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RQ08178 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior

Position: Not specified

Start: As soon as possible

End: Not specified

Location: Toronto, Canada

Method of collaboration: Project only

Hourly rate: Not specified

Latest update: Jan 30, 2025

Task description and requirements

Job Title: RQ08178 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior

Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Work Location: 777 Bay Street. 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Hybrid

Estimated Start Date: 2025-04-01

Estimated End Date: 2026-03-31

#Business Days: 140.00

Extension: Probable after the initial mandate

Hours per day or Week: 7.25 hours per day

Security Level: No Clearance Required

 

Must Have

  • Experience using Microsoft Devops to create test plan and test cases, and track defects and issues;
  • Experience scripting for testing automation (e.g. using Quick Test pro tool, HP Quality Center) and performance testing (eg using Load Runner);
  • Expert in creating complex SQL scripting in testing environments built on 3/N-tier web applications using Oracle and/ or SQL Server DBs;
  • AODA testing experience with full WCAG AA compliance in-web applications, experience using screen readers (e.g. JAWS, NVDA) for testing and High Compliance Sherriff tool expertise
  • Experience with VBA and VBS used for web applications testing
  • Demonstrated experience profiling and testing data stored within Databases, XML, CSV, JSON, and Excel files;
 

Description

Responsibilities:

  • 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
 

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.
  • 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

Technical Skills - 45%

  • Demonstrated experience in developing test strategy, test plan, test cases and test data
  • Demonstrated strong experience in manual and automated testing and scripting
  • Demonstrated experience with automation testing in web application, Window services and Web API services
  • Demonstrated experience with testing user authentication and authorization
  • Demonstrated experience eliciting requirements, and conducting impact analysis
  • Demonstrated experience using HPQC and TFS to document, track and record testing progress, test plan and test cases;
  • Demonstrated experience using Microsoft DevOps to create test plan and test cases, and track defects and issues
  • Demonstrated Experience with VBA and VBS used for scripting in testing web applications
  • Experience in testing environments built on 3/N-tier web applications using Oracle and/ or SQL Server DBs;
  • Demonstrated experience with Test Automation tool in particular Quick Test pro v10.0, HP quality Center;
  • Demonstrated experience using SQL for testing;
  • Strong technical skills in SQL, Databases, XML;
  • Demonstrated experience profiling and testing data stored within Databases, XML, CSV, JSON, and Excel files;
  • Demonstrated experience testing for WCAG AA compliance in web applications, preferable experience using screen reader (JAWS , NVDA) for testing and High Compliance Sherriff tool;
  • Demonstrated experience creating complex SQL scripting for testing;
  • Demonstrated experience scripting for testing automation (using a tool like Quick Test pro) and performance testing(using a tool like Load Runner); Demonstrated experience with the use of desktop tools such as Visio, MS Office, MS Project, and MS Outlook;
  • Demonstrated experience in SQL, Databases, and XML in the context of database testing;
  • Demonstrated experience in an HP NonStop (Tandem) batch, online, n-tier and web environment.
 

Core Skills - 30%

  • Demonstrated experience executing testing as part of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including experience testing through all the Software Testing Life Cycle phases;
  • Experience in testing web applications used by 5000+ end users within the broader public sector;
  • Demonstrated experience executing different types of software testing processes and testing methodologies
  • Demonstrated experience writing test scripts, test cases and test scenarios, testing web applications and reporting defects;
  • Demonstrated experience in investigating production issues for root causes and providing suggestion on solutions
  • Demonstrated experience with conducting system impact analysis by working with business analysts and developers
  • Knowledge with migrating on-prem application to Azure Cloud
  • Demonstrated experience preparing for, conducting and supporting SIT, SAT and UAT testing that adhere to Testing Strategy and Testing Methodology
 
Note:

Hybrid: This contract will require the consultant to work from the office location 3 days per week with the remaining 2 days being worked remotely.

 

Eligibility and Application Steps

If you are enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity, we kindly request you to provide the following documents: [...]

Without mandatory documents, we cannot submit a candidate.

  1. Updated Resume in word format (Mandatory)
  2. Skills Matrix and References (Mandatory)
  3. Expected hourly rate (Mandatory)
  4. Visa Status (Mandatory)
  5. LinkedIn ID (Mandatory)
Please only apply if you meet the qualifications mentioned above. Feel free to share with your network or tag someone who fits this role!

 Qualification
Bachelor Degree
 Job Related Sector(s)
Systems Testing/QA Specialist
 Experience
  • Greater Than 10 Year
 

Category

Testing (IT) Quality management / QS / QA (IT)