Banking Technology - Test Lead - Toronto

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The Opportunity

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. As Test Lead in our Canadian Banking Technology Consulting team within the Platforms group, you’ll play a key role in delivering technology solutions for financial institutions. You’ll work directly on projects involving modernization, data migration, cloud migration, and core banking transformation. You’ll collaborate with clients and project teams to execute strategies, solve technical challenges, and ensure successful delivery of solutions.

This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within our organization.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead overall test planning and strategy, including SIT, UAT, defect management, and day to day test co-ordination activities
• Act as a Test Lead with hands-on involvement in execution and delivery of QA initiatives
• Independently lead, execute internal and client teams to meet program timelines, deliverables, and milestones
• Assess risks, issues and proactively mitigate to seek resolution
• Manage QA efforts for complex systems, ensuring alignment with regulatory and compliance requirements
• Drive and oversee automation and performance testing initiatives, leading teams within testing delivery engagements
• Coordinate activities across onshore and offshore teams to ensure seamless communication and consistent delivery
• Implement and leverage cloud-based testing strategies across environments such as Azure, GitHub, and Google Cloud
• Drive efficient defect lifecycle management using tools such as JIRA, ALM, or TestRail
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior team members, promoting QA best practices and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with client stakeholders to ensure testing strategies align with business goals and long-term objectives
• Manage and lead distributed teams, ensuring clarity, accountability, and delivery excellence
• Explore and drive adoption of AI-assisted testing tools such as Git Hub Copilot or Claude to accelerate testing processes and improve efficiency

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Proven experience in client facing testing delivery, defect management and QA governance
• Hands-on experience with test automation and performance testing frameworks
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, GitHub, Google Cloud) and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong experience with QA tools such as JIRA, ALM, or TestRail
• Exposure to AI-powered testing tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) is a strong plus
• Proven experience in building or leveraging AI agents for test prep, analysis, execution and defect management is a major differentiator
• Experience working in client-facing roles within fast-paced environments
• Strong ability to manage stakeholder relationships and distributed teams
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills

Qualifications

• 7-8 years of experience in quality engineering, testing, or test leadership roles
• Proven experience working as a Test Lead or Senior Tester in complex delivery engagements
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Experience in banking/financial services or regulated industries is an asset

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in technology, engineering, business, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• At least 3 years’ experience in consulting, ideally in financial services and banking.
• Ability to work with diverse teams, including software vendors and sub-contractors, in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• On-site work with clients in the GTA 2–3 days a week is required.

What We Offer

The EY benefits package is designed to support your physical, emotional, financial, and social wellbeing. Our extensive benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage, mental health benefits, a robust Employee Assistance Program, and group savings plans. We offer generous time off, including personal days, vacation days, and firm-wide holidays, along with the option to purchase extra vacation days. Employees can take advantage of EY's exclusive learning programs and internal opportunities for career development and advancement. Get involved in meaningful volunteering through EY Ripples and make a positive impact in the community.

EY reports salary ranges in accordance with applicable provincial pay transparency legislation. Individual salaries within the anticipated salary ranges noted below are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to internal equity, education, relevant experience, knowledge, and applicable skill sets.

• Toronto: $88,000 to $132,000

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