Overview
Lead QA Jobs in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at Vaco by Highspring
Title: Lead QA
Company: Vaco by Highspring
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Job Title: Lead QA
About Us
At Highspring, we provide high-impact professional services and consulting solutions to enterprise clients across multiple industries. Our QA practice is built on excellence, agility, and client partnership. We are seeking a Lead QA Consultant to drive functional and automation testing initiatives for client projects and lead QA engagements from strategy to execution.
Responsibilities
QA Strategy & Planning
Define and implement test strategies for functional and automation testing across diverse client environments
Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, and developers to align testing activities with project timelines and business goals
Leadership & Team Management
Lead a team of QA analysts and automation engineers (onsite/offshore)
Provide mentorship, guidance, and quality standards to junior testers and consultants
Conduct code reviews, test plan reviews, and provide coaching for process improvement
Test Design & Execution
Analyze business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to develop comprehensive test cases
Execute functional, regression, smoke, and end-to-end testing
Implement and maintain automated test suites using tools like Selenium, Cypress, or similar
Client Engagement
Serve as the QA point of contact for clients, participating in meetings, reporting, and risk analysis
Provide clear, actionable QA insights and testing progress updates
Ensure timely delivery of high-quality work products
Process Improvement
Drive QA process standardization across projects
Evaluate and implement testing tools and frameworks to improve QA efficiency and coverage
Promote test automation and CI/CD integration best practices
Required Skills & Experience
10+ years of experience in Quality Assurance with at least 2 years in a lead or senior role
Strong hands-on experience with both manual and automated testing
Proficiency in one or more test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cypress, Playwright)
Experience in creating and executing test strategies, test plans, and test cases
Knowledge of software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
Experience with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Git, Jenkins, and REST API testing tools (e.g., Postman, RestAssured)
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to lead, coach, and inspire QA team members
Experience in performance/load testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling)
Familiarity with cloud-based testing environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
ISTQB Certification or similar credentials
Bilingual (English/French) preferred if servicing Canadian clientele
