Senior QA Tester (7 Month Contract)

The role

You will lead testing strategy, planning, and execution across complex projects within agile delivery teams. You will design and execute manual and automated tests for APIs, web applications, and backend systems.

What you will do

• Lead risk-based test strategy, planning, and execution for new and existing systems.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and business analysts to clarify requirements and remove impediments.
• Design, implement, maintain, and execute manual and automated tests for APIs, web applications, and backend systems.
• Coordinate UAT planning, including readiness assessments, test-scenario preparation, and sign-off documentation.
• Own defect management, including documentation, triage, root-cause analysis, and fix verification.
• Assess and communicate test progress, coverage, defect trends, and risk.
• Embed quality throughout the agile delivery lifecycle by contributing to planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of software quality assurance experience.
• At least 2 years in a senior or lead role within a fast-paced agile environment.
• Experience designing and documenting functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, and non-functional test cases.
• Practical experience planning and executing performance and load tests.
• Strong test automation experience using frameworks and tools such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Proficiency in RESTful API testing and SQL for data validation, test data management, and backend testing.
• Experience leading UAT and coordinating testing activities, risks, and outcomes with business and technical stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of cloud-based systems.
• Experience with delivery and test management platforms such as Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Ability to multi-task, have strong attention to detail, professional demeanor, and adapt to a growing and changing environment.

Nice to have

• Microsoft Azure

Benefits

• Social events
• Volunteering
• Flexible work practices
• Continuous learning budgets
• Paid study days
• Support for professional designations
• Competitive total compensation
• Retirement savings support
• Wellness credits
• Enhanced parental leave
• Comprehensive health benefits

About the company

Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group is invested in its greatest asset, its people. The company fosters belonging through collaboration, inclusion, and flexibility.