Architecture and Public Sector Gating process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies
· Experience with large complex IT Health-related projects.
5 points
QA and Systems Testing Knowledge and Experience
7+ years of experience in the following:
· As a lead Systems Testing/QA Specialist for various streams of work, providing guidance and oversight to junior testers, and planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts (includes preparation of test plans and coordination of test execution)
· Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented environment
· All stages of system testing, including strategy, selection of testing tools, test planning, preparing test cases and test data, manual and automated test execution and defect logging and tracking
· Experience with a variety of testing systems, including clinical systems testing, mission critical systems testing, and testing high volume transactional systems in highly available environments
· Knowledge and experience of structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation, maintenance of applications
· Performing functional and non-functional system testing of the following: Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) solutions including testing of patches, new releases, acceptance testing of enhancement request functionality for modules of the product and other enhancements, and regression testing for implementation; in house web applications; HL7-FHIR based webservices (RESTFUL/JSON/XML); Application Programming Interfaces (API); reporting solutions; integration components, extensions, and enhancements