RQ08862 - Systems Testing/QA Specialist - Intermediate

Description

To respond to the priorities of the Government of Ontario through the passage of the Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act 2025, the resource may be partially assigned to Bill 5 related projects or initiatives on an as needed basis.

Responsibilities:

Collaborates with product managers, product owners, and technical team to develop test strategies and test plans

Strong understanding of manual testing practices to support developing manual test scripts, test cases and/or test scenarios

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

Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, and integration testing

Use automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Appium, or similar to create robust and reusable test scripts.

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 Clusters 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

Knowledge Transfer Requirements

Knowledge transfer is expected to occur throughout the duration of the assignment through regular meetings, touchpoints, and working sessions with LRC staff

All design, development, artefacts, and source code, including all relevant and complete documents must be transferred to the ministry in the designated repositories provided

Dedicated knowledge transfer sessions will be scheduled to ensure completeness of knowledge transfer and all documentation is shared, and allow LRC staff to ask clarification and/or follow up questions

SkillsExperience and Skill Set Requirements

Experience in quality assurance at the specified experience level

Experience in testing Commercial off the Shelf Software (COTS/SaaS solutions), preferably Oracle Siebel Public Sector

Knowledge and experience in the use of test tools and methodologies (Waterfall/Agile/Iterative)

Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

Product cycle (functional & non-functional) testing experience

Test case & Test Scenario design and review experience (from business requirements)

Test case development experience

Experience in defect tracking

Test scenarios (use-cases) design and review

Experience in writing manual/automated test scripts

Working knowledge of SharePoint, .NET Web, Web Services, HTML, JavaScript, Java, Perl and related scripting technologies for automation

Evaluation Criteria:

Manual Testing Skills/Experience - 60%

5+ years experience developing Test Cases/Scripts and Data Requirements, develop test scenarios, test cases for manual testing

5+ years experience develop test cases/scripts as well as test data, ensuring all of the Business requirements are met by creating a traceability matrix.

5+ years experience developing technical testing strategies / plans

5+ years experience testing non-functional requirements (e.g. fail-over, component response times, data integrity, security)

5+ years experience executing testing activities for a number of types of testing such as:

o Integration testing

o Regression testing

o Functional testing

o Accessibility testing

o Non-functional testing

Automation Testing Skills/Experiences-20%

2+ years of experience in developing and testing software applications using automated testing

Knowledge of test automation tools (e.g., Katalon, Selenium, Appium)

Knowledge of API testing tools like Postman, SoapUI, or equivalent

Familiarity with RESTful services and SOAP

Strong programming/scripting skills

Soft Skills - 15%

Experience with agile methodology

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality results.

Effective communication skills, both written and verbal

Experience reporting progress on deliverables to team, project leads and management, including proactively raising risks/issues with mitigations

Demonstrated experience working with clients and technical teams to ensure effective resolution of defects and management of change requests are complete

Experience with User Acceptance Testing and providing sprint reviews

Public Sector Experience 5%

Experience in testing enterprise level systems and exposure to ministry QA processes and standards within OPS

Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations.

Demonstrated knowledge of Public Sector applications, databases and systems while testing

Experience working in accordance with policies and procedures of the Ontario Public Service

Working knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

Must have:

5+ years experience developing Test Cases/Scripts and Data Requirements, develop test scenarios, test cases for manual testing

5+ years experience develop test cases/scripts as well as test data, ensuring all of the Business requirements are met by creating a traceability matrix.

5+ years experience developing technical testing strategies / plans

5+ years experience testing non-functional requirements (e.g. fail-over, component response times, data integrity, security)

Working knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

Experience in testing enterprise level systems and exposure to ministry QA processes and standards within OPS