RQ00726 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior

Maarut•Toronto, ON

About The Position

The ‘Senior System Testing / QA Specialist’ will perform the Quality Assurance Testing Activities by creating and executing the HL7 FHIR resources, Automated test suite for UI, Automated API testing, Functional Testing and Defect Management to ensure the quality of the product.

Requirements

Minimum 7 years of proven experience testing large-scale, enterprise-grade backend applications and complex distributed systems through APIs, web services, integrations, and database validation.
Proven experience validating end-to-end business workflows across interconnected systems, multiple teams/vendors, and enterprise-scale programs.
Advanced hands-on experience designing, developing, and implementing scalable data-driven UI automation frameworks from the ground up using Selenium or PlayWright.
Proven ability to establish automation architecture, develop reusable test components, and independently maintain, analyze, and debug complex automation suites and scripts.
Strong programming proficiency in Java and/or other modern programming or scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript
Advanced experience in API and web service testing and automation using RESTful APIs and tools such as ReadyAPI, REST Assured, Postman, or equivalent.
Proven expertise validating large-scale backend systems through end-to-end integration testing, API contract validation, database and data reconciliation testing, and complex enterprise integrations across distributed environments
Experience with testing system accesses based on authentication/authorization, Certs, SAMLs/JWT tokens
Excellent Functional Testing skills including Defect Management in JIRA and debugging test environment and test data issues
Experience in creating and executing test cases, test scripts for Functional/Systems integration testing and architecture workflows, generating test data to validate the business requirements/User Stories/technical specifications and defect management in JIRA/TestRail in an agile-scrum project delivery model
Strong hands-on experience in testing REST/SOAP APIs and SOA-based systems, with a focus on data validation and integration workflows.
Extensive experience with RESTful and SOAP web services
Hands-on experience with Postman, REST Assured or similar tools
Strong understanding of HTTP methods, status codes, headers, authentication and XML / JSON / messaging principles
Expertise in Validating payloads, authentication, headers, status codes and Backend system integration validation
Experience with and Database validation (SQL, Oracle, MySQL) and Data integrity verification across systems
Experience with Authentication/authorization (OAuth, JWT, SAML, certificates)
Strong troubleshooting, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills, with a willingness to learn and take on technical challenges
Experience with Git (source control), CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
Extensive hands-on experience testing web applications with automation tools and libraries like Selenium, to ensure UI functionality across different browsers, devices, and screen sizes are compliant to Requirements
Ability to implement new automation suite from scratch using Java or similar coding skills
Ability to maintain, optimize and enhance exiting automation script
Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is essential
Minimum 7 years of enterprise QA/testing experience with large-scale backend applications, distributed systems, APIs, integrations, database validation, and end-to-end workflow testing.
Advanced UI automation experience, including building Selenium or Playwright automation frameworks from scratch using Java, Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
Strong API and web service testing experience, including REST/SOAP, Postman, REST Assured, ReadyAPI, API contract validation, payload validation, authentication, and backend integration testing.
Strong database validation and data integrity verification experience using SQL, Oracle, MySQL, or similar database technologies.

Nice To Haves

Health-Care Domain with hands-on experience in FHIR (Most preferred) and/or HL7 v2, v3 (preferred) is strongly preferred.
Healthcare interoperability experience, preferably hands-on testing of HL7 FHIR resources and/or HL7 v2/v3 messages and data structures.
Knowledge and experience with Microsoft ecosystems (e.g., Power BI, Dynamics 365, SharePoint)

Responsibilities

Analyze and understand business and technical requirements, business flows/stories, design documents, implementation guides, and data mapping specifications to develop test strategies, test plans, test cases, and automated test scripts.
Execute automated testing across multiple non-production environments supporting the Clinical Data Foundation (CDF) Program and other integrated healthcare systems.
Perform testing and validation of HL7 FHIR R4 resources, including Patient, Practitioner, PractitionerRole, Organization, Location, Encounter, and other related resources.
Validate FHIR Implementation Guide (IG) profiles, including profile conformance, cardinality constraints, terminology bindings, and data quality requirements.
Validate HL7 v2 to FHIR R4 mappings, transformations, and end-to-end data flows to ensure data integrity, interoperability, and compliance with implementation specifications.
Analyze, plan, design, build, implement, execute, and maintain automation testing frameworks, automated test cases, and automation scripts for UI and API validation.
Utilize automation toolsets to generate, manage, and validate complex test data.
Log, track, and manage defects using Jira.
Collaborate with the QA Lead and project partners, including Project Managers, IT Leads, and Business Analysts, in the analysis, design, development, implementation, and ongoing support of systems from a quality assurance and testing perspective.
Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams across multiple programs and initiatives, promoting automation best practices, standards, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.
Provide input to the QA Lead for test effort estimation, and contribute to the development of test strategies, test plans, and test execution reports.
Collaborate with business partners to support business acceptance and release readiness activities, assess testing outcomes, identify quality risks, and provide recommendations to support Go/No-Go decisions and production deployments
Apply technical knowledge and experience to collaborate effectively with internal and third parties Development, Architecture, and Infrastructure teams.
Perform testing within an Agile Scrum delivery model while adhering to DevOps and CI/CD principles and practices.
Mentor and train QA team members on automation frameworks, tools, and best practices to support program delivery.