QE Lead, Functional

Insight Global; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a senior SDET to lead a team of quality engineers in a dotted line capacity, building scalable, code-driven quality solutions across the SDLC. The role focuses on automation-first strategies, API-first testing, and AI-driven testing approaches rather than traditional QA leadership.

You will collaborate with product and engineering partners to embed quality objectives, design scalable validation frameworks, and integrate quality gates into CI/CD pipelines, driving

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, quality engineering, or related field.
• Experience operating as a senior technical contributor or SDET.
• Strong programming skills (Python, JavaScript, C#, Java).
• Proven experience designing and building and evolving automation frameworks (not just using them).
• Deep experience in API-first testing and reducing reliance on UI-based automation.
• Experience with AI-powered testing or test generation: LLMs, agentic and spec-driven automation.
• Experience integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong experience in automated NFR validation.
• Experience with scalable API automation frameworks (REST, event-driven systems).
• Hands-on experience with tools like Playwright, Cypress, Postman, or equivalent.
• Experience with distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Familiarity with AWS or Azure, containers (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Data-driven approach to measuring and improving quality.
• Banking, credit union experience preferrable

Responsibilities

• Translating quality engineering strategy and technical direction into executable plans and approaches aligned to business and delivery needs.
• Collaborating directly with product and engineering partner teams to embed quality objectives within those teams’ delivery contexts.
• Designing and implementing scalable, data-driven automated validation approaches that reduce reliance on manual and UI-heavy testing.
• Contributing to metrics and quality signals (e.g. automation coverage, test reliability metrics, CI/CD feedback loops) through instrumentation and KPIs.
• Implementing and enforcing quality gates (API coverage, performance thresholds, reliability criteria) within Dev-owned CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

C#

Java

Automation frameworks

API-first testing

AI-powered testing

CI/CD integration

Playwright

Postman

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Distributed systems

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Postman

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Description

senior technical role responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of member-facing platforms through hands-on engineering leadership and execution of automation-first practices across the SDLC. This position focuses on designing and implementing quality engineering solutions, leveraging deep technical expertise in automation, API-first testing, AI-driven/agentic techniques, and non-functional validation. This is not a traditional QA Lead role. We are looking for a senior engineer (senior SDET) to lead a team of quality engineers in a dotted line capacity building scalable, code-driven quality solutions, not just manage testing activities.

• Translating quality engineering strategy and technical direction into executable plans and approaches aligned to business and delivery needs
• Collaborating directly with product and engineering partner teams to embed quality objectives within those teams’ delivery contexts
• Designing and implementing scalable, data-driven automated validation approaches that reduce reliance on manual and UI-heavy testing
• Contributing to metrics and quality signals (e.g. automation coverage, test reliability metrics, CI/CD feedback loops) through instrumentation and KPIs
• Implementing and enforcing quality gates (API coverage, performance thresholds, reliability criteria) within Dev-owned CI/CD pipelines

Skills and Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, quality engineering, or related field
• Experience operating as a senior technical contributor or SDET
• Strong programming skills (Python, JavaScript, C#, Java)
• Proven experience designing and building and evolving automation frameworks (not just using them)
• Deep experience in API-first testing and reducing reliance on UI-based automation
• Experience with AI-powered testing or test generation: LLMs, agentic and spec-driven automation
• Experience integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines
• Strong experience in automated NFR validation
• Experience with scalable API automation frameworks (REST, event-driven systems)
• Hands-on experience with tools like Playwright, Cypress, Postman, or equivalent
• Experience with distributed systems and microservices architectures
• Familiarity with AWS or Azure, containers (Docker/Kubernetes)Data-driven approach to measuring and improving quality
• Ability to evaluate quality effectiveness by analyzing automation outcomes and leveraging data to identify patterns and signals Banking, credit union experience preferrable

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].