Senior Manager, Quality Engineering (15+ years) to define and scale enterprise-wide quality
- Permanent
Our financial services client is seeking a Senior Manager, Quality Engineering (15+ years) to define and scale enterprise-wide quality engineering systems
Join a high-impact engineering leadership team within a leading Canadian financial organization driving transformation in how quality engineering operates at scale. This senior role defines the technical strategy, architecture, and system design that underpin consistent, efficient, and high-quality delivery across multiple workstreams. You will influence senior stakeholders and guide teams to adopt emerging approaches such as API-first and agentic automation. This position offers enterprise-level visibility and ownership over the long-term direction of the quality engineering practice.
Permanent, Vancouver, % Remote - BC or ON. Working Hours: PST
Must Haves
- 15+ years in software engineering, quality engineering, or related leadership roles
- Experience defining technical strategy and automation architecture across multiple teams or workstreams
- Proven ability to design API-first, layered testing systems integrated with CI/CD models
- Strong understanding of performance, reliability, and security testing across enterprise platforms
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, computer science, or a related field
Nice to Have
- Experience implementing AI-driven or agentic automation approaches
- Background in financial services or complex enterprise environments
- Exposure to QE or engineering transformation initiatives
- Track record defining organization-wide quality KPIs and metrics
Responsibilities
- Define and scale the enterprise quality engineering system across multiple workstreams
- Develop and drive actionable technical strategy aligned with business goals
- Establish architecture, standards, and frameworks for consistent quality engineering practices
- Make critical decisions on automation architecture, tooling strategy, and testing approach evolution
- Provide engineering direction to Managers and teams, shaping long-term quality engineering evolution
- Influence senior stakeholders across Engineering, Product, and Delivery functions
- Ensure scalability, maintainability, and efficiency of the QE system supporting sustainable delivery