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Senior QA / System Tester

Toronto, ON M1R 0E9

Job Function: Information Technology Job Number: 412673

Job Description

Senior QA / System Tester Description
We are seeking a Senior Quality Assurance / System Tester with strong experience in planning, organizing, and executing testing efforts for large-scale systems. The successful candidate will support manual and automated testing across GUI and non-GUI environments, collaborate closely with development and project teams, and ensure high-quality system delivery in compliance with industry and regulatory standards.

This is an onsite role, requiring attendance 5 days per week during standard business hours.
Key Responsibilities

  • Provide input into overall testing strategy, test plans, tool selection, and resource requirements

  • Plan, organize, and execute testing for large systems, including:

    • System integration testing

    • Specialized testing (performance, stress, load)

    • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

  • Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts

  • Execute functional, integration, system, and regression testing

  • Validate system behavior under various conditions

  • Identify, document, track, and retest defects using tools such as ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps

  • Collaborate with developers to reproduce, troubleshoot, and resolve defects

  • Develop and maintain automated test scripts using tools such as:

    • Micro Focus / OpenText UFT

    • Selenium

    • TestComplete

    • Postman

  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines

  • Conduct performance, stress, and load testing

  • Validate data integrity, consistency, and accuracy, including backend and data migration testing

  • Ensure compliance with AODA and accessibility standards

  • Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives)

  • Maintain detailed documentation of test results, coverage, and quality metrics

  • Provide input into user manuals and release notes

  • Ensure testing processes comply with SDLC, STLC, and regulatory requirements
Required Skills & Experience (Must Haves)

  • 3+ years of experience in QA/System Testing

  • Proven experience in planning, organizing, and implementing testing efforts

  • Strong manual testing experience

  • Knowledge of application development methodologies, techniques, and methods

  • Experience analyzing business rules and functional requirements

  • Experience creating:

    • Test cases

    • Test data

    • Traceability matrices

  • Experience with functional, non-functional, and integration testing

  • Experience supporting and executing UAT

  • Familiarity with SDLC and STLC

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

  • Ability to meet deadlines and work collaboratively in a team environment
Technical Skills

  • Test management and defect tracking tools: ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, TestRail, Zephyr

  • Automated testing tools: Selenium, UFT, Cypress, Postman

  • Performance testing tools: JMeter, LoadRunner

  • Ability to write database queries for backend validation

  • Understanding of risk-based and evidence-based testing

  • Experience defining entry, exit, and acceptance criteria
Nice to Have

  • Experience testing Registry systems (e.g., Catalyst)

  • Experience testing Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) applications

  • Knowledge of one or more programming or scripting languages (Python, JavaScript, Bash)

  • Experience with security testing (basic) and collaboration with security teams

  • Strong written communication skills for reporting complex findings

  • Experience delivering presentations or cross-training team members

  • Knowledge of Information Management principles

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