Quality Engineer Lead - AI-Driven Testing & Hybrid Role

Société Financière Manuvie; Southwestern Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 113,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife Bank Technology Team is seeking a Quality Engineer Lead to shape quality engineering across our technology platforms. Lead automation design, scale automated tests for cloud APIs, and embed quality-first practices throughout the SDLC in a hybrid work setting.

You will partner with engineering and product teams to deliver reliable, high-performing systems and apply AI-assisted testing approaches to improve test coverage and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in quality engineering with a strong focus on test automation in modern software environments.
• Proven ability to design test strategies, analyze results, and use quality metrics to inform decisions and improvements.
• Experience testing cloud-based APIs, including exposure to AI-enabled or automated test generation tools.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to influence quality practices across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test solutions that improve product quality, reliability, and performance.
• Analyze automation results, investigate failures, and collaborate with teams to resolve quality risks early.
• Develop test strategies and patterns to validate functional, performance, scalability, and reliability requirements.
• Apply modern testing techniques, including AI-assisted test generation for cloud APIs.
• Define, track, and report on quality KPIs such as defect trends, defect density, and first-time pass rate.
• Prepare and present quality dashboards, audit findings, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Establish, maintain, and evolve quality standards, tools, and best practices across teams.
• Capture and implement leading quality engineering practices to drive continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with developers, product managers, and business analysts to embed quality throughout the SDLC.
• Conduct code and test reviews, proactively identifying risks and improvement opportunities.
• Perform peer reviews of deliverables, supporting a culture of learning, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Stay current with frontend and backend technologies, testing frameworks, and industry trends to support diverse application needs.

Skills

Test automation

Quality engineering

Cloud testing

Collaboration

Tools

AI-assisted testing tools

Automation frameworks

Job description

Manulife Bank Technology Team is seeking a Quality Engineer Lead to shape quality engineering across our technology platforms. Lead automation design, scale automated tests for cloud APIs, and embed quality-first practices throughout the SDLC in a hybrid work setting.

You will partner with engineering and product teams to deliver reliable, high-performing systems and apply AI-assisted testing approaches to improve test coverage and efficiency.