Sr. QA Manual - Canada Remote

Job Title: Senior QA Manual Testing Location: Canada/ Remote Experience:

8 12 years (with strong Manual Testing leadership experience)

Job Summary We are looking for an experienced Sr QA Manual Testing to lead end-to-end quality assurance activities across web, mobile, and backend applications. The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining QA strategy, leading manual testing teams, ensuring high-quality releases, and collaborating closely with business and technical stakeholders in an Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage manual QA activities across multiple projects
  • Define and own QA strategy, test plans, and test approach
  • Review and approve test cases, test scenarios, and test execution results
  • Coordinate system testing, integration testing, regression testing, UAT support
  • Ensure requirement traceability and full test coverage
  • Identify, log, and track defects using JIRA / ALM / Azure DevOps
  • Perform root cause analysis and ensure timely defect resolution
  • Work closely with Developers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Scrum Masters
  • Lead daily QA stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives
  • Mentor and guide QA team members; conduct peer reviews
  • Ensure adherence to QA standards, processes, and best practices
  • Support release planning and go/no-go decisions
  • Drive continuous improvement in testing processes and quality metrics
Required Skills & Qualifications: Manual Testing Expertise:
  • Strong hands-on experience in Manual Testing for web and mobile applications
  • Excellent understanding of SDLC and STLC
  • Experience in Agile / Scrum methodologies
  • Expertise in functional, integration, system, regression, smoke, sanity, and UAT testing
  • Strong experience in test case design techniques (Boundary Value Analysis, Equivalence Partitioning, Decision Tables)
Tools & Technologies
  • Defect Tracking & Test Management: JIRA, ALM, TestRail, Azure DevOps
  • Browsers & Devices: Cross-browser and cross-device testing
  • Basic SQL knowledge for data validation (good to have)
  • API testing awareness using Postman or similar tools (good to have)
Leadership & Soft Skills
  • Proven experience leading manual QA teams (5 15 members)
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to handle multiple priorities and tight deadlines
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
  • Experience working with onshore/offshore teams
Nice To Have
  • Exposure to test automation concepts (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress understanding level)
  • Experience in domain testing (Banking, Healthcare, Insurance, E-commerce, etc.)
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and release management
Education
  • Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
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