Systems Testing/QA Specialist

Project Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advice on testing strategy, test plans, selection of testing tools, and identification of testing resources
• Plan and organize testing efforts for large systems in GUI and non-GUI environments
• Execute systems integration tests, specialized tests, and user acceptance testing (e.g., stress tests)
• Develop test plans, test scripts, and test cases and execute them against system components
• Work with testing leads, IT leads, and project team members through analysis, design, development, implementation, and ongoing support
• Execute functional, integration, system, and regression tests
• Validate system behavior under various conditions
• Identify, document, and track software defects using ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, and Azure DevOps
• Work with developers to reproduce and resolve issues
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Micro Focus, OpenText UFT, Selenium, TestComplete, and Postman
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Conduct performance, stress, and load testing and analyze performance bottlenecks and scalability
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and project managers to clarify requirements and ensure quality
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives
• Maintain documentation of test results, test coverage, and quality metrics
• Provide input for user manuals and release notes
• Ensure testing processes comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements
• Develop and manage test data strategies, including generating test data, ensuring data privacy, and managing test data environments
• Validate data integrity, consistency, and accuracy across system components and databases, including data migration and transformation testing
• Conduct basic security testing and collaborate with security specialists for deeper penetration testing

Qualifications & Requirements

REQUIRED

• Must be able to work 5 days onsite per week
• 5+ years of experience in testing across various testing types (functional, non-functional, UAT)
• Ability to create detailed test plans, test cases, and reports
• Proven experience in AODA compliance testing and WCAG 2.1 standards
• Experience using Jira to track and manage defects
• Experience planning, organizing, and implementing testing efforts
• Knowledge of structured methodologies for development, design, implementation, and maintenance of applications
• Experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests, and systems-level integration tests
• Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities
• Experience with QA principles, practices, tools, and structured methodologies
• Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle
• Knowledge of system, integration, regression, and acceptance testing
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies
• Experience with defect tracking tools such as ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, TestRail, and Zephyr
• Familiarity with Selenium, Cypress, or Postman for API testing
• Understanding of scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Bash) for automation or test data setup
• Ability to write queries to validate data and perform backend testing
• Experience developing and executing performance test scripts using tools like JMeter or LoadRunner
• Knowledge of QA compliance standards and security testing best practices

NICE TO HAVE

• 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 planning and organizing testing efforts for both large and small systems
• Experience coding automated test scripts to produce sets of automated test cases
• Experience testing Commercial Off-the-Shelf Applications (COTS)

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Core Skills and Experience - 40%

• 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.
• Deep understanding of Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall testing methodologies.
• Extensive experience with AODA testing and compliance
• 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.
• 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 cloud technologies such as Azure, AWS.
• 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.

Key Skills & Competencies

AODA, WCAG 2.1, Manual testing, Automated testing, Test strategy, Test plans, Test cases, Test scripts, Test reports, System integration testing, User acceptance testing, Regression testing, Functional testing, Non-functional testing, Performance testing, Load testing, Stress testing, Security testing, Data migration testing, Data transformation testing, Test data management, API testing, CI/CD, ALM, Jira, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps, TestRail, Zephyr, Selenium, Cypress, Postman, Micro Focus, OpenText UFT, TestComplete, JMeter, LoadRunner, SQL, Oracle, Azure, AWS, Jenkins, Git, GitLab, Python, JavaScript, Bash, CASE tools