Senior Systems Testing / QA Specialist

Job Title: Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist

Client: Health Services Cluster – Government of Ontario

Ministry: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Contract: September 15, 2026 – March 31, 2027

Extension: Up to one additional term, subject to available contract days/funding

Location: Toronto / Kingston, Ontario

Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite

Hours: 7.25 hours per day, Monday to Friday, between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, excluding lunch

Security Clearance: No clearance required

Allocation: 100%

Position Overview

Our client, the Health Services Cluster within the Government of Ontario , is seeking Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialists to support complex application testing initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans, test cases, test scripts and test data .
  
• Plan, organize and implement testing activities for large and complex systems.
  
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, non-functional, performance, load and stress testing .
  
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts and automated test cases.
  
• Create complex test plans and coordinate defects throughout the complete testing lifecycle.
  
• Provide input into project-level test strategy and testing scope .
  
• Assist in defining testing scope during project iterations.
  
• Establish appropriate entry and exit criteria for system testing activities.
  
• Plan and lead peer reviews of test plans, test cases and other testing artefacts.
  
• Create and manage a variety of test data using tools such as SOAP UI, Swagger and Postman .
  
• Execute API and integration testing and validate application behaviour under different conditions.
  
• Perform database verification using SQL in an Oracle environment .
  
• Validate data integrity, consistency and accuracy across applications and databases.
  
• Perform data migration and transformation testing where required.
  
• Create, document, prioritize and manage software defects based on priority and severity .
  
• Enter, track and coordinate defects using industry-standard defect management tools such as Azure DevOps, JIRA, ALM, Bugzilla, TestRail or Zephyr .
  
• Participate in and/or lead regular defect review processes.
  
• Report test results, testing progress, test coverage, quality metrics and outstanding defects.
  
• Review test results produced by both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) , including test data preparation and test execution.
  
• Work closely with developers to reproduce, investigate and resolve application issues.
  
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Project Managers, developers, Testing Leads and other stakeholders to clarify requirements and testing expectations.
  
• Support Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups and retrospectives.
  
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines where applicable.
  
• Conduct performance testing using tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner , including analysis of performance bottlenecks and scalability.
  
• Support accessibility testing and demonstrate knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) requirements and related standards.
  
• Maintain detailed testing documentation and provide input to user manuals and release notes.
  
• Ensure testing activities follow applicable quality assurance standards, methodologies and regulatory requirements.
  
• Support troubleshooting, issue analysis, scope management and overall quality objectives throughout the project lifecycle.
  

Requirements

Mandatory Technical & QA Requirements

1. System Testing & Test Automation — MUST HAVE

• Demonstrated system testing expertise through:
  • Development of automated test scripts
    
  • Creation and execution of complex test plans
    
  • Coordination and management of defects throughout the testing lifecycle
    
• Experience following a clearly defined test strategy .
  
• Experience creating and executing test plans and maintaining test cases.
  
• Experience with functional, integration and regression testing of web application components and reports .
  
• Experience creating test entry and exit criteria.
  
• Experience coding automated test scripts and developing automated test cases.
  
• Knowledge and experience with automated testing tools and version control systems.
  

2. Test Data & API Testing — MUST HAVE

• Expertise in creating a variety of test data using automated/API testing tools , including one or more of:
  • SOAP UI
  • Swagger
  • Postman
• Experience using automated test tools to support functional and regression testing during project iterations.
  
• Experience preparing test data for UAT and other testing activities.
  
• Experience developing and managing robust test data strategies.
  

3. Defect Management — MUST HAVE

• Experience creating and managing project defects based on priority and severity.
  
• Experience entering, tracking and coordinating defects through the complete testing lifecycle.
  
• Experience participating in or leading defect review meetings/processes.
  
• Experience reporting testing results and defect status to project stakeholders.
  
• Familiarity with tools such as:
  • Azure DevOps
  • JIRA
  • ALM
  • Bugzilla
  • TestRail
  • Zephyr

4. Database / SQL Testing — MUST HAVE

• Experience performing database verification using SQL in an Oracle environment .
  
• Demonstrated ability to write SQL queries for backend/data validation.
  
• Experience validating data integrity, consistency and accuracy.
  
• Experience with data migration and transformation testing is an asset.
  

5. Healthcare Data Standards — MUST HAVE / HIGH PRIORITY

• Knowledge of healthcare data exchange standards , particularly Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) .
  

6. Testing Methodologies

• Functional testing
  
• System testing
  
• Integration testing
  
• Regression testing
  
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  
• Non-functional testing
  
• Load testing
  
• Performance testing
  
• Stress testing
  
• API testing
  
• Data validation/testing
  
• Automated testing
  

Preferred Automation & Performance Tools

• Selenium
• Cypress
• Postman
• SOAP UI
• Swagger
• OpenText UFT / Micro Focus UFT
• TestComplete
• JMeter
• LoadRunner
• Azure DevOps
• JIRA
• ALM
• TestRail
• Zephyr

Experience with scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript or Bash for automation, test data preparation or test environment activities is an asset.

Methodologies & SDLC

• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)