Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Target Resume Now

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Systems Testing / QA Specialist to lead and execute quality assurance activities across complex enterprise systems. This role is responsible for planning testing strategies, developing test plans and test cases, executing various types of testing, identifying defects, supporting automation initiatives, and ensuring applications meet business, technical, accessibility, and performance requirements.

Responsibilities

Provide guidance on testing strategy, test plans, testing tools, and resource requirements.
Plan and organize testing efforts for large systems in both GUI and non-GUI environments.
Execute systems integration testing, specialized testing, stress testing, and user acceptance testing.
Develop test plans, test scripts, and test cases for multiple system components.
Collaborate with testing leads, IT leads, and project teams throughout analysis, design, development, implementation, and support phases.
Execute functional, integration, system, and regression testing.
Validate system behavior under various conditions.
Identify, document, and track software defects using testing management and defect tracking tools.
Work closely with development teams to reproduce and resolve defects.
Develop and maintain automated test scripts.
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
Conduct performance, stress, and load testing activities.
Ensure compliance with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) standards and related regulations.
Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and project managers to ensure quality requirements are met.
Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
Maintain detailed testing documentation, quality metrics, and coverage reports.
Contribute to user documentation and release notes.
Ensure testing activities comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
Support root cause analysis for production issues and recommend solutions.
Conduct data validation and backend testing activities.
Support data migration and transformation testing.
Perform performance testing, scalability testing, and bottleneck analysis.
Participate in SIT, SAT, and UAT testing activities following established testing methodologies.
Develop test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test data.
Perform manual and automated testing.
Conduct unit, integration, load, and performance testing.
Test Web APIs and Windows services using tools such as Postman, ThunderClient, and Swagger.
Utilize automation testing tools including Playwright, Quick Test Pro, LoadRunner, or equivalent.
Test WCAG AA accessibility compliance within web applications.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience developing test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test data.
Strong experience in manual and automated testing.
Experience with unit, integration, load, performance, system, regression, and acceptance testing.
Experience testing Web APIs and Windows services using tools such as Postman, ThunderClient, Swagger, or equivalent.
Experience with automation testing tools such as Playwright, Quick Test Pro (QTP/UFT), LoadRunner, or equivalent.
Experience testing web applications and data warehouse systems.
Experience creating and executing automated test scripts.
Experience writing test scripts, test cases, and test scenarios while reporting and tracking defects.
Experience investigating production issues and identifying root causes.
Experience with testing lifecycle processes across SDLC and STLC phases.
Experience using test management and defect tracking tools.
Experience with SQL, databases, XML, and database testing.
Experience creating complex SQL queries for data validation and backend testing.
Experience testing accessibility compliance (WCAG AA) within web applications.
Experience using accessibility testing tools and screen readers.
Experience with desktop productivity tools including Visio, Microsoft Office, Project, and Outlook.
Experience working within enterprise batch, online, n-tier, and web environments.
Understanding of Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
Familiarity with Selenium, Cypress, Postman, or similar testing platforms.
Understanding of scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Bash.
Knowledge of structured software development methodologies and SDLC concepts.
Experience with CASE tools, version control systems, and data query tools.
Experience developing and managing test data strategies.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder collaboration skills.
Ability to conduct system impact analysis with business and technical teams.
Experience coordinating multiple projects with competing priorities.
Experience working collaboratively across cross-functional teams.
Ability to meet deadlines and deliver high-quality work in fast-paced environments.
Proven organizational, leadership, and documentation skills.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
Experience with at least one programming language.
Experience using information retrieval packages.
Knowledge of testing methodologies within object-oriented environments.
Understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices.
Experience testing Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) applications.
Experience planning testing efforts for both large and small systems.
Experience within the public sector, particularly education-related environments.

Skills

Manual Testing
Automated Testing
Unit Testing
Integration Testing
Load Testing
Performance Testing
System Testing
Regression Testing
Acceptance Testing
Web API Testing
Windows Service Testing
Postman
ThunderClient
Swagger
Playwright
Quick Test Pro (QTP/UFT)
LoadRunner
Web Application Testing
Data Warehouse Testing
Automated Test Scripting
Test Scripting
Test Cases
Test Scenarios
Defect Tracking
Production Issue Investigation
Root Cause Analysis
SDLC
STLC
Test Management Tools
Defect Tracking Tools
SQL
Database Testing
XML
Data Validation
Backend Testing
Accessibility Testing (WCAG AA)
Accessibility Testing Tools
Screen Readers
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Outlook
Enterprise Batch Environments
Online Environments
N-tier Environments
Web Environments
Agile
Scrum
Waterfall
Selenium
Cypress
Python
JavaScript
Bash
CASE Tools
Version Control Systems
Data Query Tools
Test Data Management
Analytical Skills
Problem-Solving
Decision-Making
Communication Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Stakeholder Collaboration
System Impact Analysis
Project Coordination
Cross-functional Team Collaboration
Organizational Skills
Leadership Skills
Documentation Skills
Attention to Detail
Programming Languages
Information Retrieval Packages
Object-Oriented Methodologies
Information Management
COTS Application Testing

Location

Toronto, ON

Work Type

Onsite
Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
8 Months (Duration)

About the Company

Symbiotic Digital provides IT Experts who solve problems and get things done.
Symbiotic Digital is a division of Symbiotic Group Inc.
They serve customers by providing Digital Experts (IT Consulting) and Recruitment services.
Symbiotic Digital enables the provision of Expert Technical staff to solve challenging business and IT problems.
IT leaders in reputable Canadian organizations rely on Symbiotic Digital to staff difficult assignments with Experts evaluated by their QMS- Quality Management System Staff Development Model.
Symbiotic Digital is a 100% Indigenous owned company.
Learn more online at https://www.symbioticgroup.com/home-sd/.