At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead QA/QE strategy and ensure quality across financial technology platforms.
- Company: Dynamic financial services firm with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Hybrid work model, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a collaborative team with excellent career advancement opportunities.
- Why this job: Make an impact in the financial sector while leading cutting-edge quality engineering initiatives.
- Qualifications: Experience in QA/QE for enterprise financial systems and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 121500 - 148500 $ per year.
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)
Role Overview: We are seeking an experienced Quality Engineering Manager to lead QA/QE planning, execution, and reporting for end‑to‑end testing across Credit Risk, Market Risk, and Global Trade Desk technology platforms. This role involves managing complex upstream data dependencies and ensuring quality across a diverse portfolio of enterprise business applications within a regulated financial services environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage E2E QA/QE strategy, planning, execution, and reporting across Market Risk and Global Trade Desk platforms.
- Oversee testing across complex system integrations, upstream/downstream data feeds, and multiple dependent applications.
- Drive test automation, data validation, and integration testing initiatives.
- Collaborate with technology, product, and business stakeholders to ensure quality and release readiness.
- Establish and track quality metrics, KPIs, and defect trends for senior stakeholder reporting.
Mandatory Requirements
- Authorization to work in Canada.
- Proven experience leading QA/QE for enterprise‑scale financial systems, preferably in Credit Risk, Market Risk, or Trading domains.
Highlighted Technical Skills
- Quality Engineering Leadership: E2E test strategy, test planning, execution, defect management, and quality reporting across large application portfolios.
- Test Automation & CI/CD: Strong SQL skills, validation of market and credit risk data (P&L, VaR, sensitivities, exposures), testing of upstream data feeds and downstream calculations.
- Knowledge of Market Risk, Credit Risk, Global Trade Desk workflows, and the trade lifecycle across Front Office, Middle Office, and Risk platforms.
- Integration & Messaging: API and microservices testing (REST, JSON, XML), messaging systems such as Kafka, MQ, or JMS.
- Hands‑on experience testing applications deployed on AWS (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS).
- Non‑Functional Testing: Performance, load, resilience, and availability testing in high‑volume trading environments.
- Tools & Platforms: JIRA, Zephyr/Xray/ALM, Git.
Nice to Have
- Experience with regulatory‑driven testing (Basel, FRTB, stress testing).
- Exposure to vendor risk platforms (e.g., Murex, Calypso, FIS).
Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type: Contract
Job Function: Quality Assurance
Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting
Quality Engineering Manager in Toronto employer: PYXIDIA TECHLAB
As a Quality Engineering Manager at our Toronto location, you'll be part of a dynamic team that values innovation and collaboration in the fast-paced financial services sector. We offer a hybrid work environment that promotes work-life balance, alongside opportunities for professional growth through continuous learning and development. Join us to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a supportive culture that prioritizes quality and excellence in all we do.
