Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Intermediate

Job Title: Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Intermediate

Location: Toronto

Work Model: Onsite

Duration: 11 months

Extension: 1 Time

Must Haves

• Proven experience in leading and executing manual testing related activities and data reconciliation activities for large complex business critical business systems
• Experience in developing test plans, test cases and expected test results for complex business systems
• Experience in setting up test strategies for complex business systems involving data, rules and images which undergo a very high rate of change annually
• Experience in Accessibility testing of applications with alignment to AODA (WCAG2.0 AA) and complete testing of web-based 3 tier software platforms
• Excellent working knowledge of workflow, portfolio management, testing custom implementations and COTS implementations, such as IBM J-Rules Engine, Jira, Bugzilla, HP/Microfocus Product Suite,

Description / Responsibilities / Skills

Description

• MCM is advancing a phased Heritage Framework Transformation (HFT) to modernize Ontario's archaeology program through a modern risk-based authorization framework.
• HFT aims to deliver end-to-end system transformation by addressing longstanding operational, digital, compliance, and consultation capacity deficits.
• This initiative will support more timely, consistent, and defensible regulatory decisions; improve service standards and transparency.

Responsibilities

• Plans and organizes testing efforts for large systems in GUI and non-GUI environments, including systems integration tests and user acceptance testing.
• Executes functional, integration, system, and regression tests; validates system behaves as expected under various conditions.
• Develops and maintains automated test scripts using tools like Micro Focus, OpenText UFT, Selenium, TestComplete, or Postman.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Conduct performance, stress, and load testing to ensure system can handle expected user traffic and data volumes.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and project managers to clarify requirements and ensure quality.

Responsibilities (continued)

• Participate in Agile ceremonies like sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Maintain detailed documentation of test results, test coverage, and quality metrics.
• Provide input for user manuals and release notes.
• Ensure testing processes comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Works closely with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.

General Skills

• Understanding of scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Bash) for automation or test data setup.
• Experience conducting basic security testing and collaborating with security specialists for deeper penetration testing.
• Experience developing and managing robust test data strategies, including generating realistic and sufficient test data, ensuring data privacy.
• Validates data integrity, consistency, and accuracy across various system components and databases, performing data migration and transformation testing as needed.
• Experience developing and executing performance test scripts using tools like JMeter or LoadRunner, and analyzing performance bottlenecks and system scalability.

Experience & Skill Set Requirements

QA Skills - 45%

• Experience in data analysis, cleansing, conversion and reconciliation on large complex systems.
• Experience in executing test cases and test scenarios for large complex systems.
• Excellent coordination and organization skills to assist with all QA activities in a tight timeline with conflicting priorities.

Technical Skills - 35%

• Good knowledge of Oracle database tools.
• Proficiency with desktop tools (Visio, MS Office, MS Project, MS Outlook)
• Working knowledge of web-based application development.
• Experience with Accessibility testing tools like WAVES, JAWS, NVDA, Compliance Sheriff.

General skills - 15%

• Experience in effectively coordinating multiple teams representing various business and technology areas, each with responsibility for a component of the solution.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, presentation skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Excellent analytical problem solving and decision-making capabilities.

Public Sector Experience - 5%

• Experience in the Public Sector, either as a vendor representative or under contract to a government ministry or agency.