QE Program Lead

Category: Project Management

Main location: Canada, Ontario, Toronto

Position ID:J0826-0192

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Description:

This role is hybrid and requires you to be at our downtown Toronto (250 Yonge St, Toronto) and/or Client office at a minimum 2 days per week subject to change at any time.

We are seeking an experienced QE Program Lead to lead enterprise-scale Quality Engineering (QE) programs across complex, multi-vendor delivery environments. The ideal candidate will have 15-20 years of Quality Engineering experience, with a strong background in QE governance, delivery management, executive reporting, and stakeholder engagement. The role requires hands-on expertise in Data Testing, ETL Testing, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) data technologies, along with the ability to establish quality standards and drive continuous improvement across multiple programs.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

QE Program Leadership
• Lead end-to-end Quality Engineering programs across multiple projects and vendors.
• Define and implement enterprise QE strategies, governance frameworks, and delivery standards.
• Establish and drive quality processes aligned with organizational and client objectives.
• Manage large-scale QE teams across onsite, offshore, and third-party vendors.
• Governance & Delivery Management
• Establish QE governance, reporting frameworks, and quality dashboards.
• Define and monitor QE KPIs, metrics, SLAs, defect trends, and delivery health.
• Conduct executive governance meetings, steering committee reviews, and status reporting.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, release governance, and organizational processes.
• Drive risk management, issue resolution, and continuous process improvement.
Data & ETL Testing
• Lead testing initiatives involving enterprise data platforms and large-scale data migration programs.
• Provide hands-on leadership in:
• ETL Testing
• Data Validation
• Data Reconciliation
• Data Quality Testing
• Work with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) data services to validate data pipelines and analytics platforms.
• Ensure data integrity, accuracy, completeness, and performance across enterprise data solutions.
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, delivery teams, architects, developers, and client leadership.
• Manage multi-vendor delivery teams and ensure alignment with program objectives.
• Present quality metrics, risks, and delivery status to senior executives and client leadership.
• Drive stakeholder communication and executive reporting throughout the program lifecycle.
Quality Improvement
• Identify opportunities to improve testing processes, governance, automation, and delivery efficiency.
• Standardize QE methodologies, templates, metrics, and reporting across programs.
• Mentor QE managers and leads, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
• 15-20 years of Quality Engineering and Testing experience.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale QE programs in complex, multi-vendor environments.
• Strong experience establishing QE governance, delivery frameworks, and executive reporting.
• Demonstrated experience managing large QA/QE teams across multiple delivery streams.
Technical Skills
• Strong understanding of:
o QE Governance
o Test Strategy
o Quality Metrics & KPIs
o SLA Management
o Defect Management
o Risk & Issue Management
o Executive Reporting
• Hands-on experience with:
o ETL Testing
o Data Testing
o Data Validation & Reconciliation
o Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Data Platform
• Experience working with Agile and DevOps delivery models.
Leadership Skills
• Executive stakeholder management.
• Multi-vendor governance and coordination.
• Program planning and delivery management.
• Strong communication, presentation, and influencing skills.
• Experience driving executive reviews and steering committee meetings.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in the Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance industry.
• Experience leading enterprise QA transformation or quality modernization initiatives.
• Exposure to cloud-native data platforms and large-scale digital transformation programs.
This role is ideal for a senior Quality Engineering leader with a strong blend of program governance, data testing expertise, executive stakeholder management, and enterprise delivery leadership.

**CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $115,000-$165,000. This role is an existing vacancy.**

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Skills:

• Data Governance
• ETL
• Financial Services
• Google DBRelationl&NonRelation
• Quality assurance