QA Lead: Capital Markets Transformation with Playwright

Kumaran Systems; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kumaran Systems, Toronto-based, seeks an experienced QA Lead with strong Capital Markets and Wealth Management Tech expertise to lead testing for a large-scale transformation focused on building enterprise data hubs and integrating with multiple vendor systems. Ideal candidate will have hands-on UI, API, and database testing experience, plus automation using Playwright with Python.

You will coordinate offshore/onshore teams, define test strategies, and ensure high-quality delivery across complex

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of QA experience with at least 2+ years in a QA Lead role.
• Strong domain expertise in Capital Markets and Wealth Management Technology (WMT).
• Hands-on experience with UI, API, and database testing.
• Strong experience in integration testing and data hub validation.
• Experience with backend testing and data comparison across systems.
• Automation testing experience using Playwright with Python.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman or Swagger.
• Strong SQL knowledge and ability to validate backend data.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA activities for enterprise transformation and data hub integration projects.
• Understand and validate end-to-end UI–API–DB workflows and system integrations.
• Design and execute test strategies, test plans, and test cases for functional and integration testing.
• Perform API testing, backend testing, and data validation/comparison across multiple systems.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks using Playwright with Python.
• Coordinate with business analysts, developers, product owners, and vendor teams to ensure quality deliverables.
• Identify defects, track resolutions, and ensure timely closure of issues.Support SIT, regression, integration, and UAT testing activities.
• Mentor offshore QA team members and provide technical guidance.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Skills

QA Leadership

Capital Markets

Wealth Management Tech

UI Testing

API Testing

Database Testing

Playwright Python

SQL

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Postman

Swagger

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Kumaran Systems, Toronto-based, seeks an experienced QA Lead with strong Capital Markets and Wealth Management Tech expertise to lead testing for a large-scale transformation focused on building enterprise data hubs and integrating with multiple vendor systems. Ideal candidate will have hands-on UI, API, and database testing experience, plus automation using Playwright with Python.

You will coordinate offshore/onshore teams, define test strategies, and ensure high-quality delivery across complex