Senior Systems Testing / QA Specialist

Position: Senior Systems Testing / QA Specialist

Duration: 3 Months assignment (contract)
Client Location: Toronto (Onsite: 7.25 hours/day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday)
Engagement Model: Professional Services Engagement – B2B (Incorporated Entities Only)

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Note on Assignment Type

This position is provisionally Onsite, requiring 7.25 hours per calendar day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding breaks). Conditions may change based on organizational requirements and at the discretion of the Hiring Manager.

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About the Engagement

Akkodis is seeking a highly experienced Senior Systems Testing / QA Specialist to support enterprise‑level application testing initiatives within a large, complex public‑sector environment.

The successful consultant will provide expertise across manual and automated testing, defect management, test planning, and quality assurance, ensuring solutions meet business, technical, and accessibility requirements, including AODA compliance. This role requires strong collaboration with development, business, and project teams while supporting Agile and Waterfall delivery models.

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Scope

• Provide strategic advice on testing approaches, test plans, tools, and resourcing

• Plan and execute GUI and non‑GUI testing for large enterprise systems

• Support system integration testing, regression testing, specialized testing, and UAT

• Ensure delivered solutions meet functional, non‑functional, performance, and accessibility standards.

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Assignment Deliverables

• Test strategies, detailed test plans, test cases, and test execution reports

• Functional, integration, system, regression, and user acceptance testing results

• Defect logs with analysis, prioritization, and resolution tracking

• Automated test scripts and execution results (GUI and API).

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Expertise Required

Must Have:

• 8+ years of experience as a Software QA / Testing Specialist

• 5+ years testing Commercial Off‑the‑Shelf (COTS) applications

• Strong experience testing enterprise applications in Agile and Waterfall environments

• Hands‑on experience with defect tracking tools such as JIRA or Azure DevOps

• Proven experience developing and executing test plans, test cases, and test scripts

• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

• Experience supporting system integration testing and UAT.

Nice to Have:

• Working experience with test automation tools (GUI and API)

• Ability to write SQL queries for backend and data validation

• Familiarity with performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner.

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Security Clearance

Required.

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Important

This is a business-to-business engagement. Candidates must represent an incorporated entity, hold a valid business number, maintain appropriate insurance, and invoice for services rendered.

How to Apply

 Submit your resume in confidence via the Akkodis Canada website.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. Only candidates meeting the above qualifications will be contacted for further discussions.

Accessibility:

At Akkodis, part of The Adecco Group, our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matter. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.