Manager, QA Automation Management

Michael Page; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a senior leader to advance test automation, quality engineering, performance testing, environment management and release practices across the Canadian enterprise.

The successful candidate will partner with business and technology leaders to drive continuous improvement, define strategic roadmaps, and lead high-performing teams supporting insurance delivery initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science or related field.
• 8+ years of IT experience with progressive responsibilities.
• 5+ years in applications testing, QA, quality engineering, perf testing and environment management.
• 2+ years of people leadership and delivery in insurance industry.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile Scrum, and DevOps practices.
• Experience with test automation programs and automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead test automation strategy and adoption across the enterprise.
• Define and improve automation policies, performance testing, and environment management.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to define strategic roadmaps.
• Coach and mentor teams to excel in delivery and engagement activities.
• Oversee budgets and vendor relationships related to QA, automation, and release management.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related field

Quality engineering

Test automation

Performance testing

Leadership

Budget management

SDLC & Agile

DevOps

Tools

Jira

Confluence

LoadRunner

Selenium

Ranorex

Jenkins

Job description

This leadership role is responsible for advancing test automation, quality engineering, performance testing, environment management, and release practices across the enterprise. The successful candidate will partner with business and technology leaders to drive continuous improvement, define strategic roadmaps, and lead high-performing teams supporting insurance delivery initiatives.

Client Details

A leading Canadian Insurance company.

Description

• Drive the implementation, growth and adoption of test automation across enterprise
• Drive an Automation First mandate in all phases of testing
• Define and improve quality engineering and automation policies and procedures
• Design, measure, report, and continuously improve automation and system performance metrics
• Experience managing capital and operational budgets, with proven cost management achievements
• Collaborate with functional and development teams to develop performance engineering discipline and lead performance testing effort across lines of business
• Support the team to manage the various environments required for testing and production launches for program and projects across Insurance companies
• Support the release planning leads to diligently manage intake and collaborate with stakeholders to plan deployments
• Design systems to support continuous delivery and adapt test environment management to support on-demand, self-service automation
• Develop technology roadmap for automation, performance testing and release management tools
• Partner with system and business leaders to understand their quality needs and incorporate that into roadmap
• Coach and mentor team members to enable them to excel in their roles and support engagement activities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferably in engineering, computer science, or related practice
• Certification in top automation tools and courses an asset
• Project Management certification an asset
• Minimum of 8 years progressive work experience in information technology
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in applications testing, quality assurance, quality engineering, performance testing and environment management
• Minimum of 2 years of people leadership, project management and delivery experience within the insurance industry
• Experience with both functional and non-functional (load, performance, failure, etc.) test design & execution
• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle and Agile Scrum development methodology and in leading Agile Scrum QA teams
• Understanding of enterprise DevOps
• Strong understanding of non-functional behaviors that include performance, scalability / resource utilization, resiliency & security, high availability
• Experience leading test automation programs desired
• Knowledge and experience with testing & automation tools
• Knowledge and experience in DevOps, SQL, O/S troubleshooting and tooling (Jira, Confluence, LoadRunner, Selenium, Ranorex, Jenkins) desired

Profile

The successful candidate will bring at least eight years of progressive IT experience, including extensive expertise in quality assurance, quality engineering, test automation, performance testing, and environment management. They will possess strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile Scrum delivery, enterprise DevOps practices, and both functional and non-functional testing methodologies. Experience leading automation programs, managing budgets, vendor relationships, and technology roadmaps will be highly valuable. The ideal candidate will have proven people leadership experience within the insurance industry and a track record of coaching teams to achieve strong delivery outcomes. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills are essential, along with a continuous improvement mindset, strong analytical abilities, and a passion for driving enterprise-scale quality and automation transformation.

Job Offer

• Opportunity to lead enterprise-wide quality engineering, automation, and performance testing initiatives.
• High visibility role partnering with technology and business leaders to influence strategic decisions.
• Ability to shape automation, release management, and continuous delivery roadmaps across the organisation.
• Leadership exposure through team mentoring, stakeholder engagement, vendor management, and budget oversight.
• Ongoing learning opportunities across DevOps, testing technologies, performance engineering, and enterprise transformation programs.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class otherwise protected under applicable human rights legislation. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled and all other qualified applicants