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We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on a premier technical capacity within the quality engineering stream, providing strategic advice on testing methodologies, design frameworks, and tool selection for large, complex, and business-critical software systems. As a senior specialist, you will act as a primary guardian of system integrity, bridging the gap between core backend database systems and frontend interfaces. Operating entirely onsite, you will plan and organize end-to-end testing efforts, engineer automated validation frameworks, manage complete defect lifecycles, and perform intensive data reconciliation to ensure high-performance delivery across custom and commercial application architectures.
Job Responsibility
QA Strategy & Advisory: Provide senior-level technical advice on master testing strategies, execution schedules, test automation plans, and the precise resources required for software validation
Test Plan Engineering: Architect comprehensive test plans, explicit test cases, expected outcomes, and robust test scenarios for complex, rule-driven business systems
Data Reconciliation & Validation: Perform exhaustive backend database validation and data analysis, executing complex queries to check data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across system components
Automation Framework Integration: Code, maintain, and execute automated test scripts across multiple platforms, integrating testing routines directly into active CI/CD deployment pipelines
Multi-Tier Execution: Plan and coordinate multi-tiered testing efforts in both Graphical User Interface (GUI) and non-GUI environments, including system level integration (SIT), functional, and regression cycles
Defect Lifecycle Governance: Enforce established bug tracking protocols, systematically identifying, documenting, and prioritizing software anomalies using enterprise tracking software
Performance & Scale Benchmarking: Create and execute load, stress, and performance scripts to evaluate software limits, isolate systemic bottlenecks, and assess overall system scalability
Agile Forum Collaboration: Partner closely with developers, business analysts, and project managers inside Agile environments, participating actively in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and reviews
Accessibility Compliance Guarding: Evaluate software interfaces and forms using specialized validation tools to ensure strict alignment with provincial digital accessibility guidelines and standards
Documentation & Asset Management: Maintain detailed metrics of test results, coverage maps, and quality parameters while providing technical input for user manuals and formal release notes
Requirements
Enterprise QA Experience: Proven track record in planning, organizing, and executing multi-phase testing solutions for large, complex, and business-critical software platforms
Data Interrogation & Oracle Skills: Solid hands-on experience in data analysis, transformation testing, and data reconciliation, backed by a good working knowledge of Oracle database tools and SQL query scripting
Testing & Problem Tracking Suite: High proficiency utilizing enterprise defect management and testing tools, including Jira, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps, Playwright, and the Micro Focus/OpenText Product Suite
Automation & Scripting Depth: Practical experience coding automated test scripts (utilizing frameworks like Selenium, Cypress, TestComplete, or Postman) alongside familiarity with scripting languages (such as Python or JavaScript)
System Integration & UAT Mastery: Comprehensive understanding of structured methodologies spanning all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), with demonstrated success supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Nice to have
Rules Engine & Platform Familiarity: Technical experience working with web-based 3-tier software platforms, custom solutions, and Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) applications (such as those incorporating IBM J-Rules engines)
Accessibility Testing Expertise: Hands-on experience performing digital accessibility testing utilizing standard tools such as JAWS, NVDA, WAVE, or Compliance Sheriff to meet AODA/WCAG 2.0 AA regulations
Performance Tooling Savvy: Functional knowledge of developing performance test scripts using tools like JMeter or LoadRunner
Public Sector Acumen: Prior experience delivering IT quality assurance or testing services within a structured public sector framework, government or agency setting is highly preferred
What we offer
Advanced Automation & Tooling: Design and code modern automated test scripts using premier suites like Selenium, Playwright, Postman, and the Micro Focus product family
Deep Database Interrogation: Expand your technical footprint by writing complex queries to validate backend data integrity, migrations, and transformation schemas
Full-Lifecycle Testing Scope: Own the complete testing spectrum, including functional, integration, regression, load, performance, and user acceptance testing (UAT)
Extended Career Runway: Establish yourself within a highly visible enterprise tier featuring a stable 15-month timeline and an active pipeline for contract extension