Quality Engineering Lead

Infosys; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys in Burnaby, BC seeks a Quality Engineering Lead to drive QA strategy, test automation, and product ownership across enterprise applications. You will collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams to define requirements, guide automation initiatives, and ensure quality through Agile practices.

The role requires expertise in QA transformation, AI-enabled testing, and end-to-end SDLC leadership, with strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required; three years of experience may substitute education.
• Citizenship/work authorization: Canada work eligible without sponsorship.
• 4+ years IT experience.
• Located within commuting distance of Burnaby, BC or willing to relocate; travel may be required.
• At least 4 years of software testing experience.
• Document business requirements and guide design decisions.
• Participate in coding and integrate features; maintain stability.
• Conduct code reviews and manage code repositories.
• Implement test strategies, analyze results, and coordinate bug fixes.
• Develop user training, documentation, and support frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define test strategies and lead automation initiatives.
• Manage defect governance and production issue resolution.
• Gather and analyze requirements with stakeholders and engineering teams.
• Support backlog prioritization and product ownership activities.
• Collaborate across enterprise teams to ensure on-time delivery in Agile sprints.
• Translate complex requirements into actionable development tasks.
• Engage in end-to-end SDLC from requirements to implementation.
• Lead cross-functional teams through design discussions and decisions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing and QA processes.

Skills

QE transformation

AI solutioning

Automation strategy

Agile/SAFe/DevOps

End-to-end SDLC

Stakeholder communication

Quality engineering governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent

Three years of progressive experience in lieu of education

Tools

Automation tools

API testing

NFR checks

Job description

Infosys is seeking a Quality Engineering Lead to drive quality engineering, test automation, business analysis, and product ownership activities. The role involves defining test strategies, leading automation initiatives, managing defect governance, gathering and analyzing requirements, supporting backlog prioritization, collaborating with stakeholders and engineering teams, and ensuring successful delivery of enterprise applications through Agile delivery practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
• Candidates authorized to work for any employer in Canada without employer based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time.
• 4 years of Information Technology experience.
• Candidate must be located within commuting distance of Burnaby, BC or be willing to relocate to one of these areas. This position may require travel.
• At least 4 years of software testing experience.
• Contribute to the requirements elicitation process by documenting assigned parts of business requirements, in line with guidance provided.
• Facilitate software application design discussions, and document design decisions to guide the technical team towards building software solutions.
• Participate in coding and integrate new features or updates into existing applications, with a focus on maintaining system stability.
• Conduct code reviews, do changes to the codebase and maintain code repositories.
• Implement test strategies, analyse results, and coordinate bug fixes to uphold the software quality standards.
• Develop user training programs, documentation, and support frameworks to ensure a smooth transition to new software applications.
• Actively participate in resolving production issues and recommend preventive strategies to enhance system reliability.
• Maintain detailed records of code, testing techniques, and support activities to enrich the knowledge base and assist other similar projects.
• A collaborative spirit and excellent communication skills.
• The ability to handle end to end SDLC phases from requirement gathering to implementation.
• A knack for translating complex requirements into actionable development tasks.
• A passion for design and hands‑on coding experience.
• A proactive approach to testing, troubleshooting, and refining our applications.
• The ability to work with cross-functional teams and do software integration.

Required Skills

• Experience of quality engineering (QE) transformation, QE consulting, and enterprise-wide testing modernization initiatives.
• Experience in Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutioning and implementation.
• Understanding of technical aspects like automation tools across, AI solutions, API aspects, and NFR Checks.
• Experience of enterprise architecture and digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience of enterprise quality engineering operating model, TCoE setup, governance frameworks, KPIs, SLAs, metrics, and executive reporting.
• Experience in test automation strategy, automation architecture framework design and continuous testing implementation.
• Experience in Agile, Scrum, SAFe, DevOps, CI/CD, Shift-Left, and Shift-Right testing practices.
• Experience of enterprise test management, quality governance, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience of handling large-scale testing program leadership across multiple applications, portfolios, and business domains.

Preferred Skills

• Retail domain experience.
• Experience of quality analytics, dashboards and data-driven decision making.
• Experience of engineering process improvement, productivity optimization and cost reduction programs.
• Experience of change management, organizational transformation and capability development.
• Experience of developing reusable test automation frameworks, accelerators, standards, and best practices.

The job entails sitting as well as working at a computer for extended periods of time. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email or face to face. Travel may be required as per the job requirements.

The estimated annual compensation for this role in Burnaby, British Columbia, is expected to range from $82280 to $120754.

EEO/About Us

About Us Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always‑on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

EEO Infosys provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.