Quality Assurance Specialist

Location:
Toronto, ON, On-site, 5 days per week

Language:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English are required.

Duration:
Contract

Background Check Requirement:
A criminal record check may be required. Candidates must be eligible to work on public sector initiatives.

About the Opportunity
Are you an experienced Quality Assurance professional who thrives on ensuring the delivery of reliable, high-performing enterprise applications? This opportunity offers the chance to play a key role in a large-scale public sector technology initiative, helping deliver solutions that support essential services for Ontarians.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, business analysts, project managers, and technical leads to drive quality throughout the software development lifecycle. If you enjoy solving complex problems, improving testing practices, and working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, this role offers meaningful work with lasting impact.

What’s In It for You
• Work on a high-profile enterprise technology initiative within the public sector.
• Collaborate with experienced technical professionals in a supportive team environment.
• Contribute to modern testing practices, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Gain exposure to complex, large-scale systems and cloud technologies.
• Join a workplace that values collaboration, accountability, and quality delivery.

Your Responsibilities
• You'll develop and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test scripts across complex enterprise applications.
• You'll perform functional, integration, system, regression, performance, stress, accessibility, and user acceptance testing to ensure solution quality.
• You'll design and maintain automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium, Postman, or similar frameworks, integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• You'll identify, document, and manage software defects using tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, or ALM while working closely with development teams to resolve issues.
• You'll validate data integrity, perform backend testing, and support performance, security, and compliance testing, including AODA requirements.
• You'll participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to quality metrics, test reporting, release readiness, and continuous process improvement.

Skills and Qualifications
• 10+ years of progressive software testing experience supporting enterprise-level applications and large-scale IT environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in manual and automated testing, including Selenium, Postman, API testing, and performance testing using JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar tools.
• Extensive experience developing testing strategies, test plans, test cases, test scripts, and quality reports.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, SDLC methodologies, and end-to-end quality assurance practices.
• Experience with SQL or Oracle databases, cloud platforms including Azure or AWS, and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git, or GitLab.
• Proven experience with defect management tools including JIRA, Azure DevOps, ALM, Bugzilla, TestRail, or Zephyr, along with AODA compliance and accessibility testing.
• Previous Ontario Public Service or broader public sector experience, combined with excellent communication, analytical, and collaborative problem-solving skills.

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We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals.All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.