RQ11350 – Test Lead – Senior

Toronto, ON, Canada

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Job type: Internship
Apply by: Nov 15, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 16, 2026

Original job description

Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement – RQ11350

We are seeking a Senior Test Lead with extensive experience in quality assurance, manual testing, test strategy development, test planning, test execution, defect management, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in functional, integration, regression, accessibility, performance, load, and non-functional testing, along with experience using Azure DevOps for defect tracking and test management. The successful candidate will collaborate with project managers, product owners, business analysts, developers, and other stakeholders to ensure comprehensive test coverage, validate business requirements, manage defects, and support successful releases in an Agile delivery environment.

Role Snapshot

Job Title: RQ11350 – Test Lead – Senior
Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Work Location: 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite per Week
Estimated Start Date: November 9, 2026
Estimated End Date: March 31, 2027
Business Days: 60.00
Extension: Probable after the initial mandate
Hours: 7.25 hours per day
Security Level: No Clearance Required

Must Have

8+ years of demonstrated QA/testing experience, including developing technical testing strategies and test plans, creating test scenarios, test cases/scripts, and test data, and executing manual testing activities.
Demonstrated experience performing integration, unit, regression, functional, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), accessibility (AODA), and non-functional testing.

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Responsibilities

Develop and maintain test strategies, test plans, test scenarios, test cases/scripts, test data, and acceptance criteria in collaboration with the project manager, product owners, business analyst, developer, and other stakeholders.
Plan, coordinate, and execute manual testing across front-end and back-end components, including functional, integration, regression, accessibility, performance, load, non-functional, and post-implementation testing.
Test application integrations, interfaces, and non-functional requirements, including system response times, data integrity, security, and accessibility requirements.
Evaluate test results against business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria, and maintain requirements traceability to ensure appropriate test coverage.
Identify, document, track, validate, and manage defects in Azure DevOps, including severity, steps to reproduce, screenshots, supporting evidence, resolution status, and retesting results.
Support and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including preparation of test scenarios and test data, facilitation of testing activities, defect management, and validation of outcomes.
Communicate testing progress, results, defects, risks, and issues through project meetings, Agile ceremonies, defect reviews, status reports, and other project communications.
Participate in Agile delivery activities, including requirements workshops, sprint planning, stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and walkthroughs to identify testing impacts and support quality throughout the development lifecycle.
Collaborate with cross-functional business and technical teams to clarify requirements, resolve defects, manage testing dependencies, and support successful release and production validation.
Maintain complete testing documentation and artefacts throughout the assignment and provide ongoing knowledge transfer to ministry staff to support future testing and operations.

Experience And Skill Set Requirements

Manual Testing Skills/Experience - 75%
Working knowledge of AODA/accessibility requirements and accessibility testing practices.
Experience testing data-driven applications, including data validation, data integrity, user roles, permissions, workflows, and business rules.
Experience creating and maintaining requirements traceability matrices to ensure complete test coverage and alignment with business requirements.
Experience identifying, documenting, tracking, retesting, and validating defects using Azure DevOps or similar defect management tools.
Experience performing end-to-end testing across multiple applications, environments, interfaces, and integrated systems.
Demonstrated ability to analyse business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to identify testing impacts, expected outcomes, and test coverage requirements.
Soft Skills - 25%
Experience with Agile methodology.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong meeting facilitation and requirements clarification skills.
Strong stakeholder management, relationship-building, and collaboration skills, with demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Demonstrated experience communicating progress, risks, issues, and mitigation strategies to project teams, project leads, and management.
Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with demonstrated ability to independently manage competing priorities, testing activities, and deliverables in a fast-paced Agile/iterative environment.

How to Apply

If you are interested and your profile matches the requirements, kindly send the following mandatory documents to hrsmss@smsoftconsulting.com by Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 9:30 AM EST.

Mandatory Documents

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LinkedIn ID (Mandatory)

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Responsibilities

Develop and maintain test strategies, plans, scenarios, cases, and data, then coordinate and execute manual testing across application components and integrations. Manage defects and UAT, communicate testing status and risks, collaborate with Agile project teams, and maintain testing documentation and knowledge transfer.

Requirements

Requires 8+ years of QA and testing experience, including test strategy and plan development, manual testing, and functional, integration, regression, UAT, accessibility, and non-functional testing. Candidates should have experience with Azure DevOps or similar tools, requirements traceability, Agile delivery, and strong analytical, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Skills

Manual Testing
Quality Assurance
Test Strategy Development
Test Planning
Test Execution
Functional Testing
Integration Testing
Regression Testing
User Acceptance Testing
Accessibility Testing
Performance Testing
Defect Management
Azure DevOps
Requirements Traceability
Agile Methodology
Stakeholder Management

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Keywords

Quality Assurance
Manual Testing
Test Strategy
Test Planning
Test Scenarios
Test Cases
Test Data
Functional Testing
Integration Testing
Unit Testing
Regression Testing
User Acceptance Testing
Accessibility Testing
AODA
Performance Testing
Load Testing
Non-Functional Testing
Azure DevOps
Defect Management
Requirements Traceability Matrix
Data Validation
Data Integrity
User Roles
Permissions
Business Rules
Agile
Sprint Planning
Post-Implementation Testing
Release Validation
Requirements Analysis

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