AFT Test Lead

emergiTEL

23h•Remote

About The Position

emergiTEL is hiring a Test Lead for our client in the Payments / Financial Services industry. This is a Contract role. Compensation: $70 – $75/hour Location: 100% Remote (Prefer Calgary or Toronto)

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
5–10 years of experience as a Test Lead or similar role within the Canadian financial or payments industry.
Strong knowledge of Canadian payment systems (WIRES, Interac, CAFT) and ISO 20022 standards.
Familiarity with Canadian compliance and risk management frameworks.
Expertise in software testing methodologies, tools, and processes.
Experience with test automation tools and frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Python, JavaScript).
Experience with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD; performance and load testing is an asset.
Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

performance and load testing is an asset

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end SIT and UAT coordination, including planning, test data readiness, environment validation, execution scheduling, defect triage, and final sign-off with business stakeholders.
Design, execute, and maintain manual and automated test cases with full traceability to business requirements and comprehensive UAT coverage.
Serve as the primary QA/UAT point of contact for Credit Union, Business, Product, Project Management, Development, and Operations teams.
Identify, log, prioritize, and track defects through closure; facilitate defect triage and ensure timely resolution.
Drive continuous improvement through root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive measures to reduce defect leakage.
Estimate test effort, define scope, manage dependencies, and provide status, risk, and execution reporting.
Ensure adherence to QA/UAT standards, governance, entry/exit criteria, defect management, and sign-off processes.
Perform UAT readiness risk assessments related to data availability, timelines, and cross-team dependencies.
Coordinate knowledge transfer sessions, walkthroughs, and documentation to support smooth handoffs.
Support go-live and post-implementation validation, including sanity checks and production verification.
Stay current with testing methodologies, tools, and industry trends to enhance QA effectiveness.