Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist

Job Description:

• 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.
• ssist 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.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements - Evaluation Criteria:
Testing Skills/Experience - 50%:

• 10+ years of experience in process, planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of the testing process and the Software development life cycle (SDLC), including Agile & DevOps.
• Experience with creating, reviewing, and executing test strategy, test plans and test cases.
• 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.
• Experience with providing identification and resolution of problems/issues
• 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.

utomation Testing, Technical Skills/Experiences - 30%:

• Hands-on experience with automation tools like Selenium, Appium, Katalon etc.
• bility to write clean, maintainable, and reusable code for test automation
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, C#, or JavaScript.
• Familiarity with testing frameworks such as TestNG, JUnit, NUnit, or PyTest.
• Experience with API testing tools like Postman, SoapUI, or RestAssured.
• Knowledge of RESTful and SOAP web services.
• bility to write and execute SQL queries for database validation and data-driven testing.
• bility to debug and troubleshoot automation scripts and identify root causes of failures.
• bility to adapt to changing requirements and technologies.
• Experience with AODA Compliance Audit tools, AXE, WAVE etc.
• Familiarity with performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner (optional)

Leadership Skills - 20%:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including development, product management, and operations, to ensure a unified approach to quality.
• Drive initiatives to enhance testing tools, frameworks, and processes to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness.
• Communicate testing progress, results, and risks to stakeholders, providing actionable insights and recommendations.
• ct as a key point of contact for QA-related issues and escalations.
• Promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement within the organization.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, decision-making skills, interpersonal skills, organizational, creativity, perseverance skills verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven track record for building strong working relationships.