Lead Software Engineer

Toronto, ON, Canada

Full-time

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Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Nov 15, 2026
Experience: Years of Experience: 7-10 Years
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 16, 2026

Original job description

Lead Quality Assurance Engineer (RISE Initiative)

Location: PCS CA, Toronto

Years of Experience: 7-10 Years

Job Summary: We are seeking a Lead Quality Assurance Engineer to serve as a technical quality leader within the RISE transformation initiative. This critical role involves driving end-to-end reliability and structural integrity across mission-critical data applications, safeguarding high-volume enterprise operations against computational errors, data loss, and operational downtime during large-scale platform evolution.

Responsibilities

Lead the complete testing life cycle for complex data streams and transformation processes supporting the enterprise RISE program.
Design and execute end-to-end data migration and conversion test strategies across legacy, intermediate, and modern target platforms.
Perform multi-format file validation to confirm schema accuracy, record counts, delimiter structures, payload integrity, and structural precision.
Validate high-throughput data pipelines for completeness, referential integrity, field-level mapping rules, and execution of business logic.
Formulate risk-focused test plans, data validation matrices, and release readiness criteria aligned with broader project milestones.
Perform in-depth root-cause analysis on complex data defects, schema mismatches, mapping failures, and downstream operational anomalies.

Mandatory Skills

RISE Program & Core Architecture Testing - Expert
File Validation & Schema Verification - Expert
Data Testing & Reconciliation Frameworks - Expert
Data Migration Testing Strategies - Expert
Data Conversion Testing Execution - Expert
Advanced SQL & Complex Database Querying - Expert

Preferred Skills

Test Automation (Data & API Scripts) - Intermediate
Legacy Data Migration & Modernization - Advanced
API & Web Services Testing - Intermediate
Test Strategy & Scenario Design - Advanced
CI/CD Pipeline Data Integration - Intermediate

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Proven experience in quality assurance and testing methodologies, particularly in data-centric environments.

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Responsibilities

Lead the testing life cycle for enterprise data streams, migrations, conversions, and transformation processes across legacy and modern platforms. Validate files and data pipelines, develop risk-focused test and release-readiness plans, and investigate complex data defects and operational anomalies.

Requirements

Requires 7–10 years of experience and a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field. Candidates should have proven quality assurance experience, especially in data-centric environments, with expertise in data testing, migration and conversion testing, file and schema validation, and advanced SQL.

Skills

RISE Program Testing
Quality Assurance
File Validation
Schema Verification
Data Testing
Data Reconciliation
Data Migration Testing
Data Conversion Testing
Advanced SQL
Database Querying
Test Automation
Legacy Data Modernization
API Testing
Test Strategy
CI/CD Data Integration
Root-Cause Analysis

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Keywords

RISE Initiative
Quality Assurance
Data Applications
Data Streams
Data Migration
Data Conversion
File Validation
Schema Verification
Data Pipelines
Data Reconciliation
Referential Integrity
Field-Level Mapping
Business Logic
Advanced SQL
Database Querying
Test Automation
API Testing
Web Services
Legacy Data Modernization
CI/CD
Risk-Focused Test Plans
Release Readiness
Root-Cause Analysis
Data Integrity
Enterprise Operations

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