UAT Test Lead

Position Description

Clearance required: Eligible for Reliability Clearance (issued by Government of Canada)

Experienced Test Manager with over 10 years in quality assurance and testing leadership across digital transformation and complex system implementation projects. Proven expertise in managing end-to-end testing lifecycles, planning with different functional teams, and ensuring smooth transitions from legacy systems to modern platforms with zero business disruption. Demonstrated experience with mission-critical, high-availability or regulated environments.

Your future duties and responsibilities

The Test Manager/Lead will lead the test strategy and execution for a large-scale system. This system will fully replace a legacy high-availability platform, and must meet rigorous standards for accuracy, availability, performance, and resiliency.

Working with the Test Lead and Test team, the Test Manager will be responsible for end-to-end quality oversight, including integration with 11 internal and external systems, cross-functional coordination with technical and business teams, and test engagement across IT, operations and partnering teams.

Objectives:

• Define and execute comprehensive testing strategy, working with test lead, test team, and stakeholder groups.
• Ensure full test coverage of key processes and integrations
• Validate successful data migration
• Enable a seamless go-live with minimal defects
  
  

Scope of Work:

• Test Planning & Strategy: Develop strategy, test plans, and define quality gates
• Test Design & Execution: Oversee test case creation and supervise system testing, SIT, UAT, regression testing, cutover testing.
• Environment & Data Management: Define and coordinate test environments and test data generation and maintenance
• Partner with business to design and execute a fit-for-purpose UAT approach, covering all business-critical workflows
• Defect Management: Lead triage, reporting, and defect resolution
• Stakeholder Coordination: Act as single point of contact for all test activities and test-related escalations
• Reporting & Sign-Off: Provide regular updates, metrics, and go-live readiness assessment
  
  

Key Deliverables:

• Test Strategy & Master Test Plan
• Performance and Stress Test Strategy
• BCP, Failover and Contingency Test Strategy in alignment with Enterprise Risk standards
• Test Plans
• Regular Test Reports
• Implemented Test Methodology
• Defect reports and test summaries, presentations to leadership and partner stakeholder groups, go-live sign-off
  
  

Assumptions:

• Required access and tools will be provided
• Business users will support UAT and sign-off
  
  

Out of Scope:

• Test automation development (unless agreed)
• Post-production support beyond hypercare
  
  

Acceptance Criteria:

• All planned tests executed with satisfactory results
• Critical issues resolved or mitigated
• Formal test sign-off received
  
  

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role

• Test Strategy for Critical, High-Availability or Regulated Systems
• Functional, Regression, SIT, UAT Test Planning
• Performance Testing
• Business Continuity, Failover and Contingency Scenario Testing
• Joint Testing with Internal and External Partners Test Automation Oversight Data Migration & Validation
• Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
• Defect Management
• Strong Stakeholder & Team Management Skills
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Strong sense of ownership, attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  
  

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Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer, we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.

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