Job Description

Job Title: Systems Testing/QA Specialist Senior (JMeter, LoadRunner)

Work Model: Onsite

Duration: 6 months

Extension: 1 Time

Must Haves

• 10+ years of experience in software testing in enterprise-level IT environments and large-scale systems
• Hands-on working experience in manual testing and automated testing tools and frameworks.
• Experience creating and maintaining test strategies, test cases and scripts, as well as test reports.
• Experience in test automation tools such as Selenium or Postman for API testing.
• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies such as Azure, AWS.

Description / Responsibilities / Skills

Responsibilities

• Provides advice on the testing strategy, test plans, the selection of testing tools, and the identification of resources required for testing.
• 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).
• Executes functional, integration, system, and regression tests.
• Validates that the system behaves as expected under various conditions.
• Identifies, document, and track software defects using tools like ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, and Azure DevOps.
• Works closely with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.

Responsibilities (continued)

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and project managers to clarify requirements and ensure quality.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies like sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Provide input for user manuals and release notes.
• Ensure testing processes comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

General Skills

• Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities
• Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle
• Understanding of scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Bash) for automation or test data setup.
• Demonstrated ability to write queries to validate data and perform backend testing.
• Experience conducting basic security testing and collaborating with security specialists for deeper penetration testing.
• Validates data integrity, consistency, and accuracy across various system components and databases, performing data migration and transformation testing as needed.

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language
• Experience in the use of information retrieval packages
• Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented environment
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.
• Experience testing Commercial Off-the Shelf Applications (COTS)

Deliverables

• Maintain detailed documentation of test results, test coverage, and quality metrics.
• Provide input for user manuals and release notes.

Experience & Skill Set Requirements

Core Skills and Experience - 40 %

• Deep understanding of Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall testing methodologies.
• Extensive experience with AODA testing and compliance
• Experience with defect tracking tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Proven expertise in end-to-end testing of complex systems, ensuring coverage of all functional and non-functional requirements.
• Knowledge of QA compliance standards and security testing best practices.

Technical Skills and Experience - 35%

• Strong understanding of databases such as SQL, Oracle.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration tools like Jenkins, Git, or GitLab.

Soft Skills- 20%

• Strong communication skills; both written and verbal
• Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams
• Demonstrated ability to work with functional and technical teams Demonstrated ability to participate in a large team and work closely with other individual team members
• Proven analytical skills and systematic problem solving
• Strong ability to work under pressure, work with aggressive timelines, and be adaptive to change

Public sector Experience- 5%

• OPS quality assurance standard and practices.

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