QA Lead – Integration & Systems Testing
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
- Remote: Hybrid
- Type: Contract
- Job #35188
Our confidential banking client is seeking a QA Lead to establish and lead the end-to-end testing strategy for a complex integration program. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on defining testing approaches, quality processes, and integration testing coverage across multiple platforms. This is a HYBRID contract in Toronto
Responsibilities
- Define and own the overall test strategy across functional, integration, regression, and non-functional testing
- Design test scenarios for APIs, ETL pipelines, Kafka event flows, and cloud-based integrations
- Lead QA activities across SIT, UAT support, and regression testing
- Develop traceability between requirements, test cases, and defects
- Validate source-to-target data mappings and data integrity
- Manage test data, environments, entry/exit criteria, and quality gates
- Partner with BSAs and Technical Leads to identify risks early
- Manage defect lifecycle and escalate quality risks appropriately
Required Skills
- 6+ years of QA experience with 2+ years in a lead capacity
- Experience testing APIs, integrations, ETL processes, and event-driven systems
- Strong REST API testing experience using Postman, RestAssured, or similar tools
- Experience validating Kafka or messaging-based integrations
- Strong SQL skills for data validation and reconciliation
- Experience with Jira, Zephyr, or similar test management tools
- Strong data mapping and integration testing expertise
Preferred
- Banking or financial services experience
- API and integration test automation experience
- Exposure to AWS environments, Lambda, and event-driven architectures