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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Systems Testing / QA Specialist to support complex enterprise application testing initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing comprehensive quality assurance activities, developing testing artifacts, validating integrations, and ensuring high-quality solution delivery across multiple systems and platforms.
Responsibilities
- Perform functional and non-functional system testing for interfaces, core applications, extensions, enhancements, and defect resolutions.
- Test bug fixes and application changes based on identified defects and critical system updates.
- Create complete system testing documentation and artifacts, including test strategies, test plans, test cases, test scripts, automated test scripts, test result reports, and defect logs.
- Transform business, functional, and technical requirements into effective test planning and execution activities.
- Create and manage test data required for testing activities.
- Analyze testing results and perform retesting until expected outcomes are achieved.
- Participate in walkthroughs, reviews, and user validation sessions.
- Recommend improvements to ensure acceptable testing outcomes and support implementation readiness.
- Collaborate closely with developers, architects, product owners, and project stakeholders to establish effective testing approaches.
- Investigate, track, and resolve testing and production issues while maintaining service quality and integrity.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience working with federal, provincial, broader public sector, or healthcare organizations.
- Knowledge of public sector enterprise architecture artifacts, processes, and best practices.
- Experience producing technical documentation aligned with industry standards.
- Knowledge of project management methodologies and frameworks.
- Experience supporting health-related technology projects.
- Understanding of public sector IT governance, approval processes, and delivery methodologies.
- Experience working on large, complex enterprise technology initiatives.
- 7+ years of experience as a Systems Testing / QA Specialist.
- Experience leading testing activities and providing guidance to junior testers.
- Strong understanding of testing methodologies in object-oriented environments.
- Experience across all phases of system testing including test strategy, tool selection, test planning, test case development, test data preparation, manual testing, automated testing, and defect management.
- Experience testing Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solutions, web applications, APIs, HL7-FHIR web services, RESTful services, XML/JSON integrations, reporting solutions, and integration components and enhancements.
- Experience testing security components utilizing SAML and JWT.
- Experience creating comprehensive testing artifacts and documentation.
- Experience developing automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium.
- Experience with API testing and interface validation tools including SOAP UI, Postman, and similar testing tools.
- Strong SQL and data validation experience.
- Experience performing Accessibility Testing aligned with WCAG standards.
- Experience with accessibility testing tools supporting regulatory compliance requirements.
- Experience producing performance, security, and defect reporting documentation.
- Experience testing Business Intelligence (BI) solutions including data integration, reporting validation, dashboard validation, and data integrity verification.
- Experience validating production deployments and release implementations.
- Experience executing cross-system integration testing.
- Experience reviewing business and technical requirements from a testing perspective.
- Experience working within Agile, traditional, and DevOps delivery environments.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language.
- Strong knowledge of all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Ability to identify issues early through testing-focused reviews of project documentation.
- Knowledge of information management principles and best practices.
- 7+ years of experience with identifying and documenting issues and risks, maintaining defect logs and summary reports, tracking project and testing activities, participating in cross-functional meetings, prioritizing testing activities based on risk and business priorities, managing testing challenges related to environments and test data, and participating in walkthroughs, reviews, and triage sessions.
- Experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence, and TestRail.
- Proven technical leadership capabilities.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent decision-making abilities.
- Strong interpersonal, written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated critical thinking capabilities.
- Strong listening and issue-resolution skills.
- Effective stakeholder engagement and relationship management.
- Excellent customer service and consulting skills.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
- Proven ability to meet strict deadlines in fast-paced environments.
Skills
- Systems Testing
- QA
- Selenium
- SOAP UI
- Postman
- SQL
- WCAG
- SAML
- JWT
- HL7-FHIR
- RESTful services
- XML/JSON
- Jira
- Confluence
- TestRail
- Agile
- DevOps
- Programming Language Proficiency
Location
- Toronto, ON
Work Type
- 12 Months
Experience Level
- 7+ years of experience as a Systems Testing / QA Specialist
- 5+ years of experience working with federal, provincial, broader public sector, or healthcare organizations
About the Company
- Symbiotic Digital provides the IT Experts you need that solve problems and get things done.
- Symbiotic Digital is a division of Symbiotic Group Inc.
- We serve customers in two ways: Digital Experts (IT Consulting expertise) and Recruitment (Find The Right People You Need).
- 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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