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

Disclaimer

AI may be used in evaluating candidates.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

📌 Quality & Defect Management Lead to drive defect governance and quality outcomes across investment p (Toronto)
🏢 S.i. Systems
📍 Toronto