Role description
QE Lead
An experienced QE Lead who can drive the software testing life cycle end to end, analyze requirements, design and execute test cases, and report quality status clearly to stakeholders.
Key skills: Manual Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, API Testing, Retail Domain Knowledge
The opportunity:
UST is looking for a QE Lead to own quality engineering on client programs, from requirement reviews and test design through execution, defect management, and effort estimation. The role combines hands-on manual, functional, regression, and API testing with retail domain knowledge.
What you'll do:
Requirements & Test Design:
• Participate in requirement and user story review sessions.
• Seek clarification and identify ambiguities in requirements.
• Design detailed test cases and prepare test data.
Test Execution & Defect Management:
• Perform smoke testing to validate system readiness.
• Execute test cases and test scripts.
• Identify, log, track, and retest defects.
• Verify application functionality against requirements.
Quality Validation & Coverage:
• Obtain sign-off for test scenarios.
• Ensure new and modified components perform as expected.
• Validate usability, performance, reliability, and system compatibility.
• Lead functional, regression, and API testing activities.
Estimation & Reporting:
• Estimate testing effort and manage testing activities.
• Report testing status and quality results clearly to stakeholders.
This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.
What you need:
Required:
• 10+ years of strong understanding of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Ability to analyze user stories and identify requirement ambiguities.
• Experience creating test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts.
• Knowledge of functional, integration, regression, and system testing.
• Expertise in defect identification, logging, and tracking.
• Ability to create and manage test data.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and reporting skills.
• Ability to estimate testing effort and manage testing activities.
Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.
Role Location: Toronto, Canada
Compensation Range: 115,000 CAD - 144,000 CAD
Benefits
Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They and their dependents residing in Canada are eligible for Supplemental Healthcare coverage, as well as Company-paid Employee Only basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year). They and their dependents residing in Canada are eligible for Supplemental Healthcare coverage, as well as Company-paid Employee Only basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
Part-time regular and temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).
All Canadian employees who work in a province, territory or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.
Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment
As part of our recruitment process, UST may use AI or automated tools to support activities such as application screening, scheduling, or interview assistance. All hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team. Where applicable law requires it, further notice will be provided separately.
L'intelligence artificielle en soutien au recrutement
Dans le cadre de son processus de recrutement, il se peut que UST peut utiliser ait recours à l'intelligence artificielle ou à des outils automatisés réaliser des en soutien à des activités telles que l'examen comme la présélection des candidatures, la planification ou l'assistance lors des entrevues ou leur bon déroulement. Toutes les décisions d'embauche sont prises par notre équipe de recrutement. Lorsque la législation applicable l'exige, un avis supplémentaire à cet égard sera fourni séparément.
UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.
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