Intermediate QA Tester (Manual & Automation | API Testing | Hybrid – Mississauga, ON)
- Location: Toronto
- Type: Contract
- Job #35590
Intermediate QA Tester (Manual & Automation | API Testing | Hybrid – Mississauga, ON)
Location: Hybrid – Mississauga, ON (approximately 2 days/week onsite, additional onsite as required)
Term: 5-Month Contract + Strong Extension Potential
Hours: 37.5 Hours/Week
Clearance: Must be Enhanced Reliability Cleared or Clearable (Canadian Citizen or Canadian Permanent Resident)
Overview
Seeking an Intermediate QA Tester with strong experience in manual and automated software testing, API validation, and Agile delivery environments. The successful candidate will participate throughout the testing lifecycle, ensuring high-quality software releases through functional, regression, integration, UI, and end-to-end testing while collaborating closely with development and business teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Review business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
- Develop, maintain, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts
- Perform manual testing of new features and enhancements
- Execute regression, integration, end-to-end, functional, and UI testing
- Validate REST and SOAP APIs
- Verify defect fixes and perform re-testing
- Identify, document, prioritize, and track software defects
- Record detailed reproduction steps with supporting evidence (screenshots, logs, videos)
- Collaborate closely with developers to investigate and resolve issues
- Create, maintain, and execute automated test scripts
- Improve automation coverage and reduce manual testing effort
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups
- Work closely with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Managers, and stakeholders
- Maintain test documentation, execution results, and testing best practices
- Provide quality feedback and release readiness recommendations
Required Qualifications
- 3–5 years of QA testing experience
- Strong experience testing REST and SOAP APIs/Web Services
- Experience with both manual and automated testing
- Strong automation experience using Robot Framework (or similar automation frameworks)
- Experience with JIRA
- Experience performing:
- Functional Testing
- Regression Testing
- Integration Testing
- End-to-End Testing
- UI Testing
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project timelines
- Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments
Nice to Have
- Exposure to AI-enabled testing or AI technologies
- Experience working with MCP Servers
- Experience expanding test automation coverage and improving QA processes
Ideal Candidate
- Detail-oriented QA professional with a passion for software quality
- Strong API testing and troubleshooting capabilities
- Comfortable working across cross-functional Agile teams
- Able to balance manual testing with automation initiatives
- Proactive, organized, and able to work effectively in fast-paced delivery environments