Senior Test Lead

Advantages Earn a competitive rate within the industry. Location: Working 7.25 hours per calendar day, sometime between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (excluding breaks) Monday to Friday inclusive. Potential for extension. Responsibilities Lead the design and implementation of a multi-year test strategy. Lead the design and implementation of an automated regression test suite. Manage the requirements traceability matrix to ensure all partner teams have tested their assigned requirements through all phases of the project. Identify risks and take proactive actions to mitigate issues impacting quality or timelines. Lead and mentor QA team members, providing guidance, support, and performance feedback. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and knowledge sharing. Collaborate closely with developers, business analysts, and project managers to align QA efforts with project goals. Track and report on QA metrics, test progress, and quality indicators. Communicate risks, issues, and status updates to stakeholders in a timely and transparent manner. Must-haves 8+ years of demonstrated QA experience, including leading QA teams, defect tracking using a collaborative tool to manage defects and change request and to communicate status of these to all project participants. Knowledge and experience in the use of version control systems on one or more platforms, preferably Microsoft DevOps or Selenium. Experience coordinating testing activities with project managers and others team members. Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle. Conceptual skills to see the big picture and assist in integrating QA/testing processes and standards. Excellent analytical, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills; organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills. Desired Skills and Experience Experience in planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level. Knowledge of structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation and maintenance of applications. Knowledge and experience in the use of automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms, like Microsoft DevOps or Selenium. Experience initiating the specification, preparation, implementation and execution of tests, monitor the test results, checking the entrance and exit criteria. Experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests and systems level integration tests. Experience coordinating testing activities with project managers and others team members. Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities. Experience contributing the testing perspective to other project activities, such as development, integration testing, etc. Experience with quality assurance principles, practices, tools and structured methodologies. Experience creating testing strategy documentation, test plans, test cases and test data for various types and phases of testing, including technical and business functional validation. Experience adapting planning based on test results and progress (tweaking the plan) and take necessary actions to compensate for problems. Experience in quality assurance and testing, including unit testing, data testing, integration testing, load testing, performance testing, etc. Excellent analytical, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills; organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills. A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, with the ability to shift priorities quickly and effectively when needed. Summary If you are interested in the Senior Test Lead role in Toronto, please apply online at . Qualified candidates will be contacted. Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non‑conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community. Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process. #J-18808-Ljbffr