RQ11291 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior

Maarut•Toronto, ON

About The Position

The Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior will provide advice on testing strategy, test plans, selection of testing tools, and identification of required resources. This role involves planning and organizing testing efforts for large systems in both Graphical User Interface (GUI) and non-Graphical User Interface (GUI) environments, including executing systems integration tests, specialized tests, and user acceptance testing (e.g., stress tests). The specialist will develop test plans, test scripts, and test cases, executing them against various components. Collaboration with testing leads, IT leads, and project team members is crucial throughout the analysis, design, development, implementation, and ongoing support of systems. Responsibilities include executing functional, integration, system, and regression tests, validating system behavior under various conditions, and identifying, documenting, and tracking software defects using tools like ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, and Azure DevOps. The role also involves working closely with developers to reproduce and resolve issues, developing and maintaining automated test scripts using tools like Micro Focus, OpenText™ UFT, Selenium, TestComplete, or Postman, and integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines. Performance, stress, and load testing will be conducted to ensure system capacity. Knowledge of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations is required. Collaboration with developers, business analysts, and project managers to clarify requirements and ensure quality, participation in Agile ceremonies, and maintaining detailed documentation of test results, coverage, and quality metrics are also key aspects of this position. The specialist will provide input for user manuals and release notes and ensure testing processes comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers
Experience with integration of Clinical IT Systems such as Client and Provider Registries
5+ years in implementing and executing comprehensive test strategies for web applications within Agile and DevOps frameworks (managing the backlog, preparing, and supporting the scrum master, sprint planning, creating user stories etc.)
Excellent knowledge of system testing methodology, execute system and user acceptance tests.
Ability to understand and analyze business requirements, and systems response documents, to design and execute test plans to ensure the system functions and meets the business requirements.
Expertise in writing and executing test cases, scenarios, and scripts for web applications, covering functional, regression, performance, and security testing requirements.
Skilled in utilizing version control systems, such as Git, and CI/CD tools, like MS Azure DevOps, IBM CLI, Git to automate testing workflows and ensure continuous integration of code changes.
Proficient in defect tracking and management tools, such as Jira, IBM ClearQuest, MS Azure DevOps, to identify, report, and prioritize issues, facilitating timely resolution and maintaining the quality of web applications throughout the development lifecycle.
Providing detailed testing cases, plans and strategies for an Agile/DevOps product delivery methodology.
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and prioritize testing tasks in iterative development cycles.
Extensive experience in automated testing tools and frameworks, such as Selenium or SOAP UI, to streamline testing processes and improve efficiency in an Agile environment.
Knowledge of the provincial immunization system and Public Sector large complex IT Health related projects or equivalent
Knowledge of Public Sector Enterprise Architecture artifacts (or similar), processes and practices, and ability to produce technical documentation that comply with industry standard practices
Knowledge of adopting and adhering to Public Sector Unified I&IT Project Methodology, Public Sector Enterprise Architecture and Public Sector Gating process, and Public Sector Standard Systems Development Methodologies.
Verify actual results meet expected results. Examine test databases using SQL and JCL. Analyze and log test results. Document and monitor resolution of system variances using an automated problem management system (e.g., Clear Quest).
Ability to write test plans and test cases that are well-structured, easy to maintain, and easily understood by both developers and business analysts and clients.
+5 years in Agile/DevOps development
Proven and demonstrable troubleshooting and analytical experience.
Demonstrated excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.
Experience analyzing business requirements documentation including Use Cases, User Stories, User Map Journeys, and non-functional requirements.
Experience analyzing test data requirements and create appropriate test data to support the test strategy
Strong verbal and written communications skills
Strong Interpersonal and negotiation skills
Strong consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders.
A demonstrated team player with a track record for meeting deadline
Demonstrated success in working productively with business clients, developers, and technical specialists such as DBAs
Demonstrated proficiency in translating testing strategies and plans into automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium or equivalent, ensuring efficient and effective test automation coverage for web applications in Agile/DevOps environments.

Nice To Haves

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)
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.

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).
Develops test plans, test scripts and test cases and executing these against the various components.
Works 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.
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.
Validates data integrity, consistency, and accuracy across various system components and databases, performing data migration and transformation testing as needed.
Develops and executes performance test scripts using tools like JMeter or LoadRunner, and analyzing performance bottlenecks and system scalability.