QA Lead Manual Testing

Job Role:- QA Lead Manual Testing

Job Location:- Mississauga Ontario Hybrid

Mode:- Contract

Job Description

• Define and own the test strategy test plan scope and entry/exit criteria for the RDSP product workstream
• Analyze business requirements functional specifications and regulatory rules to derive end-to-end test coverage
• Identify testing risks and establish mitigation strategies in alignment with program delivery timelines
• Coordinate with the QA Manager BAs and project management to align testing milestones with the overall RDSP launch schedule
• Establish testing standards templates and documentation practices across the team
• Lead the design review and execution of manual test cases covering core RDSP scenarios - account opening contributions CDSG/CDSB grant processing withdrawal rules beneficiary management and regulatory reporting
• Perform exploratory and risk-based testing to uncover edge cases specific to RDSP eligibility and Income Tax Act / ESDC requirements
• Validate business logic data calculations workflow rules and UI behaviour across front-end and back-office systems
• Ensure test cases are traceable to business requirements and regulatory obligations
• Mentor junior testers and review test artifacts for accuracy and completeness
• Serve as the primary QA liaison for User Acceptance Testing with business stakeholders
• Prepare UAT test plans scripts and onboarding guides tailored for business users
• Own the full defect lifecycle - logging triaging prioritizing assigning and tracking to closure in tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps
• Chair daily or as-needed defect triage sessions with development BA and business teams driving alignment on severity priority and fix timelines
• Maintain defect dashboards and provide regular quality status reports to program leadership
• Conduct root cause analysis on critical defects and contribute findings to post-release retrospectives
• Provide weekly testing status updates including test execution progress defect metrics risks and blockers
• Escalate quality risks proactively with recommended mitigations
• Contribute to Go/No-Go decision-making by presenting clear quality evidence at release gates
• Maintain comprehensive test documentation including test plans execution logs and sign-off records for audit and compliance purposes

Mandatory Skills : Functional/System Testing

Good to Have Skills : Regression Testing Wealth Management (incl. Portfolio Management)