Director, Technology Delivery, QE

Canada Life

$127K — $172K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Post secondary degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of expertise with automation tools and methodologies like Selenium and Jenkins.
  • Deep understanding of quality engineering principles including shift-left testing and CI/CD processes.
  • Proven experience in defining and executing organization-wide strategies.
  • Strong background in managing large teams and operational budgets.
  • Knowledgeable in both Agile and traditional project management methods.
  • Skilled in performance coaching and fostering team trust.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and enhance expertise in Quality Engineering within the organization.
  • Lead adoption of QE practices and key performance indicators effectively.
  • Oversee complex initiatives, guiding cross-functional teams to deliver quality results.
  • Share industry best practices and ensure consistency in skills development.
  • Advance innovative technologies in the centralized QE practice.
  • Design and supervise comprehensive test strategies and plans, mentoring staff throughout.
  • Foster a high-performance culture, driving change and improvements within the team.

Benefits

  • Hybrid working model with flexibility.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
  • Supportive environment encouraging change and innovation.
  • Access to industry best practices and advanced technology resources.
  • Global compliance and risk management standards alignment.
Full Job Description
Permanent Full Time

The Director, Technology Delivery, QE reporting to the Applications Delivery organization will be accountable for transforming the Applications Delivery organization from Quality Assurance to Quality Engineering with a focus on end-to-end delivery. This leadership role requires deep automation knowledge + experience and will drive the organization from manual to fully automated testing across a variety of platforms. This role plays a pivotal role in leading large-scale initiatives spanning multiple products, managing cross-functional onshore and offshore teams, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality solutions.

What you will do

  • Develop and manage organizational expertise within the QE Delivery discipline
  • Drive and manage the adoption of QE Practices, Capabilities and KPI's
  • Oversee initiatives spanned across varied complexity, managing cross-functional onshore and offshore teams, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality solutions
  • Drive consistency of knowledge and skills, sharing best practices and common challenges, while bringing in the industry best practices
  • Drive new innovative and emerging technology with the centralized QE practice and platform
  • Review and drive workforce automation capabilities
  • Build test strategy and test plan and oversee in-sprint and End to End testing automation progress and provide mentorship and guidance to the team
  • Drive automation and engineering improvements that will accelerate delivery, increase quality, and reduce maintenance and change fail rates.
  • Drive a high-performance culture for staff and promote culture changes within the organization.
  • Build strong and trusted relationships with internal and external partners ie: third party vendors where applicable.
  • Manage risk and compliance in accordance with Canadian and Global standards. Ensure alignment/ adherence to Enterprise technology standards, vendor management standards, and risk standards.
  • Drive an agile mindset within the team that measures progress over perfection.


What you will bring

  • Post Secondary education in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent combination of training and experience.
  • Deep expertise in quality engineering principles (e.g., shift-left testing, test automation, performance testing, CI/CD, DevOps, accessibility).
  • 10+ years of experience with and knowledge of automation tools, frameworks, and methodologies (e.g., Selenium, Appium, TestNG, Jenkins, etc.).
  • Experience in defining and implementing organizational level strategies
  • Knowledge and experience in the QE/QA domain
  • Experience in people management for a large team
  • Experience working across organizations and business units
  • Experience in managing budget and demand
  • Demonstrated experience with both Agile and traditional project management approaches.
  • Skilled in coaching team members in the areas of performance, standards and work methods
  • Ability to create an atmosphere of trust and a comfortable/ efficient work environment
  • Embraces and advocates Change and Continuous improvement
  • Forward-thinking


The base salary for this position is between $127,200 - $172,200 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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Requisition ID: 6196

Category: Digital Technology

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