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Software Quality Assurance Manager Jobs in Quebec

Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, defect lifecycle management, and QA best practices * Experience testing web-based or cloud applications * Hands-on experience designing and ...

Who is LOC Software? For over 30 years, LOC Software has delivered retail technology that drives ... Remote work may be approved by the manager only in special circumstances. Our Great Benefits:

Gearbox Software As a QA Analyst, you will be responsible for testing gameplay features ... Experience using bug tracking and project management tools such as Jira . * Comfortable working in ...

Senior Software Engineer, Quality The Opportunity We are seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join ... to managers. Unity does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Unity will not pay ...

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Lead and manage a distributed QA/SDET team (US and India), including task assignment, prioritization, and technical guidance * Define and drive automation-first test strategy, while ensuring ...

Analyste assurance qualite (QA) Vous agissez comme le maitre d'uvre de la qualite au sein d'une escouade agile, propulsant les standards techniques de notre equipe de developpement en croissance.

NET and C# software Analyze results, identify defects, and collaborate with developers to troubleshoot and resolve issues Advocate for QA best practices throughout the software development lifecycle ...

We are looking for an HR Governance & Quality Manager to support Audit & Assurance HR with meeting its responsibilities under the Firm's System of Quality Management (SoQM). Working closely with HR ...

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How much do software quality assurance manager jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 2, 2026, the average yearly pay for software quality assurance manager in Quebec is $121,139.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $100,000.00 and $144,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a software quality assurance manager?

Software Quality Assurance (QA) Managers are professionals responsible for overseeing the quality assurance process in software development. They lead teams that design, implement, and maintain testing procedures to ensure software products meet established standards and requirements. QA Managers work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to identify defects, prevent issues, and improve overall software quality. Their role is crucial for delivering reliable, secure, and user-friendly software products.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a software quality assurance manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Software Quality Assurance Manager, you need expertise in software testing methodologies, quality assurance processes, and a strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, often supported by a degree in computer science or a related field. Familiarity with tools such as Selenium, JIRA, TestRail, and certifications like ISTQB are commonly required. Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills help you effectively lead teams and advocate for product quality. These skills ensure the delivery of reliable software products, effective team performance, and alignment with organizational goals.

Is software quality assurance a good career?

Software Quality Assurance (QA) managers oversee testing processes to ensure software meets quality standards, requiring skills in testing tools, automation, and communication. The role offers opportunities for career growth, especially with experience and certifications like ISTQB, and is in demand across various industries that rely on software development.

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QA Analyst (12-Month Contract - Maternity Leave Replacement) | Analyste QA (contrat de 12 mois - ...

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Job description

Company overview

Jesta I.S. is a leading supplier of ERP software for the apparel, footwear, and soft-goods industries. Our global client base includes many recognizable brands and continues to grow. We are seeking a QA Analyst (12-month contract - maternity leave replacement) to join our Quality Assurance team in Montreal.


Position summary

In this role, you'll play a key part in ensuring the quality, stability, and reliability of Jesta's cloud-based ERP platform by designing and executing comprehensive testing strategies across manual and automated testing. You'll work closely with Product, Development, and Customer Support teams to validate new functionality, reduce release risk, and continuously improve our quality practices.

This position is ideal for an Intermediate or Senior QA professional who enjoys owning testing initiatives, contributing to automation, mentoring teammates, and driving quality improvements across complex enterprise applications.


Responsibilities

Quality Assurance & Testing

  • Design, execute, and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, regression suites, and test scripts across manual and automated testing
  • Perform functional, system, integration, regression, and release testing across multiple ERP modules, with a primary focus on Financial, Merchandise Management, Planning, and Warehouse Management System (WMS)
  • Analyze business and functional requirements to identify risks, edge cases, and data-related defects
  • Identify, document, track, and validate software defects throughout the defect lifecycle
  • Collaborate closely with Product, Development, and Customer Support teams to ensure complete test coverage and release readiness

Automation & Continuous Improvement

  • Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of automated testing frameworks to improve quality, efficiency, and test coverage
  • Support CI/CD testing integration and automation initiatives
  • Perform root cause analysis and recommend product and process improvements
  • Define, maintain, and continuously improve QA processes, standards, and testing methodologies
  • Establish and monitor quality metrics, dashboards, and testing progress

Collaboration

  • Communicate testing progress, risks, and quality metrics clearly with cross-functional stakeholders
  • Partner with Development and Product teams to improve release quality and mitigate delivery risks
  • Mentor junior QA team members and support sprint-level QA coordination
  • At the senior level, contribute to QA strategy, automation leadership, quality standards, and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple product areas
  • Stay current with emerging testing methodologies, automation tools, AI-assisted testing practices, and enterprise QA trends


Qualifications

Education & certification

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
  • QA certifications (ISTQB, CSTE, or equivalent) are considered an asset
  • Training in test automation, CI/CD pipelines, or performance testing is considered an asset

Knowledge & experience

  • 3-5+ years of QA experience testing enterprise or business applications (Intermediate level)
  • QA experience with demonstrated technical leadership or ownership of testing initiatives (Senior level)
  • Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, defect lifecycle management, and QA best practices
  • Experience testing web-based or cloud applications
  • Hands-on experience designing and maintaining manual and automated test cases
  • Experience contributing to or maintaining test automation frameworks
  • Experience testing ERP, retail, supply chain, or warehouse management systems, particularly within Financial, Merchandise Management, Planning, or Warehouse Management System (WMS) modules, is strongly preferred
  • Experience with performance, load, or data-driven testing is considered an asset
  • Experience working within Agile environments and CI/CD pipelines is an asset

Tools & systems

  • Test automation tools such as Selenium, JUnit, and TestNG
  • SQL for test validation (Oracle preferred)
  • Jira, Azure DevOps, and Confluence
  • Microsoft Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint
  • Experience with CI/CD testing tools
  • Familiarity with enterprise ERP platforms
  • Experience using Microsoft Copilotand AI-assisted toolsto improve productivity, documentation, and testing activities

Skills & abilities

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail
  • Proficiency in both manual and automated software testing
  • Ability to assess and validate AI-generated outputs for accuracy and quality
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills across QA, Product, Development, and Customer Support teams
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Data-driven approach to quality using testing metrics and insights
  • Continuous learning mindset and commitment to process improvement


Additional Information

  • This is a hybrid role, 2 days working in the office in Montreal, QC is required.
  • This is a 12-month contract role (maternity leave replacement), with thepossibility of extension.
  • We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.


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Presentation de l'entreprise

Jesta I.S. est un fournisseur de premier plan de logiciels ERP pour les industries de l'habillement, de la chaussure et des biens de consommation. Notre clientele mondiale comprend de nombreuses marques reconnues et ne cesse de croitre. Nous sommes a la recherche d'une Analyste QA (contrat de 12 mois - remplacement de conge de maternite) pour se joindre a notre equipe d'assurance qualite a Montreal.


Resume du poste

Dans ce role, vous jouerez un role cle dans l'assurance de la qualite, de la stabilite et de la fiabilite de la plateforme ERP infonuagique de Jesta en concevant et en executant des strategies de tests completes, tant manuelles qu'automatisees. Vous collaborerez etroitement avec les equipes Produit, Developpement et Soutien a la clientele afin de valider les nouvelles fonctionnalites, reduire les risques lies aux mises en production et contribuer a l'amelioration continue de nos pratiques d'assurance qualite.

Ce poste est ideal pour une personne de niveau intermediaire ou senior passionnee par l'assurance qualite, qui souhaite prendre en charge des initiatives de tests, contribuer a l'automatisation, partager son expertise avec ses collegues et ameliorer la qualite de solutions ERP d'entreprise complexes.


Responsabilites

Assurance qualite et tests

  • Concevoir, executer et maintenir des plans de tests, cas de tests, suites de regression et scripts de tests manuels et automatises
  • Realiser des tests fonctionnels, d'integration, de systeme, de regression et de mise en production sur plusieurs modules ERP, principalement les solutions Finance, Gestion des marchandises (Merchandise Management), Planification (Planning) et Gestion d'entrepot (Warehouse Management System - WMS)
  • Analyser les exigences d'affaires et fonctionnelles afin d'identifier les risques, les cas limites et les anomalies liees aux donnees
  • Identifier, documenter, suivre et valider les anomalies tout au long de leur cycle de vie
  • Collaborer etroitement avec les equipes Produit, Developpement et Soutien a la clientele afin d'assurer une couverture de tests complete et des mises en production de qualite

Automatisation et amelioration continue

  • Contribuer a la conception, au developpement et au maintien des cadres d'automatisation des tests afin d'ameliorer la qualite, l'efficacite et la couverture des tests
  • Participer aux initiatives d'automatisation et d'integration des tests dans les pipelines CI/CD
  • Realiser des analyses des causes fondamentales (root cause analysis) et recommander des ameliorations aux produits et aux processus
  • Definir, maintenir et faire evoluer les processus, les normes et les methodologies d'assurance qualite
  • Mettre en place et suivre les indicateurs de qualite, les tableaux de bord et l'avancement des activites de tests

Collaboration

  • Communiquer clairement l'avancement des tests, les risques et les indicateurs de qualite aux differentes parties prenantes
  • Collaborer avec les equipes Developpement et Produit afin d'ameliorer la qualite des livraisons et de reduire les risques
  • Accompagner et soutenir les analystes QA plus junior ainsi que les activites QA des sprints
  • Au niveau senior, contribuer a la strategie QA, au leadership en automatisation, aux standards de qualite et aux initiatives d'amelioration continue pour plusieurs gammes de produits
  • Assurer une veille sur les nouvelles methodologies de tests, les outils d'automatisation, les pratiques de tests assistes par l'IA et les meilleures pratiques en assurance qualite


Qualifications

Formation & certification

  • Baccalaureat en informatique, en genie logiciel ou dans un domaine connexe, ou experience professionnelle equivalente
  • Les certifications QA (ISTQB, CSTE ou equivalent) constituent un atout
  • Une formation en automatisation des tests, en pipelines CI/CD ou en tests de performance constitue un atout

Connaissances & experience

  • 3 a 5 ans ou plus d'experience en assurance qualite dans le cadre de tests d'applications d'entreprise ou d'affaires (niveau intermediaire)
  • Experience en assurance qualite avec demonstration de leadership technique ou prise en charge d'initiatives QA (niveau senior)
  • Excellente comprehension des methodologies de tests logiciels, de la gestion du cycle de vie des anomalies et des meilleures pratiques QA
  • Experience des tests d'applications Web ou infonuagiques
  • Experience pratique dans la conception et le maintien de tests manuels et automatises
  • Experience avec les cadres d'automatisation des tests
  • Une experience des systemes ERP, du commerce de detail, de la chaine d'approvisionnement ou des systemes de gestion d'entrepot, particulierement des modules Finance, Gestion des marchandises (Merchandise Management), Planification (Planning) ou Gestion d'entrepot (WMS), est fortement souhaitee
  • Une experience en tests de performance, de charge ou axes sur les donnees constitue un atout
  • Une experience de travail dans un environnement Agile et avec des pipelines CI/CD constitue un atout

Outils & systemes

  • Outils d'automatisation des tests tels que Selenium, JUnit et TestNG
  • SQL pour la validation des donnees (Oracle de preference)
  • Jira, Azure DevOps et Confluence
  • Microsoft Outlook, Teams et SharePoint
  • Experience avec les outils de tests CI/CD
  • Connaissance des plateformes ERP d'entreprise
  • Experience avec
    Microsoft Copilot et d'autres outils d'IA afin d'ameliorer la productivite, la documentation et les activites de tests

Competences & aptitudes

  • Excellentes capacites d'analyse et de resolution de problemes, avec une grande attention aux details
  • Maitrise des tests logiciels manuels et automatises
  • Capacite a evaluer et valider les resultats generes par des outils d'IA afin d'en assurer l'exactitude et la qualite
  • Excellentes habiletes de communication et de collaboration avec les equipes QA, Produit, Developpement et Soutien a la clientele
  • Capacite a gerer plusieurs priorites dans un environnement dynamique
  • Approche axee sur les donnees et les indicateurs de qualite pour soutenir la prise de decision
  • Curiosite, volonte d'apprendre en continu et engagement envers l'amelioration continue


Informations complementaires

  • Poste hybride : presence requise au bureau de Montreal 2 jours par semaine.
  • Il s'agit d'un poste contractuel d'une duree de 12 mois (remplacement pour conge de maternite), avec possibilite de prolongation.
  • Nous remercions toutes les personnes qui postulent ; seules les personnes preselectionnees seront contactees.