Overview
Senior Quality Assurance Tester Jobs in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at Bevertec
Title: Senior Quality Assurance Tester
Company: Bevertec
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Job title: Senior QA Tester (Level 3)
Location: Ottawa, ON
Pay Rate: $80 – $85/hr
Level of Clearance: Reliability
Contract
Project Scope
The Tester (Level 3) is part of Stream 1 (Application Services) and supports:
- Enterprise application development and maintenance
- System integration involving databases
- Validation of complex, multi-tier systems
Role Overview
Role Purpose
To ensure:
- Application quality
- Functional correctness
- Stability of systems before production release
Core Responsibilities
Test Planning & Strategy
- Develop:
- Test plans
- Test strategies
- Test schedules
- Define scope of testing based on requirements
Test Case Development
- Design and document:
- Test cases
- Test scripts
- Test scenarios
- Ensure coverage of:
- Functional requirements
- Business rules
- Integration points
Test Execution
- Execute:
- Functional testing
- Integration testing
- Regression testing
- Validate application behavior against specifications
Defect Management
- Identify, log, and track defects
- Work with development teams to:
- Reproduce issues
- Validate fixes
- Maintain defect lifecycle in tracking tools
Integration & Data Validation
- Validate:
- Application-to-database interactions
- Data accuracy and integrity
- Work with DBAs and data modelers
Collaboration
- Work with:
- System Analysts → validate requirements
- Developers → resolve issues
- Stakeholders → support UAT
User Acceptance Testing (UAT Support)
- Prepare UAT environments and scripts
- Support business users during testing cycles
- Ensure requirements are fully validated
Experience Requirements
- 10+ years of testing/QA experience
- Senior-level exposure to:
- Enterprise applications
- Complex system environments
Required Experience Areas
Functional Testing
- Strong background in:
- Manual testing
- Requirements validation
End-to-End Testing Lifecycle
- Experience across:
- Test planning → execution → defect tracking → reporting
Enterprise Systems
- Testing systems that involve:
- Multiple integrations (APIs, databases, services)
- Understanding of application architecture
Defect & Test Management
- Hands-on experience with:
- Defect lifecycle
- Reporting and metrics
Strongly Preferred
- Federal government experience (NSERC, IRCC, CRA, etc.)
- TBIPS or similar consulting experience
- Experience with large transformation or modernization projects
Tools & Technologies
Test Tools
- HP ALM / Quality Center
- Jira (with Zephyr or Xray)
- TestRail
Automation (Nice-to-Have)
- Selenium
- Cypress
- API testing tools (Postman, SoapUI)
Supporting Tools
- Azure DevOps
- Confluence / SharePoint
Data / Technical Awareness
- Ability to:
- Query databases (SQL basics)
- Validate backend data
- Understanding of:
- Data flows
- Integration points
Security & Work Conditions
Clearance
- Likely requirement:
- Reliability Status (minimum)
- Higher clearance = strong advantage
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