Senior QA / System Tester Description
We are seeking a Senior Quality Assurance / System Tester with strong experience in planning, organizing, and executing testing efforts for large-scale systems. The successful candidate will support manual and automated testing across GUI and non-GUI environments, collaborate closely with development and project teams, and ensure high-quality system delivery in compliance with industry and regulatory standards.

This is an onsite role, requiring attendance 5 days per week during standard business hours.
Key Responsibilities
Provide input into overall testing strategy, test plans, tool selection, and resource requirements

Plan, organize, and execute testing for large systems, including:

System integration testing

Specialized testing (performance, stress, load)

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts

Execute functional, integration, system, and regression testing

Validate system behavior under various conditions

Identify, document, track, and retest defects using tools such as ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps

Collaborate with developers to reproduce, troubleshoot, and resolve defects

Develop and maintain automated test scripts using tools such as:

Micro Focus / OpenText UFT

Selenium

TestComplete

Postman

Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines

Conduct performance, stress, and load testing

Validate data integrity, consistency, and accuracy, including backend and data migration testing

Ensure compliance with AODA and accessibility standards

Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives)

Maintain detailed documentation of test results, coverage, and quality metrics

Provide input into user manuals and release notes

Ensure testing processes comply with SDLC, STLC, and regulatory requirements
Required Skills & Experience (Must Haves)
3+ years of experience in QA/System Testing

Proven experience in planning, organizing, and implementing testing efforts

Strong manual testing experience

Knowledge of application development methodologies, techniques, and methods

Experience analyzing business rules and functional requirements

Experience creating:

Test cases

Test data

Traceability matrices

Experience with functional, non-functional, and integration testing

Experience supporting and executing UAT

Familiarity with SDLC and STLC

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Ability to meet deadlines and work collaboratively in a team environment
Technical Skills
Test management and defect tracking tools: ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, TestRail, Zephyr

Automated testing tools: Selenium, UFT, Cypress, Postman

Performance testing tools: JMeter, LoadRunner

Ability to write database queries for backend validation

Understanding of risk-based and evidence-based testing

Experience defining entry, exit, and acceptance criteria
Nice to Have
Experience testing Registry systems (e.g., Catalyst)

Experience testing Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) applications

Knowledge of one or more programming or scripting languages (Python, JavaScript, Bash)

Experience with security testing (basic) and collaboration with security teams

Strong written communication skills for reporting complex findings

Experience delivering presentations or cross-training team members

Knowledge of Information Management principles

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