Overview
Location: Montreal, Canada

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days or less per week in the office)
Experience Level: Proficient (8-12+ years of experience)

Are you a seasoned QA professional who enjoys balancing hands‑on testing with strategic quality leadership? Trissential is hiring a QA Lead to join our client's team in Montreal. This is an exciting opportunity to lead quality initiatives across multiple delivery teams while helping shape the testing strategy for critical banking and payment solutions. If you're passionate about quality engineering, stakeholder engagement, and driving continuous improvement in large‑scale enterprise environments, this role is for you.

What's in It for You?
Lead quality initiatives across multiple squads, projects, and enterprise payment programs
Influence quality standards, testing practices, and delivery excellence at an organizational level
Work with modern API‑first, event‑driven, and distributed systems architectures
Partner with senior business and technology stakeholders on mission‑critical financial solutions
Mentor QA professionals and help elevate quality engineering practices across teams
Contribute to enterprise‑level test automation and quality transformation initiatives
Enjoy a flexible hybrid work model while working on high‑impact projects
Join a collaborative environment that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement

Your Role & Responsibilities
Quality Leadership & Coordination
Lead and coordinate testing activities across multiple squads, projects, releases, and payment initiatives
Establish and champion consistent testing standards, quality practices, and delivery processes across teams
Develop and maintain integrated test strategies, test plans, and quality approaches aligned to business objectives
Coordinate testing schedules, resource planning, environments, and cross‑team dependencies
Facilitate defect triage activities and ensure critical issues are appropriately prioritized and resolved
Identify, assess, and communicate quality risks, testing gaps, and release readiness concerns
Provide testing metrics, quality status reporting, and risk‑based recommendations to leadership and stakeholders
Mentor QA team members and promote best practices in quality assurance and quality engineering
Collaborate with product, business, architecture, and development teams to embed quality throughout the delivery lifecycle

Hands‑On Quality Engineering
Design, document,



and execute test cases for banking and payment transaction workflows across APIs, integrations, and event‑driven systems
Validate solution quality, resilience, reliability, and testability throughout the software development lifecycle
Test complex payment processing workflows spanning distributed systems, APIs, messaging platforms, and business processes
Develop and execute API, integration, end‑to‑end, and non‑functional testing strategies
Contribute to test automation initiatives across multiple testing layers where appropriate
Assist with the creation and maintenance of automated test assets when required
Utilize quality metrics, defect trends, and operational insights to improve testing effectiveness and reduce delivery risk
Track defects, testing execution activities, and quality metrics using Jira and related quality management tools

Skills & Experience You Should Possess
8-12+ years of experience in software quality assurance, testing, or quality engineering roles
Previous experience leading testing efforts across multiple teams, delivery streams, or enterprise initiatives
Strong expertise in API testing, including validation of requests, responses, payloads, integration points, and transaction flows
Experience testing event‑driven architectures and messaging platforms such as Kafka or similar technologies
Proven experience developing test strategies, test plans, estimates, and quality reporting frameworks
Strong experience coordinating testing activities and managing cross‑functional stakeholder expectations
Demonstrated ability to create test cases, execute tests, analyze results, and manage defects through resolution
Strong understanding of integration testing and end‑to‑end business process validation
Experience working within Agile software delivery environments
Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and risk assessment capabilities
Proven ability to influence stakeholders and promote quality‑driven decision‑making
Bilingual French and English communication skills

Bonus Points If You Have
Experience in banking, financial services, payments, or highly regulated industries




Experience testing payment processing platforms and financial transaction systems
Previous experience leading distributed or multi‑team testing programs
Hands‑on involvement with test automation initiatives and quality engineering practices
Knowledge of Java and/or Python
Experience working with microservices and distributed architectures
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and contemporary software delivery practices
Experience with Jira and related quality management tools
Previous experience working within large enterprise organizations

Education & Certifications You Need
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline
Equivalent practical experience may be considered in lieu of formal education
Industry certifications related to quality assurance, testing, Agile, or quality engineering are considered an asset

What We Offer
At Trissential, we value collaboration, innovation, leadership, and continuous improvement. By joining our client's team, you'll have the opportunity to make a measurable impact on enterprise‑scale banking and payment initiatives while helping shape the future of quality engineering

Competitive Compensation – You choose the model that works best for you, both with company‑sponsored benefits! C$161,000-C$175,000 annually or C$95-C$109 per hour, depending on your skills, experience, and location. Final compensation is determined based on skill alignment, years of experience, and fair, market‑based rates by geography.
Comprehensive Benefits for you and your dependents – Medical, dental, vision, free tele‑health, HSA with company contribution, life and disability insurance, and 401k with matching
Paid Time Off – Both compensation models offer paid time away from work
Hybrid Work Model – Collaborate onsite while maintaining flexibility and work‑life balance
Career Development – Access to professional development, enterprise‑scale projects, and leadership opportunities
Leadership Impact – Influence testing practices, delivery quality, and organizational standards
Collaborative Culture – Work alongside experienced professionals who value quality, innovation, and teamwork
Enterprise‑Scale Initiatives – Support critical payment systems and high‑visibility transformation programs

This role is only available to candidates who are authorized to work in the United States

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