Responsibilities
- Define and drive the QA strategy in alignment with engineering leadership.
- Establish clear quality benchmarks including entry and exit criteria, test coverage, and release readiness indicators.
- Implement consistent QA reporting practices across all delivery teams.
- Focus test coverage on high-risk areas, prioritizing critical business functionality.
- Develop, manage, and sustain automated regression testing for web applications and backend services.
- Select and govern test automation tools, setting standards that ensure long-term maintainability.
- Ensure automated test suites run continuously with every code change and deliver reliable results.
- Supervise, coach, and grow a team of QA engineers.
- Be accountable for overall quality performance, including defect escape rates, test coverage, and confidence at release.
- Collaborate closely with Engineering and Product teams throughout the development lifecycle, integrated within delivery squads.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years in quality assurance or test engineering roles, with at least 5 years leading test automation initiatives beyond manual testing.
- Proven experience owning quality outcomes and guiding other QA engineers through mentorship or management.
- History of defining testing strategies and standards adopted across an organization.
- Demonstrated success building automated regression test suites from scratch and maintaining their effectiveness over time.
- Strong hands-on expertise with code-based (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium) or low-code (e.g., Ghost Inspector, Testim, Katalon, mabl) automation platforms.
- Ability to read, write, and debug test scripts with comfort in coding, without requiring formal software engineering background.
- Located in Canada and authorized to work remotely, with prior success in fully remote work environments.
Nice to Have
- Background in fintech, financial services, or other regulated industries with high-stakes quality requirements.
- Experience in formal people management, including performance reviews and career development discussions.
- Track record of establishing QA practices in organizations where minimal testing infrastructure existed.
- Familiarity with performance or load testing, cross-browser testing platforms, or AI-enhanced testing tools.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Fully remote work with flexible scheduling.
- Supportive and inclusive remote-first culture.
- Access to professional growth and learning opportunities.
Compensation
$100,000 - $120,000
Work Arrangement
Fully remote
Team
QA team within the engineering function, reporting to the VP of Engineering
Other
The company uses automated systems, including artificial intelligence, to assist in parts of the recruitment process. Final hiring decisions are made by human representatives.
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