We are looking for a detail-oriented QA Specialist to join our team for the delivery and product management lifecycle of a major project. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring application quality by developing test strategies, executing diverse test activities, and managing the full defect lifecycle. You will act as a key collaborator between project managers, developers, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are robust, accessible, and aligned with project timelines.
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Pay Rate: $335.39- $374.72/Diem
Advantages
- Gain hands-on experience with SharePoint, Web Services, COTS, SaaS, and Cloud-based applications.
- Drive quality across the full SDLC, from initial unit testing to final executive reporting.
- Work within a methodology-driven framework that prioritizes accessibility (AODA) and high-standard documentation.
- Engage directly with both technical developers and business clients to bridge the gap between requirements and results.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the development of comprehensive test strategies, test plans, scenarios, and scripts for both functional and regression testing.
- Perform a wide range of testing activities, including functional, non-functional, system integration, data testing, and stress/load testing.
- Execute AODA testing to ensure solution compliance.
- Reconcile, record, and track system defects and "break/fixes" identified during unit and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Facilitate UAT sessions with clients and work closely with technical teams to ensure effective resolution of defects and change requests.
- Provide periodic status reports and present test data, defect metrics, and migration strategies to executives and stakeholders.
- Document and share technology designs, lessons learned, and best practices with the project team throughout the assignment.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of demonstrated QA experience, specifically in defect tracking and management within collaborative environments.
- Proficiency with technologies such as Web Services, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, and SharePoint.
- Strong experience in Test Management, including the creation of Test Plans, Scenarios, and Execution Reports.
- Hands-on experience with Defect Life Cycle management and triage using collaborative tools.
- Ability to extract and retrieve data using database queries (SQL) for data validation.
- Knowledge of automated testing tools and version control systems across multiple platforms.
Summary
If you're interested in the QA Specialist role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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We are looking for a detail-oriented QA Specialist to join our team for the delivery and product management lifecycle of a major project. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring application quality by developing test strategies, executing diverse test activities, and managing the full defect lifecycle. You will act as a key collaborator between project managers, developers, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are robust, accessible, and aligned with project timelines.
Pay Rate: $335.39- $374.72/Diem
Advantages
- Gain hands-on experience with SharePoint, Web Services, COTS, SaaS, and Cloud-based applications.
- Drive quality across the full SDLC, from initial unit testing to final executive reporting.
- Work within a methodology-driven framework that prioritizes accessibility (AODA) and high-standard documentation.
- Engage directly with both technical developers and business clients to bridge the gap between requirements and results.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the development of comprehensive test strategies, test plans, scenarios, and scripts for both functional and regression testing.
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- Perform a wide range of testing activities, including functional, non-functional, system integration, data testing, and stress/load testing.
- Execute AODA testing to ensure solution compliance.
- Reconcile, record, and track system defects and "break/fixes" identified during unit and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Facilitate UAT sessions with clients and work closely with technical teams to ensure effective resolution of defects and change requests.
- Provide periodic status reports and present test data, defect metrics, and migration strategies to executives and stakeholders.
- Document and share technology designs, lessons learned, and best practices with the project team throughout the assignment.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of demonstrated QA experience, specifically in defect tracking and management within collaborative environments.
- Proficiency with technologies such as Web Services, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, and SharePoint.
- Strong experience in Test Management, including the creation of Test Plans, Scenarios, and Execution Reports.
- Hands-on experience with Defect Life Cycle management and triage using collaborative tools.
- Ability to extract and retrieve data using database queries (SQL) for data validation.
- Knowledge of automated testing tools and version control systems across multiple platforms.
Summary
If you're interested in the QA Specialist role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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