Quality Engineer

Job title:

Quality Engineer

Company

Apptad

Job description

Position: Quality EngineerLocation: Toronto, ONType: ContractJob description:
This is a senior-level QE role focused on functional testing leadership, business alignment, and stakeholder management. The ideal candidate will act as a bridge between business, product, and technology teams-bringing in a strong QE process mindset, excellent communication skills, and a deep understanding of functional flows and end-to-end testing.Key Responsibilities:

• Lead functional testing efforts and ensure alignment with business goals and end-user expectations.
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into executable test cases.
• Organize and lead testing ceremonies, including test planning, daily syncs, and defect triages.
• Perform API and data validation testing using SQL.
• Collaborate with onshore/offshore teams to drive QE best practices, documentation, and knowledge transfer.
• Manage status reporting, risk assessments, and communication to senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in test processes, documentation, and test coverage.
• Act as a functional SME, developing domain expertise and championing quality across sprints and releases.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering or Quality Assurance roles.
• Expertise in functional testing, test case design, and execution across complex enterprise systems.
• Proven ability to drive stakeholder discussions, clarify requirements, and manage expectations.
• Strong understanding of QE methodologies, defect lifecycle, and risk-based testing approaches.
• Hands-on with SQL and API testing.
• Skilled in organizing and leading meetings, driving consensus, and reporting effectively.
• Domain knowledge in financial services or enterprise systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology and working with distributed teams.

Nice to Have:

• Exposure to Azure Cloud tools and environments.
• Experience with software development concepts and tools like GitHub

Expected salary

Location

Canada

Job date

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 22:41:57 GMT

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