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RQ00669 - Sr. Systems Testing/QA Specialist 10-month contract (201 business days) - possible extension ONSITE 5 days subject to HM's discretion) - 525 University Avenue Must Haves: • 8+ years in software quality assurance with a strong background in both functional and non-functional testing for web-based applications, including substantial expertise in automation testing. • Deep understanding of QA methodologies, best practices, and tools, with a high level of proficiency in test planning, design, execution, and defect management. • Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities to ensure precise test execution, quality evaluations, and optimization of digital solutions. • Hands-on experience in Agile environments, utilizing Azure DevOps tools, including Azure Repos, pull requests, and CI/CD pipelines. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of effectively presenting testing strategies, integrating stakeholder feedback, and clearly documenting and reporting system defects. • Public Sector experience The Agency seeks to implement an eForms solution, starting with the eForms MVP, that will implement the prioritized Ontario Medical Association and Ministry of Health forms, following a repeatable process, building on the success of the Ministry of Transportation forms implementation with EMR vendors for the primary care community. The scope of the eForms MVP consists in creating a digital forms publication pipeline and establish a provincial library of electronic forms that will be readily available in all point of care systems and is integrated with provincial digital assets (i.e. EHR). The digital implementation is in progress. Responsibilities: • Review design documents to verify system integrity and maintain the quality of projects within set timelines. • Develop and implement robust test strategies, plans, and schedules aligned with project requirements. • Partner with product and development teams to create detailed test cases, scenarios, and scripts. • Coordinate with Release Management to ensure appropriate environments are utilized and essential QA tasks are completed before implementation. • Conduct functional, non-functional, integration, system, and acceptance testing, overseeing the execution of automated test scripts within a CI/CD environment. • Perform manual testing for components not included in the automation suite. • Follow established defect tracking processes, ensuring timely identification, documentation, and resolution of issues. • Prepare and present test status reports, metrics, and dashboards to keep stakeholders informed. • Identify, assess, and mitigate testing risks, escalating critical issues as necessary. • Continuously enhance test automation processes to improve efficiency and coverage. Desired Skills: • Cloud-Based Testing: Proficient with cloud environments and tools like Azure and AWS. • Automation Frameworks: Extensive experience designing, building, and maintaining automation test frameworks for UI, non-UI, and web services using Selenium, Playwright, and Postman. • Development Skills: Strong development background in languages such as C#.NET, TypeScript, JavaScript, or Java. • Script and Program Modification: Skilled in independently reading and modifying existing scripts or programs, even without available documentation. • Performance Testing Expertise: Solid understanding of performance testing principles, including monitoring, benchmarking, capacity management, performance modelling, troubleshooting, and creating detailed performance test plans and test cases. • Quality Assurance Knowledge: Comprehensive knowledge of QA/testing processes, best practices, tec