We are seeking a Senior Test Lead to drive quality assurance and testing excellence across our digital initiatives in Toronto. You will be responsible for defining test strategies, executing comprehensive testing plans, and leading automated testing efforts in an Agile/Iterative environment. This role is pivotal in ensuring that our solutions—ranging from COTS/SaaS implementations to custom web applications—meet rigorous functional, non-functional, and accessibility standards. The ideal candidate is a technical leader who can bridge the gap between complex requirements and high-quality deliverables while maintaining seamless collaboration across cross-functional teams.
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Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)
Contract Duration: 12-month contract with potential for contract extension
Work Schedule: 5 days per week onsite
Rate: $452.65-$489.96/diem
Advantages
High-Impact Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to influence product quality at every stage.
Professional Growth: Manage diverse testing suites for both COTS and custom enterprise solutions.
Stable Engagement: 12-month contract duration within a supportive, collaborative onsite team.
Dynamic Environment: Solve complex problems in an iterative, Agile-driven setting.
Responsibilities
Strategic Planning: Collaborate with product managers, owners, and technical leads to develop and implement comprehensive test strategies and plans.
Test Design & Execution: Lead and conduct various testing types, including automation, integration, unit, regression, functional, non-functional, and accessibility testing (AODA).
Environment & Data Management: Plan and create test data for all phases; organize testing efforts for both front-end (UI) and back-end application components.
Automation & Tooling: Set up test plans, suites, and cases in Azure DevOps; continuously integrate automated test scripts to support CI/CD goals.
Defect Lifecycle Management: Record and manage defects in Azure DevOps, ensuring detailed descriptions, reproduction steps, and screenshots are captured for swift resolution.
Reporting & Collaboration: Regularly communicate test results through reports and stand-ups; define and measure acceptance criteria; conduct design and test case walkthroughs.
Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a key point of contact for UAT activities and stakeholder reviews, ensuring testing outcomes align with business requirements.
Knowledge Transfer: Schedule and conduct dedicated sessions to transfer design and development artifacts to team members, ensuring operational continuity.
Qualifications
Testing Expertise: 3+ years of deep, hands-on experience executing functional, non-functional (load, performance, security), and automation testing.
Automation Proficiency: Extensive experience using automated testing scripts and tools (e.g., Selenium or equivalent).
DevOps & Tracking: 3+ years of experience managing test plans and cases in Azure DevOps, including hands-on experience with Kanban Board management.
Accessibility Standards: Strong hands-on experience with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and WCAG standards.
Technical Skills: Familiarity with SharePoint, .NET Web, JavaScript, Python, and RStudio, as well as data visualization and geospatial tools.
Strategic Ability: Proven track record of developing traceability matrices to ensure alignment between business requirements and testing outcomes.
Communication: Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; ability to convey complex technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Public Sector Context: Experience working in the public sector or enterprise-level environments is highly desirable.
Summary
If you're interested in the Senior Test Lead role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
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 accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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We are seeking a Senior Test Lead to drive quality assurance and testing excellence across our digital initiatives in Toronto. You will be responsible for defining test strategies, executing comprehensive testing plans, and leading automated testing efforts in an Agile/Iterative environment. This role is pivotal in ensuring that our solutions—ranging from COTS/SaaS implementations to custom web applications—meet rigorous functional, non-functional, and accessibility standards. The ideal candidate is a technical leader who can bridge the gap between complex requirements and high-quality deliverables while maintaining seamless collaboration across cross-functional teams.
Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)
Contract Duration: 12-month contract with potential for contract extension
Work Schedule: 5 days per week onsite
Rate: $452.65-$489.96/diem
Advantages
High-Impact Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to influence product quality at every stage.
Professional Growth: Manage diverse testing suites for both COTS and custom enterprise solutions.
Stable Engagement: 12-month contract duration within a supportive, collaborative onsite team.
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Dynamic Environment: Solve complex problems in an iterative, Agile-driven setting.
Responsibilities
Strategic Planning: Collaborate with product managers, owners, and technical leads to develop and implement comprehensive test strategies and plans.
Test Design & Execution: Lead and conduct various testing types, including automation, integration, unit, regression, functional, non-functional, and accessibility testing (AODA).
Environment & Data Management: Plan and create test data for all phases; organize testing efforts for both front-end (UI) and back-end application components.
Automation & Tooling: Set up test plans, suites, and cases in Azure DevOps; continuously integrate automated test scripts to support CI/CD goals.
Defect Lifecycle Management: Record and manage defects in Azure DevOps, ensuring detailed descriptions, reproduction steps, and screenshots are captured for swift resolution.
Reporting & Collaboration: Regularly communicate test results through reports and stand-ups; define and measure acceptance criteria; conduct design and test case walkthroughs.
Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a key point of contact for UAT activities and stakeholder reviews, ensuring testing outcomes align with business requirements.
Knowledge Transfer: Schedule and conduct dedicated sessions to transfer design and development artifacts to team members, ensuring operational continuity.
Qualifications
Testing Expertise: 3+ years of deep, hands-on experience executing functional, non-functional (load, performance, security), and automation testing.
Automation Proficiency: Extensive experience using automated testing scripts and tools (e.g., Selenium or equivalent).
DevOps & Tracking: 3+ years of experience managing test plans and cases in Azure DevOps, including hands-on experience with Kanban Board management.
Accessibility Standards: Strong hands-on experience with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and WCAG standards.
Technical Skills: Familiarity with SharePoint, .NET Web, JavaScript, Python, and RStudio, as well as data visualization and geospatial tools.
Strategic Ability: Proven track record of developing traceability matrices to ensure alignment between business requirements and testing outcomes.
Communication: Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; ability to convey complex technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Public Sector Context: Experience working in the public sector or enterprise-level environments is highly desirable.
Summary
If you're interested in the Senior Test Lead role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
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 accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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