Quality Assurance Lead

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Lead! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!

Type of Employment: Contract
Title: Quality Assurance Lead
Term: 8 months (with extension) – 37.5 hours/Week
Location: Toronto – Hybrid (2 days on-site)
Job ID number: C1212

Brief Description of Duties:

1. Test Strategy and Planning:

• Develop, own, and deliver a comprehensive test strategy for Global Asset Management (GAM) acquisition integration, considering project requirements, timelines, resources, and best practices.
• Collaborate with other lines of business (LOBs), workstreams, business analysts, developers, and project managers to define and own test objectives, priorities, and success criteria.
• Create test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on functional, regulatory, and technical specifications. Create Playbook and Runbooks.
• Collaborate with PMs to track all code deliveries, create test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on functional, regulatory, and technical specifications.
•  Align with all other workstreams, Enterprise technology teams, and guidelines.

2. Stakeholder Engagement, and Hands-on delivery:

• Assign tasks, set clear expectations, and monitor team performance.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance work environment, encouraging knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

3. Test Execution and Management:

•  Coordinate and prioritize testing activities, ensuring optimal test coverage.
•  Execute test cases and review test results, identifying discrepancies, defects, and potential risks.
  Track defects through resolution.
•  Manage and maintain test environments, ensuring data integrity and proper configuration.
•  Monitor and report on testing progress, providing accurate and timely status updates to project stakeholders.

4. Regulatory Compliance:

•  Ensure that the software solutions adhere to relevant regulatory requirements (eg Fintrac, privacy, etc)
•  Collaborate with compliance officers and legal teams to ensure compliance throughout the testing process.
•  Identify and address any compliance-related issues or risks, working closely with the development and business teams.

5. Test Automation and Tools:

• Identify opportunities for test automation and implement efficient test automation frameworks and tools specific to financial asset management.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure testability and implement unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests

6. Quality Assurance:

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, business analysts, and product managers, to ensure high quality standards and best practices.
• Conduct root cause analysis of defects and collaborate with the team to implement preventive measures.
• Continuously improve testing processes and methodologies to enhance overall quality and efficiency.

Must Haves: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Test Lead or in a similar role, specifically in asset management or investment software testing, with a track record of successful test management
• Strong knowledge of software testing concepts, methodologies, tools, and asset management processes.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and compliance frameworks in the financial industry.
• Experience leading and managing a team of testers.
• Proficiency in test management tools and defect tracking systems.
• Familiarity with test automation frameworks and tools.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, regulatory-driven environment.

Nice to Haves: 

• Relevant certifications such as ISTQB or similar certification is a plus.

Soft Skills: 

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.