Location: Toronto, ON – 4 days onsite
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Language: Advanced written and spoken English required

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a QA Automation Lead to join a growing Test Centre of Excellence (TCoE) on the operations side of a large enterprise technology environment. In this role, you will lead governance, planning, execution, and continuous improvement initiatives that shape quality standards across multiple projects and teams.

You will play a key role in strengthening an established automation practice, bringing strong experience with modern automation tools and helping elevate the capabilities of the current testing team. Working within an Agile environment, you will collaborate closely with IT partners, project managers, and stakeholders to ensure testing practices are efficient, scalable, and aligned with organizational goals.

This is an opportunity to influence enterprise-wide automation strategy while mentoring internal team members and helping evolve a mature but growing QA function.

What’s in it for You

Join a collaborative environment that values structure, innovation, and continuous improvement. You will play a visible leadership role within a large enterprise technology team, helping advance automation maturity while coaching a skilled group of testing professionals.

You will lead a small but impactful QA team (1 Lead and 3 Test Specialists) and help strengthen processes, frameworks, and automation practices within the Test Centre of Excellence.

This organization encourages forward-thinking ideas that improve testing quality, delivery outcomes, and team capability.

Your Responsibilities

• You will lead governance activities within the Test Centre of Excellence, including reporting on automation metrics, managing dashboards, conducting audits, and ensuring adherence to PMO and TCoE standards.
• You will drive end-to-end test planning and execution across all SDLC phases, including strategy development, risk assessment, environment coordination, defect management, and stakeholder communication.
• You will lead and mentor a small team of QA specialists (3–4 testers), providing guidance on automation best practices, improving team processes, and supporting professional development.
• You will work closely with cross-functional teams in an Agile delivery environment, ensuring automation frameworks and testing practices support fast, reliable releases.
• You will oversee the implementation and maintenance of automation frameworks, with a strong focus on Selenium and Tosca, ensuring automation scripts align with established standards and frameworks.
• You will champion continuous improvement initiatives, helping mature the automation strategy and elevate the testing capability of the broader team.

Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading QA or automation testing teams within large-scale enterprise environments
• Strong hands-on experience with automation tools such as Selenium and Tosca
• Experience working within Agile software delivery environments
• Proven experience mentoring or leading QA teams, with strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience developing or improving automation frameworks, standards, and testing practices
• Hands-on experience preparing test data, executing automated test cases, and reporting execution results to stakeholders
• Strong understanding of test automation strategy, CI/CD integration, and modern QA best practices
• Experience using defect tracking tools such as HP ALM or similar
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field

Note from the Hiring Manager

“We’re looking for someone who can balance strategy with hands-on leadership. If you’re passionate about building strong automation practices, improving team capability, and mentoring testers in a collaborative environment, you’ll thrive here.”

Why Partner with Altis

If you’ve never worked with a staffing agency before, don’t worry—we make it easy. You’ll still engage directly with the client while we handle the logistics, provide guidance, and keep you informed every step of the way.

We’ll represent your strengths, guide you through each stage of the process, and ensure the experience feels personal and transparent.

We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals. All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.