RQ00669 - Sr. Systems Testing/QA Specialist

RQ00669 - Sr. Systems Testing/QA Specialist

10-month contract (201 business days) - possible extension

ONSITE 5 days subject to HM's discretion) - 525 University Avenue

Must Haves:

• 8+ years in software quality assurance with a strong background in both functional and non-functional testing for web-based applications, including substantial expertise in automation testing.
• Deep understanding of QA methodologies, best practices, and tools, with a high level of proficiency in test planning, design, execution, and defect management.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities to ensure precise test execution, quality evaluations, and optimization of digital solutions.
• Hands-on experience in Agile environments, utilizing Azure DevOps tools, including Azure Repos, pull requests, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of effectively presenting testing strategies, integrating stakeholder feedback, and clearly documenting and reporting system defects.
• Public Sector experience

The Agency seeks to implement an eForms solution, starting with the eForms MVP, that will implement the prioritized Ontario Medical Association and Ministry of Health forms, following a repeatable process, building on the success of the Ministry of Transportation forms implementation with EMR vendors for the primary care community. The scope of the eForms MVP consists in creating a digital forms publication pipeline and establish a provincial library of electronic forms that will be readily available in all point of care systems and is integrated with provincial digital assets (i.e. EHR). The digital implementation is in progress.

Responsibilities:

• Review design documents to verify system integrity and maintain the quality of projects within set timelines.
• Develop and implement robust test strategies, plans, and schedules aligned with project requirements.
• Partner with product and development teams to create detailed test cases, scenarios, and scripts.
• Coordinate with Release Management to ensure appropriate environments are utilized and essential QA tasks are completed before implementation.
• Conduct functional, non-functional, integration, system, and acceptance testing, overseeing the execution of automated test scripts within a CI/CD environment.
• Perform manual testing for components not included in the automation suite.
• Follow established defect tracking processes, ensuring timely identification, documentation, and resolution of issues.
• Prepare and present test status reports, metrics, and dashboards to keep stakeholders informed.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate testing risks, escalating critical issues as necessary.
• Continuously enhance test automation processes to improve efficiency and coverage.

Desired Skills:

• Cloud-Based Testing: Proficient with cloud environments and tools like Azure and AWS.
• Automation Frameworks: Extensive experience designing, building, and maintaining automation test frameworks for UI, non-UI, and web services using Selenium, Playwright, and Postman.
• Development Skills: Strong development background in languages such as C#.NET, TypeScript, JavaScript, or Java.
• Script and Program Modification: Skilled in independently reading and modifying existing scripts or programs, even without available documentation.
• Performance Testing Expertise: Solid understanding of performance testing principles, including monitoring, benchmarking, capacity management, performance modelling, troubleshooting, and creating detailed performance test plans and test cases.
• Quality Assurance Knowledge: Comprehensive knowledge of QA/testing processes, best practices, techniques, and tools for various testing types, including functional, GUI, API/web service, integration, regression, performance, hardware, deployment, manual, and automated testing.
• Web and API Proficiency: Familiarity with web technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and REST APIs.
• Accessibility and Security: Understanding of AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act), WCAG 2.0 guidelines, and security best practices.
• Healthcare Testing Experience: Previous experience with healthcare integration projects using HL7 FHIR standards is an advantage.
• Certifications: QA certifications such as ISTQB or QAI, and ITIL (or equivalent) are beneficial.
• Continuous Learning: Passionate about learning new technologies and staying current with industry standards.
• Independent and Proactive: Self-driven, quick to adapt, proactive, and a fast learner.
• Problem-Solver: Creative, solution-focused, and flexible, with a positive outlook and dedication to quality and excellence.
• Effective Multitasking: Strong multitasking abilities, able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Detail-Oriented: Exceptional attention to detail and precision.

Deliverables:

• Develop and implement robust test strategies, plans, and schedules aligned with project requirements.
• Partner with product and development teams to create detailed test cases, scenarios, and scripts.
• Develop and execute automation testing for the frontend and backend components.
• Perform manual testing for components not included in the automation suite.
• Select, configure, manage, and maintain automated testing tools and their execution environments.
• Finish the eForms provincial roll-out: we will migrate 16 MTO forms to the Agency eForms platform and make the solution available to province via the major EMR vendors.
• Engage in eForms Phase 3: adopt additional forms and integrate with the Agency HALO framework.
• Support dynamic form behavior, pre-population of patient and provider data, and structured data capture that aligns with provincial and national interoperability standards.
• Complete the SADIE EMR Integration.

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Note: The higher end of the range is intended for absolutely exceptional candidates who meet all must-have requirements and most or all nice-to-have qualifications. The client will evaluate candidates based on both rate expectations and overall skill set when shortlisting.

INCORPORATED RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)

• $67.78/hr - $81.34/hr Inc.

T4 RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)

• $54.22/hr - $65.07/hr T4