Quality Assurance Lead

The Opportunity

Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power, Corp. Tech Project Management

Location: Halifax, NS

Type of Employment: Regular, Full-Time

Closing Date: May 7, 2025

We are looking for a Quality Assurance (QA) Lead to join our IT Project Management Office (PMO) Leadership team. Reporting to the Manager, Solution Analysis, you will lead a team of 8-10 QA Analysts to drive maximum value delivered by our team of QA Analysts.

Key elements of this role include:

• Lead and manage a team of QA Analysts, providing mentorship and guidance to ensure high performance and professional growth.
• Oversee the documentation of QA processes, identifying areas for improvement and recommending effective solutions.
• Support the Solution Analysis Manager to deliver timely and accurate quality reports, presentations, and documentation.
• Prioritize and manage the team's workload, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of test planning, coordination, and execution.
• Conduct regular team meetings, performance reviews, and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring their needs are met and expectations are managed.
• Design, develop and execute test plans.
• Monitor and report on the quality of systems or applications under test.

These skills will make you successful:

To thrive in this role, you recognize yourself in most of the following competencies and skills listed below:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience:
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in quality assurance, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience as a QA Team Lead or similar role, with a strong understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Skills:
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Experience with test management tools is considered an asset.
• Experience with test automation tools and scripting is considered an asset.
• Experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications: ISTQB certification or equivalent.

Learn more about our culture and values:

At the Emera Group of Companies, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help us to safely deliver cleaner, more reliable energy to our customers.

If working in an innovative environment, challenging yourself, and shaping a cleaner energy future inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by May 7, 2025 and let us know why this role is right for you.

The perks of joining our team? We offer:

• Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
• Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
• Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching, volunteer programs, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.
• Competitive Compensation: Short-term incentive plans and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera:

As one of Atlantic Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.

Recruitment & Promotion Policy:

The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.