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.
Learn more: https://www.symbioticgroup.com/home-sd/
Skills Required
- 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
- Experience planning, managing, and scheduling testing activities including AODA compliance and performance (stress/load) testing
- Ability to execute functional, non-functional, integration, regression, and data testing
- Ability to perform SQL queries for data extraction and validation
- Experience with SharePoint, Web Services, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript
- Exposure to COTS, SaaS, and Cloud-based applications
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
- Team-oriented with proven ability to meet deadlines
- Experience supporting and leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) sessions
- Experience with structured testing methodologies and quality assurance practices
- Proven ability to create test strategies, plans, and test data
- Experience adapting testing strategies based on results and progress
- Prior experience working in Government or Public Sector environments (asset)
- Document technical designs, testing artifacts, and processes; share knowledge with teams
What We Do
Symbiotic Group Inc. is a consulting company that helps SMBs drive measurable results in sales, digital marketing, and operations. They also provide IT consulting services and focus on advancing business and career opportunities for Indigenous peoples.
