QA Engineering Lead

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The QA Engineering Lead is responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of enterprise applications through the design and execution of robust quality assurance strategies. This position will lead all QA engineering activities, from test planning to automation, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence. The QA Engineering Lead will work closely with product owners, developers, Business Analysts and business stakeholders to define testing standards, coordinate validation activities, and ensure every solution meets functional, security, and compliance requirements before deployment.

This role is open to hybrid working arrangements in British Columbia. While we welcome applicants from across Canada, we anticipate filling this position with a candidate located in British Columbia.

• Define, own, and maintain the QA strategy, frameworks, and standards for all application and integration projects.
• Establish and enforce QA best practices across manual, automated, functional, performance, and security testing.
• Partner with development and architecture teams to embed quality into the SDLC from design to deployment.
• Drive the creation of automated test suites for regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Evaluate and implement QA tools, frameworks, and technologies to improve testing coverage and efficiency.
• Oversee defect lifecycle management, ensuring timely triage, resolution, and root cause analysis.
• Provide clear QA metrics, dashboards, and reporting to project stakeholders and leadership.

• Develop detailed test strategies, plans, cases, scripts, and scenarios based on business and technical requirements.
• Coordinate and execute various testing cycles, including unit, system, integration, regression, performance, UAT, and production validation.
• Lead automation initiatives using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar frameworks.
• Ensure traceability of test cases to requirements, compliance standards, and acceptance criteria.
• Optimize test environments, data management, and deployment readiness.

• Partner with product owners, project managers, and developers to clarify requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Act as the primary escalation point for QA-related issues, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication.
• Mentor QA analysts on testing best practices and tooling.
• Facilitate defect review sessions and quality gates during releases.

• Maintain comprehensive QA documentation, including test plans, execution results, and release readiness reports.
• Document reusable automation scripts, frameworks, and QA templates for future projects.
• Provide training and workshops to develop and QA teams on automation tools, frameworks, and QA methodologies.

• Ensure QA processes meet organizational policies, security, and data privacy requirements.
• Support internal and external audits with documented testing evidence.
• Verify compliance with applicable regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOX).

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in quality assurance and test…