Quality Assurance Lead-Manager – Advanced

Our Banking client in Toronto, Ontario is looking to hire a Quality Assurance Lead-Manager – Advanced for an 8-months contract role with Possibility of extension.

What You Will Be Doing…

Test Strategy and Planning:

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

Stakeholder Engagement, And Hands-on Delivery

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

Test Execution And Management

• Execute test cases and review test results, identifying discrepancies, defects, and potential risks.
• Coordinate and prioritize testing activities, ensuring optimal test coverage.
• 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.

Regulatory Compliance

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

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

Quality Assurance

• 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.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, business analysts, and product managers, to ensure high quality standards and best practices.

What You Will Need To Succeed…

Must Have Skills:

• Strong knowledge of software testing concepts, methodologies, tools, and asset management processes.
• 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
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, regulatory-driven environment.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and compliance frameworks in the financial industry.
• Proficiency in test management tools and defect tracking systems.
• Familiarity with test automation frameworks and tools.
• Experience leading and managing a team of testers.

Nice-To-Have Skills

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

Applying with Raise

Raise is an established IT and engineering hiring firm with over 60 years’ experience connecting talented candidates with meaningful work. When you apply, you’ll get more than just a chance at a great job—you’ll become part of a vast network of employers that are always changing.

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please contact us at +1 800-567-9675 or [email protected]

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