Systems Testing​/QA Specialist - RQ

Job Title:
Systems Testing / QA Specialist
Work Arrangement

• Onsite – 5 days/week

• Monday to Friday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

The Systems Testing / QA Specialist is responsible for planning, organizing, and executing testing activities for large-scale systems in both GUI and non-GUI environments. The role includes manual and automated testing, defect management, accessibility validation, and collaboration with project and technical teams across the full SDLC.

• Provide input on testing strategy
  , test plans, testing tools, and resource requirements

• Plan and organize testing for large systems, including:

  • System Integration Testing (SIT)

  • Specialized testing (e.g., stress, load)

  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

• Develop, execute, and maintain test plans, test scripts, test cases, and test data

• Execute functional, non-functional, regression, performance, load, and accessibility testing

• Perform manual testing and automated testing across multiple tools

• Triaging defects, leading defect triage meetings, and producing defect summary reports

• Work closely with testing leads, IT leads, developers, and project teams

• Support requirements analysis, design, development, implementation, and ongoing system support

• Ensure alignment of test cases with business requirements and acceptance criteria

• Support accessibility compliance testing and remediation recommendations

• Document test results, issues, and quality metrics

• Experience planning, organizing, and executing testing efforts for large systems

• Strong experience in defect triage
  , defect lifecycle management, and reporting

• Hands‑on experience with Azure Dev Ops for defect tracking and test case management

• Experience creating test cases and test scenarios in Azure Dev Ops

• Experience working in Agile / Scrum environments

• Extensive experience writing test plans and test cases aligned to requirements

• 5+ years experience developing automation test scripts using multiple tools

• Extensive experience performing manual and automated regression testing

• Experience with functional, system, integration, UAT, performance, and load testing

• Experience generating test data using database queries or data model analysis

• Experience testing Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) applications

• Strong experience across all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle

• Experience preparing Test Strategy and Test Plan documentation

• Hands‑on experience analyzing business requirements (BRDs) and deriving test data

• Proven ability to identify, document, and communicate defects to development and business teams

• Experience with
  AODA accessibility testing

• Hands‑on experience using:

  • Screen readers

  • Syntax checking tools

  • Colour contrast tools

  • Browser tools and toolbars

• Experience with
  HTML5, WAI-ARIA tags, UX, and front-end concepts

• Ability to provide coding and architecture recommendations for accessibility remediation

• Experience with development tools such as Java and AngularJS for accessibility guidance

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams

• Proven team player with a track record of meeting deadlines

• Defect triage & defect reporting

• Azure Dev Ops (defects, test cases, test scenarios)

• Agile / Scrum QA

• Test plans & test cases aligned to requirements

• Manual & automated regression testing

• Accessibility (AODA) testing

• Automation scripting