Systems Testing/QA Specialist

Role: Systems Testing/QA Specialist
📍Location: Toronto, Ontario (must be local)
💼Duration: Long-term Contract

Description of 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).
•Proficient in Cloud technology, Agile & DEVOPS.
•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.
General Skills
•Experience in planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level
•Knowledge of structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation and maintenance of applications
•Knowledge and experience in the use of data query tools to aid in the development of test cases
•Knowledge and experience in the use of Test Management 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 test data for various types and phases of testing, including technical and business functional validation
•Experience in quality assurance and testing, including AODA testing, integration testing, load testing, performance testing, etc.
•Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle
•Knowledge of one or more automated testing tools
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.
•Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
•Experience coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases
•Experience testing Commercial Off-the Shelf Applications (COTS)