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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Systems Testing / QA Specialist to support quality assurance activities across complex technology solutions. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, documenting, executing, and reporting on a wide range of testing activities to ensure solutions meet business, functional, performance, security, and operational requirements.

Responsibilities

• Participate and collaborate with Business Analysts during business requirements and use case walkthroughs.
• Develop and document comprehensive test plans covering all required quality assurance testing activities.
• Develop and document detailed test cases aligned with approved business requirements and use cases.
• Develop and execute testing checklists and ensure completion throughout various testing stages.
• Support production readiness activities by incorporating testing checklists into production readiness reviews.
• Troubleshoot technical issues identified during testing activities.
• Perform end-to-end system functional testing based on documented test cases.
• Perform regression testing to ensure existing and new functionality work as expected.
• Perform performance testing to validate system integrity and responsiveness.
• Collaborate with IT teams to perform vulnerability testing as required.
• Document identified defects and perform re-testing following defect resolution.
• Collaborate with project management teams on project planning, change management, and release/implementation activities.
• Contribute QA artifacts required for architecture checkpoint activities.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Production Acceptance Testing (PAT) with business stakeholders.
• Conduct manual testing where required to supplement and validate automated testing results.
• Compile, summarize, and report findings from both automated and manual testing activities.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience developing test strategies, test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and troubleshooting technical issues.
• Demonstrated experience delivering testing and QA requirements within both Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Experience performing a wide variety of testing types including: Unit Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Production Acceptance Testing (PAT), Performance Testing, Regression Testing, Load Testing, Security Testing, Backend Testing, Web Services Testing.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and methodologies.
• Experience using version control systems and defect management tools such as Confluence, Jira, or TestRail.
• Experience configuring system and testing environments.
• Experience testing both custom-developed solutions and Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) applications.
• Experience with multi-tier, multi-platform, integrated, and interconnected solution environments.
• Experience testing reporting systems.
• Experience testing web, desktop, and mobile applications.
• Experience supporting high-availability, mission-critical, and 24x7 environments.
• Experience with system debugging, refactoring, and optimization activities.
• Ability to identify, coordinate, resolve, re-test, and close system defects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience preparing reports and technical documentation.
• Ability to present testing findings and solution functionality to stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Strong consulting and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and meet deadlines.
• Understanding of IT standards and guidelines related to test strategies, test scenarios, and test case development.
• Understanding of security and privacy considerations when validating technology solutions against business requirements.

Skills

• Systems Testing
• QA
• Test Planning
• Test Documentation
• Test Execution
• Test Reporting
• Business Requirements Analysis
• Use Case Analysis
• Test Case Development
• Testing Checklists
• Production Readiness
• Defect Troubleshooting
• End-to-End System Testing
• Functional Testing
• Regression Testing
• Performance Testing
• Vulnerability Testing
• Defect Documentation
• Defect Re-testing
• Project Planning
• Change Management
• Release Management
• Implementation Activities
• QA Artifacts
• Architecture Checkpoints
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Production Acceptance Testing (PAT)
• Manual Testing
• Automated Testing
• Unit Testing
• Integration Testing
• Load Testing
• Security Testing
• Backend Testing
• Web Services Testing
• Automated Testing Frameworks
• Version Control Systems
• Defect Management Tools
• Confluence
• Jira
• TestRail
• Environment Configuration
• Custom-Developed Solutions
• Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Applications
• Multi-tier Systems
• Multi-platform Systems
• Integrated Systems
• Interconnected Systems
• Reporting Systems Testing
• Web Application Testing
• Desktop Application Testing
• Mobile Application Testing
• High-Availability Environments
• Mission-Critical Environments
• 24x7 Environments
• System Debugging
• System Refactoring
• System Optimization
• Communication Skills
• Problem-Solving Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Consulting Skills
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Team Collaboration
• Deadline Management
• IT Standards
• Security Considerations
• Privacy Considerations

Location

• Toronto, ON

Work Type

• Onsite
• 8 Months

Experience Level

• 10+ years

About the Company

• Symbiotic Digital provides the IT Experts you need that solve problems and get things done.
• See what the top 2% in their field can do for you.
• Symbiotic Digital is a division of Symbiotic Group Inc.
• We serve customers in two ways, we provide: Digital Experts: IT Consulting expertise. Bright Minds That Produce Proven Results, Recruitment: Find The Right People You Need
• Serving IT & Business leaders, Symbiotic Digital provides a business system that enable us to provide the Expert Technical staff needed to solve challenging business and IT problems.
• IT leaders in the most reputable organizations in Canada have relied on Symbiotic Digital to help them staff difficult assignments with proven Experts uniquely evaluated by our proven QMS- Quality Management System Staff Development Model.
• We are a 100% Indigenous owned company.
• Learn more online at https://www.symbioticgroup.com/home-sd/.
• Please submit your most recent resume to: RecDep@symbioticgroup.com
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