RQ11232 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Senior

Maarut•Toronto, ON

About The Position

This role involves participating and collaborating with Business Analysts on business requirements and use cases. The specialist will be responsible for developing and documenting comprehensive testing plans, test cases, and checklists, ensuring they align with approved requirements and are incorporated into production readiness. Key activities include performing various types of testing such as end-to-end system functional testing, regression testing, performance testing, and collaborating with IT for vulnerability testing. The role also requires documenting and re-testing defects, contributing to project planning and release management, and providing QA artifacts for architecture checkpoints. Collaboration with business SMEs for user acceptance and production acceptance testing is also a core part of the position.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in developing test strategies, test plans, test scenarios, test cases and troubleshooting technical issues
Demonstrated experience with delivering testing/QA requirements using different development methodologies, such as waterfall and agile
Experience with performing different types of testing, including unit testing, functional testing, user acceptance testing, production acceptance testing, integration testing, performance testing, regression testing, load testing, security testing, backend testing, web services testing etc.
Experience with automated testing
Experience with version control systems and defect management tools such as Azure DevOps, Confluence, JIRA, or TestRail
Experience with configuring systems and testing environments
Experience with testing in-house developed solutions and COTS
Experience with multi-tier, multi-platform/technology, and integrated / interconnected solutions, as well as reporting systems
Experience with web, desktop, and mobile applications
Experience with testing high availability, 24x7, mission critical applications
Experience with systems debugging, refactoring and optimization
Able to identify and coordinate the resolution of system defects, re-test and closeout systems related issues.
Effective communication skills to prepare reports, documentation, and present solution functions to stakeholders.
Ability to work on multiple assignments concurrently
Proven and demonstratable problem solving and analytical skills
Strong Interpersonal and negotiation skills.
Strong consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders.
A demonstrated team player with a proven track record for meeting deadlines
Understanding of IT standards and guidelines related to developing test strategies, test scenarios, test cases, etc., to ensure that technology solutions meet business needs, including security and privacy.
Experience with automated testing and tools - Selenium
Experience with version control systems and defect management tools such as Confluence, JIRA or TestRail
Experience with multi-tier, multi-platform/technology and integrated / interconnected solutions, as well as reporting systems
Experience with systems debugging, refactoring and optimization

Responsibilities

Participate and collaborate with the Business Analysts in the business requirements and use cases walkthrough
Develop and document a comprehensive testing plan covering all types of testing for quality assurance
Develop and document comprehensive testing cases covering all type of testing and in alignment with the approved business requirements / use cases for quality assurance
Develop and execute testing checklists and ensure that the checklists are completed as required through various stages of testing and that the checklists are incorporated into the production readiness check list and troubleshoot any technical issues that arise.
Perform end-to-end system functional testing based on documented test cases
Perform regression testing to ensure that existing and new functionalities work as expected
Perform performance testing to ensure system integrity and responsiveness
Collaborate with the IT corporate team to perform vulnerability testing, as required
Document all identified defects and re-test the resolved defects
Collaborate with the project manager on project planning, change and release/implementation management activities
Contribute required QA artefacts to the architecture checkpoints activities
Collaborate with the business SMEs to perform/complete user acceptance testing and production acceptance testing