Lead QA Engineer

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.