Systems Testing/QA Specialist

Global Senior Talent Acquisition @ Pride Global

Are you an experienced QA leader who thrives in complex, enterprise-level testing environments?

We re hiring a Senior Systems Testing/QA Specialist to drive quality strategies for a large-scale government digital platform – supporting mission-critical compliance and oversight programs that serve Ontarians.

Location: Hybrid 3 days onsite in Toronto | 2 days remote within Ontario

Contract: 260 business days with potential for extension (1 time)

What Youll Do

• Lead and manage testing strategies, plans, and execution for both manual and automated testing
• Oversee and coordinate quality assurance across multiple application components, ensuring alignment with business and regulatory requirements
• Develop test scripts, cases, and automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Appium, or Katalon
• Perform functional, integration, regression, load, performance, and accessibility testing
• Manage defect tracking and resolution in Jira, coordinating triage with developers and business analysts
• Collaborate with product managers, technical leads, and cross-functional teams to ensure quality at every stage of the SDLC
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning, execution, and issue resolution
• Facilitate knowledge transfer, ensuring all documentation and artefacts are maintained in ministry repositories

Qualifications

• 10+ years0experience planning, organizing, and implementing testing for complex enterprise systems
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile, and DevOps practices
• Proven expertise creating and executing test strategies, test cases, and automation scripts
• Hands-on experience with Selenium, Appium, Katalon, and API testing tools such as Postman, SoapUI, or RestAssured
• Knowledge of RESTful and SOAP web services, and SQL for database validation
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with AODA compliance tools (AXE, WAVE)
• Familiarity with performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner
• Background in testing multi-tenant enterprise platforms or regulatory/compliance systems
• Strong analytical skills to troubleshoot complex defects and optimize QA processes

Youll be at the forefront of testing a high-visibility, enterprise compliance platform, directly influencing the quality and reliability of services impacting communities across Ontario. This is a chance to bring your QA expertise into a meaningful public sector project while working in a collaborative, hybrid environment.

Sound like the right fit? Apply now!