Lead Manual QA Engineer - Remote Canada

RELQ TECHNOLOGIES; Canada; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A product-based company focusing on SaaS HRMS applications seeks a Senior Manual QA Engineer. The role involves ensuring product quality through manual testing in large-scale enterprise environments, collaborating with development teams, and mentoring junior QA members. Ideal candidates have strong SQL skills and experience in testing enterprise systems for public sector organizations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in manual QA testing in enterprise-scale environments.
• Proficiency in writing and executing complex SQL queries.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive manual test cases for applications.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and system testing.
• Collaborate with developers, QA peers, and product managers.

Skills

Manual Testing

SQL

Communication

Tools

JIRA

TestRail

Zephyr

Job description

Remote – Canada

Client Domain – Product based company - HRMS (Human Resource Management System) applications focused on SaaS-based HRMS applications that assist public sector organizations

About The Role

We are seeking a Senior Manual QA Engineer with strong expertise in manual testing and SQL, who has worked in complex, large-scale enterprise environments. While manual testing will be your primary focus, experience or familiarity with Selenium and Java for automation is highly desirable. You will help ensure product quality through detailed testing and collaboration across development and product teams.

Key Responsibilities

1. Design, develop, and execute comprehensive manual test cases for web and enterprise-grade applications.
2. Perform functional, regression, integration, and system testing to ensure end-to-end quality.
3. Write and execute SQL queries to validate backend data and support test cases.
4. Experience testing enterprise systems with complex integrations, high data volumes, and multi-team coordination.
5. Proven expertise in SQL, including writing joins, subqueries, aggregations, and performance-tuned queries.
6. Identify, document, and track bugs using tools like JIRA, ensuring issues are resolved.
7. Collaborate with developers, QA peers, and product managers to clarify requirements and build test strategies.
8. Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes.
9. Contribute to or maintain automated tests using Selenium with Java, when appropriate.
10. Provide mentoring or guidance to junior QA team members.

Required Qualifications

1. 5+ years of experience in manual QA testing in enterprise-scale environments.
2. Proficiency in writing and executing complex SQL queries.
3. Exposure to enterprise domains such as finance, healthcare, insurance, or large-scale B2B platforms.
4. Experience with enterprise-grade platforms used by thousands of users daily.
5. Solid understanding of QA methodologies, test planning, and defect management.
6. Familiarity with Selenium and Java for test automation (hands-on experience is a plus).
7. Experience with QA tools like TestRail, Zephyr, JIRA, etc.
8. Strong communication and documentation skills.
9. Self-driven and able to take ownership of testing deliverables in a fast-paced Agile setting.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Hands-on experience building or maintaining automated tests using Selenium WebDriver with Java.
2. Knowledge of REST API testing and tools like Postman.
3. Experience in domains such as finance, healthcare, or e-commerce.
4. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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