Lead AI EngineerQA
Job Summary
Location: Halifax - (90 Western Parkway Bedford Nova Scotia B4B 0G4) or Quebec (1 Place Ville Marie Montreal H3B 5G9).
Duration: 6 Months (CTH)
No. of Positions: 1
JOB DESCRIPTION
WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY
- Were seeking an experienced QA Lead who can balance hands-on technical excellence with team leadership.
- This role combines active testing on AI and Alternate data and automation mentoring a team of QA engineers.
- Youll drive quality initiatives establish testing strategies and ensure your team delivers exceptional results while remaining engaged in critical testing activities.
WHAT WILL YOU DO
- AI agent testing QE working on multiple projects implementing AI-based solutions
- Experience using GenAI tooling for test-related activities
- Mentor a team of QA engineers providing technical guidance and career development support
- Design develop and oversee automated test frameworks using industry-standard tools (Behave Python - Selenium Cypress Playwright or similar)
- Allocate resources and prioritize testing efforts based on project needs and risk assessment
- Conduct hands-on testing for critical features complex scenarios and architectural decisions
- Establish and monitor quality metrics providing regular reports to stakeholders
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives in testing processes and methodologies
- Facilitate collaboration between QA development and product teams
- Lead root cause analysis for critical defects and production issues
- Review and approve test plans test cases and automation scripts created by team members
- Manage test environments test data strategies and testing infrastructure
- Champion quality culture and advocate for testing best practices across the organization
- Coordinate release testing efforts and provide go/no-go recommendations
- In this role you will communicate and interact frequently with RBC partners and/or employees located across Canada and/or worldwide
What do you need to succeed
Must-have:
- 8 years of hands-on software testing experience
- 3 years in a QA leadership or team lead role
- Deep understanding of testing methodologies AI Testing SDLC and Agile practices
- Degree in Computer science or related field. Masters would be considered a plus
- Expert-level programming skills in Python with 5 years automation development experience
- Advanced experience with test automation frameworks and tools
- Proven experience leading and mentoring QA teams of 3 engineers
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Experience in developing QA strategies and implementing process improvements
- Proficiency with version control (Git) CI/CD tools (Github Actions Jenkins)
- Expertise in API testing and performance testing tools (locust)
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to make technical decisions and provide architectural guidance
- Experience with resource planning capacity management and project estimation.
Job Title: Lead AI Engineer/QA
Location: Halifax or Quebec RBC Office (NOT TORONTO)
Duration: 6 Months (CTH)
No. of Positions: 1
JOB DESCRIPTION
WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY
Were seeking an experienced QA Lead who can balance hands-on technical excellence with team leadership.
This role combines active testing on AI and Alternate data and automation mentoring a team of QA engineers.
Youll drive quality initiatives establish testing strategies and ensure your team delivers exceptional results while remaining engaged in critical testing activities.
WHAT WILL YOU DO
- AI agent testing QE working on multiple projects implementing AI-based solutions
- Experience using GenAI tooling for test-related activities
- Mentor a team of QA engineers providing technical guidance and career development support
- Design develop and oversee automated test frameworks using industry-standard tools (Behave Python - Selenium Cypress Playwright or similar)
- Allocate resources and prioritize testing efforts based on project needs and risk assessment
- Conduct hands-on testing for critical features complex scenarios and architectural decisions
- Establish and monitor quality metrics providing regular reports to stakeholders
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives in testing processes and methodologies
- Facilitate collaboration between QA development and product teams
- Lead root cause analysis for critical defects and production issues
- Review and approve test plans test cases and automation scripts created by team members
- Manage test environments test data strategies and testing infrastructure
- Champion quality culture and advocate for testing best practices across the organization
- Coordinate release testing efforts and provide go/no-go recommendations
- In this role you will communicate and interact frequently with RBC partners and/or employees located across Canada and/or worldwide
What do you need to succeed
Must-have:
- 8 years of hands-on software testing experience
- 3 years in a QA leadership or team lead role
- Deep understanding of testing methodologies AI Testing SDLC and Agile practices
- Degree in Computer science or related field. Masters would be considered a plus
- Expert-level programming skills in Python with 5 years automation development experience
- Advanced experience with test automation frameworks and tools
- Proven experience leading and mentoring QA teams of 3 engineers
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Experience in developing QA strategies and implementing process improvements
- Proficiency with version control (Git) CI/CD tools (Github Actions Jenkins)
- Expertise in API testing and performance testing tools (locust)
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to make technical decisions and provide architectural guidance
- Experience with resource planning capacity management and project estimation.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Comptech Associates is an SBA 8(a) certified, Women Minority Owned IT professional services firm specializing in AI, Digital Process Automation, Cloud Transformation, and Big Data Analytics.