Quality Assurance Lead - Montréal, Canada - LifeWorks

LifeWorks

Verified Company

Montréal, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Build a meaningful career

At LifeWorks, we offer more than career opportunities, we provide career opportunities to make meaningful contributions to people's lives.

The extraordinary expertise of a more than 7,000-strong workforce is harnessed to support the employees and families of the organizations we serve.

Our innovative programs have a lasting impact on the health, financial security and productivity of 24,000 workplaces.

As part of his client-facing responsibilities, he also owns the UAT testing strategy. He is responsible to define the UAT testing strategy and make sure it is being executed correctly.

He is the gate keeper for ticket creation by the client and responsible for the coordination of all joint QA activities.

Being part of our QA team means
Working with a young and dynamic team
Growing through stimulating mandates and projects
Having career opportunities for professional development
Working in a hybrid mode, in the office and from home or fully remote
Enjoying a flexible schedule and a comprehensive benefits program
Pension plan with employer contribution
Responsibilities
Defines the overall testing strategy for a given client implementation
Ensures the different solution software components are tested efficiently
Ensures the integration between the software components/systems are tested efficiently
Ensures the endtoend testing is tested efficiently
Works with stakeholder to define the test plan and the test execution
Works with the project manager to establish the testing timeline
Participates in the preparation and presentation of QA test strategy to clients
Point of contact for the client regarding the test strategy
Organizes meetings with the client to review the test strategy, test grids, etc.
Meets with the client to receive their feedback and priorities on the QA's activities
Manages testing priorities directly with the client QA counterpart
Provides status reports on QA progress, to project manager and client
Develops best practice guidelines regarding test coverage
Establishes the most efficient processes and tools for testing the solution
Develops and tracks quality assurance metrics
Leads, drives and oversees the automation project for all client implementations by coordinating closely with our offshore and onshore teams
Leads the transformation of automated testing into a continuous and efficient endtoend quality engineering function
Implement strategies to improve efficiency, accelerate time to release, improve software quality, and reduce defect
Coordinate activities related to performance testing for all client implementations with our offshore and onshore teams
Required skills
Have a university education in one of the following: computer science, actuarial science or math, engineering, business or any relevant field
Minimum of 812 years of experience in Quality Assurance and minimum 3 years as a QA Lead
Certification in Quality Assurance preferred and will be considered an asset
Excellent knowledge of Quality Assurance processes
Previous experience in testing software, including excellent analytical skills and project management skills
Previous experience in creating test strategy and plans for major projects
Experience with agile methods will be considered an asset
Experience with working with offshore resources will be considered an asset
Strong working knowledge of industry standards and best practices for software testing and test automation
Excellent organizational and problemsolving skills, as well as knowledge in the areas of technology and communications
Have a great attention to detail
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and French
Available to travel (Canada and US)

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Fulfilling work that matters

LifeWorks is in the business of helping organizations help their people and in the process, we strive to elevate ours.

We're always looking for talented professionals and strategic leaders looking to make a difference in the lives of the people we serve.

We appreciate the interest of every applicant; however, we contact only those selected for an interview.