Senior Test Lead

Senior Test Lead – Retail and Wholesale Enterprise Systems (SAP / S4/HANA / MAWM / Supply Chain / BY Product Suite)

Position Summary

We are seeking experienced Test Lead to support and execute testing within a Large Transformation Program at LCBO. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on and Lead experience in test planning, test execution, defect management, and end-to-end business process validation across retail platforms such as SAP, S4/HANA, Manhattan Active Warehouse Management (MAWM), Supply Chain, Blue Yonder (BY) product suite.

This role requires a strong understanding of retail business cycles, system integrations, and complex testing coordination across multiple applications and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Test Planning & Execution

• Develop Test Strategy, Master Test Plans, review, and execute detailed test cases, test scripts, and test scenarios.
• Support Functional, System Integration Testing (SIT), End-to-End (E2E), Regression, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Validate business processes across integrated retail systems and applications.
• Execute testing activities aligned to project timelines and release cycles.
• Participate in test readiness assessments and defect triage sessions.

Defect Management

• Log, track, prioritize, and retest defects using Jira or equivalent defect management tools.
• Work closely with business analysts, developers, vendors, and functional teams to resolve defects.
• Support root cause analysis and defect trend reporting.
• Ensure defects are properly documented with clear reproduction steps and supporting evidence.
• Generate defect reporting and Presentations

Retail Systems & Business Process Validation

• Validate workflows across retail operational areas such as:
  • Order Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Warehouse Operations
  • Transportation Management
  • Product Management
• Understand retail warehouse operational cycles, peak periods, and year-end/seasonal testing considerations.

Collaboration & Reporting

• Work collaboratively with cross-functional business and technical teams.
• Participate in daily testing status meetings and provide execution updates.
• Support release validation and post-deployment verification activities.
• Assist in test metrics reporting and testing documentation.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ Years of experience in software testing within enterprise environments.
• 5+ Years in leading and managing testing team (testers)
• 5+ year of Retail Experience (Preferred but not mandatory)
• Bachelor’s degree or higher computer science, business, engineering, or a relevant discipline.
• Hands-on experience with one or more of the following platforms:
  • SAP
  • S4/HANA
  • Manhattan Active Warehouse Management (MAWM)
  • Supply Chain
  • Blue Yonder (BY) product suite (Optional)
• Strong experience with:
  • Test Planning
  • Test execution
  • Defect management
  • Reporting
  • Jira
  • Integration testing
  • End-to-end testing
  • Regression Testing
  • UAT
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder coordination abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks (preferred but not mandatory).
• Experience working in Agile, Hybrid Agile, or Waterfall delivery environments.
• Familiarity with test management tools, or release management processes.
• Exposure to enterprise integrations and middleware platforms.
• Knowledge of Warehouse operations, Supply chain, TM Planning is a strong asset.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting large-scale retail transformation programs.

Key Skills

• Test Strategy and Planning
• Test Execution
• Defect Management
• Reporting
• Jira
• Retail Systems Testing
• SIT / UAT / E2E / Regression Testing
• SAP (S4/HANA) Testing
• MAWM Testing
• Blue Yonder Products Testing
• Root Cause Analysis
• Release Validation

Work Requirements

• 5 days per week onsite to foster collaboration, ensure team alignment, and provide hands-on leadership within fast-moving retail transformation initiatives.
• Flexibility to support extended hours and weekend work during deployment events and cutover execution.

Additional Requirement

• Submission of a cover letter and resume outlining relevant QA and testing planning and execution experience, including examples where possible around challenges around testing in large transformations.

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FSM Program Background

LCBO has embarked on a multi-year business transformation program called Future State Modernization (FSM) to support long-term, sustainable success for the organization as the beverage alcohol marketplace and customer expectations continue to evolve. With rebuilding and strengthening LCBO’s foundations as a top strategic priority, Future State Modernization (FSM) will not only improve the company’s technology landscape but also re-envision the way it operates across the business. This is an inflight program with multiple large releases across warehouse management, supply chain that have planned Go-Lives in 2026 and 2027.

Supplier Comments

Closing Date - 2026-07-21, 5:00 p.m.

max 3 submissions per supplier

Work Requirements

• 5 days per week onsite to foster collaboration, ensure team alignment, and provide hands-on leadership within fast-moving retail transformation initiatives.
• Flexibility to support extended hours and weekend work during deployment events and cutover execution.

Additional Requirement

• Submission of a cover letter and resume outlining relevant QA and testing planning and execution experience, including examples where possible around challenges around testing in large transformations.

PLEASE ENSURE THE COVER LETTER AND RESUME ARE ON THE SAME DOCUMENT I.E DON'T SUBMIT 2 ATTACHMENTS, ONLY SUBMIT ONE:

Provide the following information attached with the cover letter, resume it will reduce some of these baseline questions that HM asks during interviews:

1. Local Resource:
2. Compliance with 5 Days Onsite :
3. Availability if Selected:
4. Vacations or Time Off Planned in Next 3 Months:
5. Experience with Business Transformation: (Name the Company / Initiative)

Must Haves:

• 5 to 8 years of experience in leading business application and/or software testing using ALM and/or Octane as applicable.
• Strong experience analyzing and understanding functional, technical and non-functional requirements in a variety of application environments and creating functional and technical test cases and scripts.
• 5 to 8 years of experience leading testing in an agile environment (as applicable)
• 5 to 8 years of experience leading testing for digital projects such as: native, mobile app development (iOS and Android), eCommerce, API development and integration work (as applicable)
• Experience with integrating Digital Testing plans with the full CI/CD stack, including DevOps tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, Docker, Chef/Puppet, and cloud hosting environments (as applicable)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Toronto, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80.00 - $100.00/hr.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Toronto,ON.

À propos de TEKsystems et TEKsystems Global Services

Nous sommes un fournisseur de services aux entreprises et de technologies. Nous accélérons la transformation de nos clients. Notre compétence en stratégie, conception, exécution et opérations libère la valeur de l’entreprise par un éventail de solutions. Nous sommes une équipe de 80 000 personnes qui collaborent avec plus de 60 000 clients, notamment 80 % du Fortune 500 en Amérique du Nord, Europe et Asie, qui collaborent avec nous dans le cadre de nos capacités full-stack et notre rythme. Nous sommes des penseurs stratégiques, des collaborateurs pratiques qui aident les clients à exploiter le changement et maîtriser le dynamisme de la technologie. Nous bâtissons le futur en livrant les résultats et en créant un impact positif dans nos communautés mondiales. TEKsystems et TEKsystems Global Services sont des entreprises d’Allegis Group. Découvrez d’autres informations à TEKsystems.com.

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About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

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