Test Manager

Position Description:

Clearance required: Eligible for Secret clearance
(eligibility criteria: minimum 10 years residing in Canada)

Experienced Quality Manager with over 10 years in quality assurance and testing leadership across digital transformation and complex system implementation projects. Proven expertise in managing end-to-end testing lifecycles planning with different functional teams and ensuring smooth transitions from legacy systems to modern platforms with zero business disruption. Demonstrated experience with mission-critical high-availability or regulated environments.

The Quality Manager will lead the test strategy and execution for a large-scale mission-critical banking system replacement at the client. This system will fully replace a legacy high-availability platform and must meet rigorous standards for accuracy availability performance and resiliency.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Working with the Test Lead and Test team the Quality Manager will be responsible for end-to-end quality oversight including integration with 11 internal and external systems cross-functional coordination with technical and business teams and test engagement across IT operations and partnering teams.

Objectives:
Define and execute comprehensive testing strategy working with test lead test team and stakeholder groups.
Ensure full test coverage of key processes and integrations
Validate successful data migration
Enable a seamless go-live with minimal defects

Scope of Work:
Test Planning & Strategy: Develop strategy test plans and define quality gates
Test Design & Execution: Oversee test case creation and supervise system testing SIT UAT regression testing cutover testing.
Environment & Data Management: Define and coordinate test environments and test data generation and maintenance
Partner with business to design and execute a fit-for-purpose UAT approach covering all business-critical workflows
Defect Management: Lead triage reporting and defect resolution
Stakeholder Coordination: Act as single point of contact for all test activities and test-related escalations
Reporting & Sign-Off: Provide regular updates metrics and go-live readiness assessment

Key Deliverables:
Test Strategy & Master Test Plan
Performance and Stress Test Strategy
BCP Failover and Contingency Test Strategy in alignment with Enterprise Risk standards
Test Plans
Regular Test Reports
Implemented Test Methodology
Defect reports and test summaries presentations to leadership and partner stakeholder groups go-live sign-off

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

10 years in quality assurance and testing leadership across digital transformation and complex system implementation projects
Proven expertise in managing end-to-end testing lifecycles planning with different functional teams and ensuring smooth transitions from legacy systems to modern platforms with zero business disruption.
Demonstrated experience with mission-critical high-availability or regulated environments.
Test Strategy for Critical High-Availability or Regulated Systems

Key Skills
Test Strategy for Critical High-Availability or Regulated Systems
Functional Regression SIT UAT Test Planning
Performance Testing
Business Continuity Failover and Contingency Scenario Testing
Joint Testing with Internal and External Partners Test Automation Oversight Data Migration & Validation
Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
Defect Management
Strong Stakeholder & Team Management Skills
Excellent Communication Skills
Strong sense of ownership attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced environment

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Skills:

• DigitalTransformationConsultng
• End-to-End Testing
• English
• Legacy System Integration
• Test Case / Script Development
• Test Management
• User Acceptance Testing
• French

What you can expect from us:

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