Overview
QA / QC Test Lead Jobs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at Aarorn Technologies Inc
Title: QA / QC Test Lead
Company: Aarorn Technologies Inc
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Job Title: QA / QC Test Lead
Location: Toronto, ON (3x onsite a week)
Employment Type: Contract
Pay Rate: CAD$45 – $50/HR INC
Job Description
This role is a senior QA/QC Test Lead position in banking, focused on end-to-end testing and data validation of regulatory reporting systems (Basel III, OSFI). It requires strong expertise in data-centric QA, advanced SQL, and automation, along with deep knowledge of financial products and regulatory calculations. The role involves validating complex datasets, ensuring compliance, collaborating with stakeholders, and leading QA efforts in a highly controlled, regulatory-driven environment.
Typical Day In Role
- Perform end-to-end QA and data validation for Banking and Capital Calculations regulatory reporting systems
- Validate data accuracy, completeness, and consistency for Basel III and OSFI regulatory reports including BCAR, NCR, Pillar III and LRR
- Develop and execute test strategies, test plans, and test cases for complex financial and regulatory datasets
- Perform data-level QA using complex SQL queries to validate source-to-target mappings and calculations
- Collaborate with business analysts, regulatory SMEs, data engineers, and developers to understand regulatory logic and testing requirements
- Identify, document, and track defects through resolution, ensuring regulatory compliance
- Participate in regulatory audits, reviews, and validation exercises
- Automate regression and data validation tests using Python-based frameworks (where applicable)
- Leverage automation tools and GitHub Copilot to improve QA productivity and coverage.
- Ensure alignment with data governance, controls, and regulatory change management processes
- Mostly an automation-based role.
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills
- 10+ years experience in QA/testing/automation, with at least 8+ years within Banking or Capital Calculations
- 8+ years strong hands-on experience with Basel III regulatory reporting
- Strong understanding of financial products, risk metrics, and regulatory calculations
- 3+ years extensive experience in data-centric QA automation and validation
- 5+ years advanced SQL experience (joins, subqueries, aggregations, performance tuning)
Nice-To-Have Skills
- Experience as a QA Lead having led at least 1 automation project
- Strong experience validating large regulatory and financial datasets
- Ability to automate QA testing using Python
- Experience using GitHub Copilot to accelerate test development and automation
- Defect tracking and test management tools (e.g., JIRA, ALM)
Soft Skills Required
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail and accuracy, especially for regulatory data
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders
- Proactive mindset with ownership of QA deliverables
- Ability to work effectively under regulatory deadlines
Disclaimer: AI tools may assist in the recruitment process; however, all hiring decisions are made by the recruitment team based on a comprehensive evaluation of candidates.
