Quality Assurance Technical Lead

September 5, 2025

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Cord3 Innovation Inc. is seeking aQA Lead (Technical) to join our team!

We are seeking a results-driven and highly technical QA Lead to join our dynamic engineering team. In this role, you will build and lead our automated testing strategy from the ground up, playing a critical part in ensuring the quality and reliability of our innovative, three-tiered, service-oriented architecture (SOA) product. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, QA automation, and DevOps. This role is for a passionate individual dedicated to building robust, scalable testing solutions and leveraging modern technologies like containerization, CI/CD, and AI-powered tools to deliver a secure and reliable product to our customers.

As the QA Lead, you will be a key member of the engineering team, working in close collaboration with developers and stakeholders. Your primary goal will be to architect and implement a reliable, repeatable automated testing framework for our multi-tiered product.

Responsibilities:

  • Architect, design, and implement a comprehensive, scalable, end-to-end automated testing framework.
  • Drive the expansion of end-to-end (E2E) test coverage to ensure high application stability and reliability.
  • Spearhead the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) by integrating Terraform and Ansible into GitLab CI/CD pipelines, enabling fully automated, ephemeral testing environments.
  • Investigate, evaluate, and implement modern AI-powered testing tools and strategies to enhance QA processes.
  • Provide strategic and technical leadership in QA and DevOps, mentoring engineers in best practices for automation, containerization, and test architecture.
  • Oversee the creation and maintenance of technical documentation, including test plans, test strategies, and automation frameworks.
  • Contribute to the release process by defining test scope, coordinating deployments, and ensuring comprehensive functional, performance, and regression testing.

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience in a technical role with a strong background in software development, QA automation, or DevOps engineering.
  • Proven expertise in designing and building automated test frameworks from the ground up.
  • Hands-on experience with modern automation frameworks (e.g., Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, WebDriver.io).
  • In-depth knowledge of CI/CD principles and hands-on experience with tools like GitLab CI/CD or Jenkins.
  • Proficiency with both black-box and white-box testing methodologies.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Must hold or be eligible for a Canadian Security Clearance.

Must reside in the Ottawa, Ontario area.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with performance testing tools such as JMeter.
  • Exposure to modern AI-powered QA tools (e.g., Mabl, Testim, Functionize).
  • A passion for exploring and implementing cutting-edge technologies to advance software quality and testing efficiency.

Education:

  • A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as engineering, quality management, or a related discipline is required.

Employment Type: Full-Time

Workplace Type: Hybrid (In office days are Tuesday-Thursday)

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Company

Cord3 Innovation Inc.

Location

Ottawa

Country

Canada

Salary

100.000

URL

https://en-ca.whatjobs.com/coopob__cpl___291_2595680__3337?utm_source=3337&utm_medium=feed&keyword=Quality-Assurance-Technical&location=Ottawa&geoID=4247