QA Lead

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Toronto, ON, CAN
In-Office
Senior level
Information Technology • Consulting
The Role
Lead QA for enterprise transformation and data hub integration projects across UI, API, and database layers. Define test strategies, execute functional and integration testing, validate backend data, and develop Playwright with Python automation frameworks. Coordinate onshore, offshore, vendor, and cross-functional teams; manage defects; support SIT, regression, UAT, and Agile ceremonies; and mentor QA team members.
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Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced QA Lead with strong expertise in Capital Markets and Wealth Management Technology (WMT) to support a large-scale transformation initiative focused on building enterprise data hubs and integrating them with multiple vendor systems. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in end-to-end testing across UI, API, and database layers, along with strong automation expertise using Playwright with Python.

The candidate will be responsible for leading QA activities, defining test strategies, coordinating with offshore/onshore teams, and ensuring high-quality delivery across complex integration platforms.

Key Responsibilities
Lead QA activities for enterprise transformation and data hub integration projects.
Understand and validate end-to-end UI–API–DB workflows and system integrations.
Design and execute test strategies, test plans, and test cases for functional and integration testing.
Perform API testing, backend testing, and data validation/comparison across multiple systems.
Develop and maintain automation frameworks using Playwright with Python.
Coordinate with business analysts, developers, product owners, and vendor teams to ensure quality deliverables.
Identify defects, track resolutions, and ensure timely closure of issues.
Support SIT, regression, integration, and UAT testing activities.
Mentor offshore QA team members and provide technical guidance.
Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Required Skills & Experience
7–10+ years of QA experience with at least 2+ years in a QA Lead role.
Strong domain expertise in Capital Markets and Wealth Management Technology (WMT).
Hands-on experience with UI, API, and database testing.
Strong experience in integration testing and data hub validation.
Experience with backend testing and data comparison across systems.
Automation testing experience using Playwright with Python.
Experience with API testing tools such as Postman or Swagger.
Strong SQL knowledge and ability to validate backend data.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have
Experience working with banking or financial clients.
Exposure to cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines.
Knowledge of ETL/data migration testing.
Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or Test Management tools.
Preferred Candidate Profile
Strong leadership and coordination skills.
Ability to work in fast-paced enterprise transformation programs.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Experience managing offshore QA teams and coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders.


Skills Required

  • 7-10+ years of QA experience
  • At least 2 years of experience in a QA Lead role
  • Strong expertise in Capital Markets and Wealth Management Technology
  • Hands-on experience with UI, API, and database testing
  • Strong integration testing and data hub validation experience
  • Backend testing and data comparison experience across systems
  • Automation testing experience using Playwright with Python
  • API testing experience with Postman or Swagger
  • Strong SQL knowledge and backend data validation ability
  • Experience working in Agile or Scrum environments
  • Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience working with banking or financial clients
  • Exposure to cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines
  • Knowledge of ETL or data migration testing
  • Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or test management tools
  • Strong leadership and coordination skills
  • Ability to work in fast-paced enterprise transformation programs
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Experience managing offshore QA teams and coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders
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The Company
HQ: Toronto , ON
1,078 Employees
Year Founded: 1990

What We Do

Kumaran Systems is an IT Services Company with imprints in three countries. The past two decades has seen us provide our global clientele with high-end IT services that include migration support, system integration and infrastructure management solutions, providing one-stop-solution to all your IT demands. Our expertise and in-depth knowledge of businesses help us cater to a variety of industries. Our team strives to know your industry better, by observing current trends and the way it works, to tailor-make our solutions to your needs.With over 20 years of customer orientation, over 2000 engagements across Telecom, Education and Banking & Financial services spread across the globe, Kumaran stands as a key advisor to some of the largest Fortune 500 companies in their business driven technology enablement drive. Kumaran System's Customer Orientation is driven by a global delivery business model giving its customers to choose between an Onshore-Offshore mix. The delivery models enable multilevel touch points between the client, partner networks and Kumaran thereby enabling business driven customer sensitivity and agility. ENGAGE, EMERGE AND EXCEL Involving ourselves in a purposeful action, using our abilities to its maximum, helps us feel positive about ourselves. Such positivity gives raise to positive thinking and positive ideas. Ideas evolve into vision and set our aim! Our aspirations engage us with the incentive of sweet success! Every endeavor has its own pitfalls. Perseverance helps us emerge a successful entrepreneur after any deterrent. In our attempt to achieve our aim, we keep upgrading our knowledge and skill, to surface successful! A genius mind does not work to excel, but excels in work! We challenge ourselves with every next step! We change every deterrent to a stepping stone to success. We essentially, engage, emerge and excel

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