Test Lead | Subject Matter Expert

Discover

The Opportunity

Sault Ste. Marie, ON Information Technology Experienced Full-time $60,000 - $95,000 / year Competition Number : SSM-TLSME26

PLATO is Canada's only Indigenous-led, Indigenous staffed software testing services firm. We insist on working with quality people who share our passion for quality testing and have built a team of people who also believe quality is the most important deliverable. Our team of software testing specialists believes that better software leads to a better world.

We are committed to building strong communities - PLATO trains and employs members of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities across the country and strives to build a network of 1000 Indigenous software testers across Canada. PLATO has offices on or near Indigenous communities across Canada, in Fredericton, Sault Ste Marie, Ottawa / Gatineau, Regina, Prince Albert, Calgary, and Vancouver.

PLATO is hiring a Senior Consultant to serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) / Lead. This role combines senior-level software testing with program leadership to deliver high-quality testing services and to design and deliver education and mentorship programs that create opportunities for Indigenous people in information technology.

Share

What you'll do

Responsibilities

Working under the guidance of PLATO's Training and Delivery teams, the Subject Matter Expert (SME) / Lead will support a broad range of testing, education, and project delivery functions, including :

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Lead and perform hands-on manual and automated testing activities, including test case design, execution, defect logging and verification.
• Develop, maintain and review test plans, test strategies and test artifacts aligned to SDLC / STLC.
• Track and report testing status, quality metrics and risk to clients and internal stakeholders
• Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with clients and stakeholders, including prioritization of test activities.

Education & Mentorship

Project & Stakeholder Management

Other Duties

What you'll need

Qualifications

Nice to Have :

A little bit about us

PLATO

Who We Are

PLATO is a software testing and technology services company trusted by clients around the world.

In addition to providing our clients the highest quality software testing services, PLATO is creating careers in technology for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people from coast to coast to coast through our innovative train-and-employ model. Since 1997, we have been helping organizations all over the world reach their quality objectives by delivering scalable, proven, quality-centric managed services. Companies such as Apple, Suncor, TD Bank, Medavie, BCLC, LinkedIn, Boeing, and many others have gained considerable advantage from our Quality Assurance (QA), Testing, and eLearning expertise and experience.

We deliver specialized QA services to our clients with the goal of helping them increase profitability, boost customer satisfaction, manage development cycles and implement quality-centric solutions. We develop innovative approaches and solutions, designed to generate increased efficiencies, competitive advantage, and market share for our clients.