Do you have 10+ years of experience in process, planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts? Do you have experience with creating, reviewing, and executing test strategy, test plans and test cases? If so, this would be a great opportunity for you!
Our client is looking for a Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist for a 8 month contract in Toronto.
This is a hybrid role.

QUALIFICATIONS

Must Haves:

• 10+ years of experience in process, planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts
• Experience with creating, reviewing, and executing test strategy, test plans and test cases
• Hands-on experience with automation tools like Selenium, Appium, Katalon etc.
• Knowledge of RESTful and SOAP web services
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and reusable code for test automation
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including development, product management, and operations, to ensure a unified approach to quality.

SUMMARY

If you are interested in the Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist role in Toronto, please apply online at www.randstad.ca. Qualified candidates will be contacted.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada’s workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process

• Collaborate with product managers, product owners, and technical team to develop test strategies and test plans
• Plans and organizes testing efforts for large systems in Graphical User Interface (GUI) and non-Graphical User Interface (GUI) environments, including the execution of systems integration tests, specialized tests, and user acceptance testing (e.g., stress tests)
• Develop of test plans, test scripts and test cases and execute these against the various components.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, and integration testing
• Use automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Appium, Katalon or similar to create robust and reusable test scripts.
• Provides advice on the testing strategy, test plans, the selection of testing tools, and the identification of resources required for testing.
• 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
• 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 Cluster’s 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