Lead QA Engineer
Job reference: HR-OPN-2026-0114
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)
Employment type: Contract
Rate: CAD $50 per hour
Applications: recruitment@vstreamlabs.com
VStream Labs Inc. is seeking a Lead QA Engineer with 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance, test automation, and end-to-end testing. You will lead QA activities, define testing strategies, mentor QA engineers, and ensure delivery of high-quality software applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor QA engineers, manage testing activities, and uphold quality standards and best practices.
- Design and implement test strategies, test plans, test cases, and testing processes.
- Develop and maintain automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools.
- Perform functional, regression, integration, system, smoke, sanity, and end-to-end testing.
- Validate RESTful APIs using Postman, REST Assured, or similar tools.
- Identify, document, track, and resolve defects using Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent tools.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
- Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and DevOps teams in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Monitor test progress, automation coverage, defect leakage, and quality metrics.
- Support release readiness, risk assessments, and production deployment validation.
- Improve QA processes, testing efficiency, and automation coverage.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on software QA experience, including manual and automation testing.
- Experience leading QA activities or mentoring testing teams.
- Strong hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, or Cypress.
- Proficiency in Java, Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
- Experience designing and maintaining scalable test automation frameworks.
- Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, the defect lifecycle, and QA methodologies.
- API testing experience with Postman, REST Assured, or equivalent tools.
- Strong SQL and database validation skills.
- Experience with CI/CD tools, Git, and Agile/Scrum development.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Performance testing with JMeter or LoadRunner.
- Knowledge of AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Experience testing microservices and distributed applications.
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized testing.
- Mobile testing with Appium.
- Knowledge of security and accessibility testing.
- BDD frameworks such as Cucumber or SpecFlow.
- ISTQB or equivalent QA certification.
Key Expectations
Own QA activities across multiple projects; build robust, maintainable automation frameworks; guide junior QA engineers; identify quality risks early; and collaborate across teams to deliver reliable software on time.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
To apply, send your resume to recruitment@vstreamlabs.com with “HR-OPN-2026-0114 – Lead QA Engineer” in the subject line.
