Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist

Our client is looking for a Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist for a 9 month contract in Toronto.
This is a hybrid role.


Advantages
• Hybrid: 2 days onsite, 3 days remote
• Potential for extension
• Earn a competitive rate within the industry


Responsibilities
• Collaborate with product managers, product owners, and technical team to develop test strategies and test plans
• 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)
• Develop of test plans, test scripts and test cases and execute these against the various components.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, and integration testing
• Use automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Appium, Katalon or similar to create robust and reusable test scripts.
• Provides advice on the testing strategy, test plans, the selection of testing tools, and the identification of resources required for testing.
• Assist with planning and creating test data as it relates to each test phase
• Executes quality assurance and testing activities for various types of testing such as integration testing, functional testing, regression testing, unit testing, load testing, performance testing and accessibility testing
• Plans and organizes testing efforts in both front-end and back-end application components/environments
• Communicate test results regularly through reports that summarize test completion and defects found
• Help with the implementation of the project technical testing strategy and methodology. This includes testing of integration points and interfaces and non-functional requirements (e.g. fail-over, component response times, data integrity, security)
• Evaluate test results against acceptance criteria to determine successful completion of the sprint increment
• Defines and measures acceptance criteria for test cases
• Record all defects/issues in the Cluster’s defect reporting tool (Jira), including detailed descriptions, screenshots, and steps to re-produce
• Participate in elicitation and business requirement workshop sessions, sprint reviews and/or walkthrough meetings
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the agile / iterative solution development lifecycle
• Conducts post-release / post-implementation testing
• Supports clients with user acceptance testing (UAT) activities
• Creates traceability matrix to ensure testing outcomes align with business requirements
• Coordinate and facilitate regular defect review meetings with Business Analysts and Business stakeholders
• Provide testing and defect status updates in daily scrum stand-ups, team meetings as required
• Provide weekly report confirming status of assigned tasks


Qualifications
Must haves:

• 10+ years of experience in process, planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts

• Demonstrates working knowledge of the testing process and the Software development life cycle (SDLC), including Agile & DevOps

• Experience with creating, reviewing, and executing test strategy, test plans and test cases

• Executes quality assurance and testing activities for various types of testing such as integration testing, functional testing, regression testing, unit testing, load testing, performance testing and accessibility testing

• Hands-on experience with automation tools like Selenium, Appium, Katalon etc.

• Experience with API testing tools like Postman, SoapUI, or RestAssured.

• Knowledge of RESTful and SOAP web services.

• Ability to write and execute SQL queries for database validation and data-driven testing

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including development, product management, and operations, to ensure a unified approach to quality.

• Drive initiatives to enhance testing tools, frameworks, and processes to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness

Summary
If you are interested in the Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist role in Toronto, please apply online at www.randstad.ca. Qualified candidates will be contacted.


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