Quality & Defect Management Lead to drive defect governance and quality outcomes across investment platform transformation testing phases using SIT, UAT, Parallel testing, and defect management processes Our financial services client is seeking a Quality & Defect Management Lead (10+ years) to drive defect governance and quality outcomes across investment platform transformation testing phases using SIT, UAT, Parallel testing, and defect management processes
Join a multi-year Investment Platform Transformation Program focused on modernizing technology and data capabilities across investment, operations, and finance teams. This role serves as the quality command centre for defect governance, quality metrics, root cause analysis, and readiness assessments across complex transformation delivery phases. The position works closely with technology, business, finance, and vendor stakeholders to support release quality and operational readiness decisions.
Contract, Toronto, Hybrid, Working Hours: EST
Must Haves
10+ years in testing , quality assurance , defect management , and technology delivery supporting large-scale transformation programs
Defect triage , severity frameworks , root cause analysis , quality reporting , and closure validation
Azure DevOps , ServiceNow , traceability , workflow controls , and dashboards
Investment platforms , IBOR , ABOR , accounting , and reconciliation environments
University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Accounting, or a related field
Nice to Have
Aladdin, SimCorp, CRD, Calypso, or Eagle PACE exposure
Experience supporting investment management transformation programs
Exposure to complex data and integration environments
Responsibilities
Own and facilitate the daily defect triage process across business, technology, data, finance, vendor, and system integrator teams
Define and maintain defect severity, priority, escalation, retest, closure,



and exception frameworks across workstreams
Monitor the end-to-end defect lifecycle from identification through resolution, retest, evidence validation, and closure
Lead defect escalations and drive ownership and resolution dates for critical and high-priority issues
Produce quality metrics, dashboards, and trend analysis on defect volumes, severity, ageing, leakage, reopen rates, and resolution performance
Assess defects impacting release quality, operational readiness, financial integrity, data integrity, and program milestones
Provide executive-level reporting on quality trends, material risks, unresolved issues, mitigation actions, and readiness decisions
Quality & Defect Management Lead to drive defect governance and quality outcomes across investment platform transformation testing phases using SIT, UAT, Parallel testing, and defect management processes Our financial services client is seeking a Quality & Defect Management Lead (10+ years) to drive defect governance and quality outcomes across investment platform transformation testing phases using SIT, UAT, Parallel testing, and defect management processes
Join a multi-year Investment Platform Transformation Program focused on modernizing technology and data capabilities across investment, operations, and finance teams. This role serves as the quality command centre for defect governance, quality metrics, root cause analysis, and readiness assessments across complex transformation delivery phases. The position works closely with technology, business, finance,



and vendor stakeholders to support release quality and operational readiness decisions.
Contract, Toronto, Hybrid, Working Hours: EST
Must Haves
10+ years in testing , quality assurance , defect management , and technology delivery supporting large-scale transformation programs
Defect triage , severity frameworks , root cause analysis , quality reporting , and closure validation
Azure DevOps , ServiceNow , traceability , workflow controls , and dashboards
Investment platforms , IBOR , ABOR , accounting , and reconciliation environments
University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Accounting, or a related field
Nice to Have
Aladdin, SimCorp, CRD, Calypso, or Eagle PACE exposure
Experience supporting investment management transformation programs
Exposure to complex data and integration environments
Responsibilities
Own and facilitate the daily defect triage process across business, technology, data, finance, vendor, and system integrator teams
Define and maintain defect severity, priority, escalation, retest, closure, and exception frameworks across workstreams
Monitor the end-to-end defect lifecycle from identification through resolution, retest, evidence validation, and closure
Lead defect escalations and drive ownership and resolution dates for critical and high-priority issues
Produce quality metrics, dashboards, and trend analysis on defect volumes, severity, ageing, leakage, reopen rates, and resolution performance
Assess defects impacting release quality, operational readiness, financial integrity, data integrity, and program milestones
Provide executive-level reporting on quality trends, material risks, unresolved issues, mitigation actions, and readiness decisions
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📌 Quality & Defect Management Lead to drive defect governance and quality outcomes across investment p (Ontario)
🏢 S.i. Systems
📍 Ontario