Test Lead

Position Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and dynamic Test Lead to oversee comprehensive testing activities across multiple streams and cross-functional teams. In this role, you will define and manage the overall test strategy, design detailed test plans, and ensure the flawless execution of end-to-end, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT). Acting as a hands-on leader, you will collaborate with cross-functional technical teams, manage defect lifecycles, and drive the quality assurance standards necessary for large-scale enterprise and retail transformations.

Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite, 5 days per week)

Work Requirements: Full-time onsite presence to foster collaboration and provide leadership during fast-moving initiatives; flexibility to support extended hours and weekends during critical deployment events and cutover execution is required.

Contract Duration: Initial contract based on project milestones, subject to extension based on remaining contract value, unused days, and operational requirements.



Advantages
Stream Leadership: Lead multiple test streams, manage onsite/offshore teams, and drive end-to-end testing ownership.

Modern Tech Environment: Gain hands-on exposure to market-leading enterprise platforms (SAP, MAWM, Blue Yonder, GK POS).

Advanced DevOps Integration: Work closely with modern CI/CD pipelines, DevOps automation tools, and cloud hosting environments.

Strategic Influence: Own the creation of risk-based testing strategies, test budgets, resource scheduling, and final product release sign-offs.

Professional Growth: Direct opportunity to coach, mentor, and supervise an integrated team of specialized system testers.

Responsibilities
Test Strategy & Planning: Define, manage, and execute the overall technical test strategy and detailed test plans covering functional, SIT, performance, regression, and UAT phases.

Team & Resource Management: Plan, monitor, and supervise the activities of system testers and specialized resources handling test data, environment management, automation, and performance testing.

Defect & Triage Management: Establish defect management processes utilizing Jira, ALM, or Octane; facilitate defect triage sessions between development and testing teams to ensure prompt resolution.

Cross-Team Coordination: Coordinate day-to-day testing deliverables between onsite, near-shore, and off-shore teams, as well as third-party vendors and architecture leads.

Requirements Analysis: Review and analyze complex functional, technical, and non-functional requirements to build comprehensive risk-based test cases and manual positive/negative scripts.

Stakeholder & Progress Reporting: Provide regular, high-level status updates, metrics, and test results to project managers and key stakeholders, handling escalations and delivering final product readiness sign-offs.

Environment & Tool Support: Assist with the setup and management of test environments, while prescribing high-quality corporate standards for testing tools, scripts, and documentation framework.

Qualifications
Must-Haves & Mandatory Requirements:
5 to 8 years of experience leading business application and software testing in agile and structured environments using ALM and/or Octane.

Extensive experience creating Project Test Strategies/Plans covering functional, SIT, performance, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phases.

Proven experience managing multiple testing streams and cross-functional teams simultaneously.

Hands-on experience working with one or more of the following platforms: SAP, Manhattan Active Warehouse Management (MAWM), Blue Yonder (BY) product suite, or GK POS.

Strong background in end-to-end testing, integration testing, defect management, and test execution using Jira.

Demonstrated experience leading testing for digital projects (native iOS/Android mobile app development, eCommerce, and API integrations).

Solid background integrating digital testing plans with the full CI/CD stack and DevOps tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub, Docker, Chef/Puppet) in cloud hosting environments.

Exceptional leadership, communication, multi-tasking, organizational, and budget/resource estimation skills.

Summary
If you're interested in the 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.

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