QA Specialist (Senior)
Full-time
Symbiotic Digital
Position: QA Specialist (Senior)
Location: Toronto, ON
Job ID#: RQ11269
Duration: 11 Months
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior QA Specialist to lead and contribute to comprehensive testing activities across the full product delivery lifecycle. This role focuses on ensuring high-quality software delivery through test strategy development, test execution, defect management, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and contribute to the development of test strategies, test cases, test scripts, and regression testing scenarios
- Plan, manage, and schedule all testing activities, including AODA compliance and performance (stress/load) testing
- Execute test cases and oversee testing efforts to validate system and solution quality
- Track, manage, and report defects; lead defect triage sessions and ensure timely resolution
- Develop and maintain test plans, test artifacts, and test summary reports
- Review functional and design specifications to identify testing requirements and coverage
- Support and lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) sessions, guiding business stakeholders
- Prepare realistic test datasets and perform data validation
- Execute manual and automated testing and evaluate results
- Collaborate with QA teams, developers, and business stakeholders to ensure quality outcomes
- Perform database queries (e.g., SQL) to extract and validate data
- Review user documentation and provide improvement recommendations
Qualifications
Mandatory Requirements
- 8+ years of QA experience, including leading QA teams
- Hands-on experience with defect tracking tools and managing defect lifecycle
- Experience with automated testing tools and version control systems (e.g., Microsoft DevOps)
- Strong knowledge of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Experience coordinating testing efforts with cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Technical Skills
- Experience with SharePoint, Web Services, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript
- Exposure to COTS, SaaS, and Cloud-based applications
- Experience executing functional, non-functional, integration, and data testing
- Strong knowledge of regression testing and enterprise-level systems
- Ability to perform SQL queries for data validation
Preferred Experience
- Experience with structured testing methodologies and quality assurance practices
- Proven ability to create test strategies, plans, and test data
- Experience supporting and leading UAT sessions
- Experience adapting testing strategies based on results and progress
Soft Skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
- Team-oriented with proven ability to meet deadlines
Public Sector Experience (Asset)
- Prior experience working in Government or Public Sector environments
Knowledge Transfer
- Document all technical designs, testing artifacts, and processes
- Share knowledge with project teams and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
- Contribute to documentation repositories and team knowledge bases
About Symbiotic Digital.
Symbiotic Digital provides the IT Experts you need that solve problems and get things done. See what the top 2% in their field can do for you. (Symbiotic Digital is a division of Symbiotic Group Inc.)
We serve customers in two ways, we provide:
- Digital Experts: IT Consulting expertise. Bright Minds That Produce Proven Results
- Recruitment: Find The Right People You Need
Serving IT & Business leaders, Symbiotic Digital provides a business system that enables us to provide expert technical staff needed to solve challenging business and IT problems. IT leaders in reputable organizations across Canada rely on Symbiotic Digital to staff difficult assignments with proven experts evaluated through our QMS (Quality Management System) Staff Development Model. We are a 100% Indigenous-owned company.
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