Software QA Tester

Position: Software QA Tester

Location: Toronto, ON

Job ID#: RQ11316

Duration: 8 Months

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Software QA Tester to support the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of quality assurance and testing activities across large-scale enterprise applications. The successful candidate will contribute to all phases of the testing lifecycle, including test strategy development, test planning, automation, execution, defect management, and user acceptance testing support.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide

guidance on testing strategies, test plans, testing tools, and resource requirements.

• Plan,

organize, and execute testing efforts for large-scale applications, including GUI and non-GUI environments.

• Develop

comprehensive test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test data.

• Execute

functional, integration, regression, system, and user acceptance testing.

• Validate

application functionality under various business and technical scenarios.

• Identify,

document, track, and support the resolution of software defects.

• Collaborate

with developers and project team members to reproduce and resolve issues.

• Develop

and maintain automated test scripts using automated testing tools.

• Integrate

automated testing processes within CI/CD pipelines.

• Conduct

performance, stress, and load testing activities.

• Ensure

compliance with accessibility standards and applicable regulations.

• Work

closely with business analysts, project managers, developers, and stakeholders to clarify requirements and improve quality outcomes.

• Participate

in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.

• Maintain

detailed testing documentation, quality metrics, and test execution reports.

• Contribute

to release documentation and user support materials.

• Ensure

testing practices align with industry standards and quality assurance best practices.

Required Qualifications

Quality Assurance & Testing Experience

• Minimum

8 years of experience working as a Software QA Tester.

• Minimum

5 years of experience testing Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) applications.

• Experience

creating testing strategies, test plans, test cases, and test data.

• Experience

supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

• Experience

with quality assurance principles, methodologies, and structured testing approaches.

• Experience

with system integration, regression, functional, non-functional, performance, and load testing.

• Strong

understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• Experience

across all phases of application development and testing lifecycles.

Technical Skills

• Experience

using defect management and tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ALM, Bugzilla, TestRail, or Zephyr.

• Experience

with automated testing tools and frameworks.

• Knowledge

of version control systems and CI/CD processes.

• Ability

to create and maintain automated test scripts.

• Familiarity

with API testing tools such as Postman.

• Experience

with performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner.

• Ability

to write and execute SQL queries for backend validation and data testing.

• Understanding

of scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Bash.

• Experience

validating data integrity, migration, and transformation processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience

testing Oracle Siebel CRM applications.

• Experience

with Siebel Test Automation.

• Experience

testing Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).

• Experience

with QMetry.

• Experience

with case management solutions.

• Understanding

of object-oriented testing methodologies.

• Experience

coding automated test scripts.

• Experience

testing COTS applications in complex enterprise environments.

• Knowledge

of information management principles and practices.

Methodologies & Process

• Familiarity

with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall delivery methodologies.

• Experience

with structured development and testing methodologies.

• Knowledge

of accessibility standards and regulatory requirements.

• Ability

to produce clear, comprehensive testing documentation.

Soft Skills

• Strong

analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Excellent

written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability

to work effectively under tight timelines and changing priorities.

• Strong

organizational and time management skills.

• Excellent

interpersonal and teamwork skills.

• Demonstrated

initiative, creativity, and adaptability.

Work Arrangement

• Onsite

position.

• Standard

business hours, Monday through Friday.

• Five

days per week onsite.

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

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Serving IT & Business leaders, Symbiotic Digital provides a business system that enable us to provide the Expert Technical staff needed to solve challenging business and IT problems. IT leaders in the most reputable organizations in Canada have relied on Symbiotic Digital to help them staff difficult assignments with proven Experts uniquely evaluated by our proven QMS- Quality Management System Staff Development Model. We are a 100% Indigenous owned company.

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