QA Strategy Manager - Test Automation Job Regina area,Saskatchewan Canada,IT/Tech

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The Opportunity

Regina , SK Information Technology Experienced Full-time $90,000 - $120,000 / year Competition Number: QAMREG
26 Benefits:
Health Insurance Dental Insurance Paid Time Off Group RRSP Life Insurance Disability Insurance Employee Assistance Program Wellness Programs

PLATO is one of Canada's leading software testing services firms, driven by the mission of building a stronger, more inclusive technology workforce. While we are proudly Indigenous-led and committed to creating opportunities for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities, our team reflects the rich diversity of Canada. We welcome talented individuals from all backgrounds who share our passion for quality and excellence in software testing.

At PLATO, we believe that better software leads to a better world. Our software testing specialists come together with a shared commitment to delivering exceptional results for our clients while building strong, resilient communities. We have established offices in Fredericton, Ottawa/Gatineau, Sault Ste. Marie, Regina, Calgary, Vancouver, and Victoria, including locations near Indigenous communities.

We are seeking a highly experienced QA Strategy Manager to drive quality strategy, leadership, and execution across multiple large initiatives. This role blends strategic oversight, hands‑on automation expertise, QA leadership, ensuring the delivery of high‑quality, scalable, solutions.

You will define QA strategy, lead and mentor QA professionals, oversee automation frameworks, and support modernization efforts-including opportunities to leverage AI‑driven testing approaches.

This role will require some onsite work in Regina.

What you'll do

Responsibilities

Develop and own enterprise-level QA strategy across multiple programs and delivery teams.

Establish QA governance, standards, processes, and metrics to ensure consistent execution.

Provide ongoing oversight, risk assessments, test coverage analysis, and quality reporting for large initiatives.

Lead, coach, and mentor QA professionals.

Ensure comprehensive test planning, estimation, strategy creation, and defect management practices.

Guide teams in functional, integration, regression, UAT, accessibility, and performance testing practices.

Automation & AI Enablement

Architect, implement, and oversee test automation frameworks across multiple technologies.

Evaluate emerging automation and AI‑driven testing tools, recommending solutions that improve scalability and efficiency.

Support automation integration into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Git Lab, Team City, Azure Dev Ops).

Champion innovation in automation through best practices, pattern libraries, and model‑driven approaches.

What you'll need

Qualifications

Develop and own enterprise-level QA strategy across multiple programs and delivery teams.

Required:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and experience.

10+ years of hands-on test automation experience using python, java or javascript.

Proficiency with multiple automation toolsets/frameworks, such as:
Selenium, Robot, WebDriver

IO. Playwright and Tosca

Strong communication, presentation, stakeholder management and leadership skills.

Experience with CI tools such as Jenkins, Team City, Git Lab, or similar.

Experience in automated API testing (Ready

API, Postman, custom frameworks).

Experience with mobile testing (iOS and Android environments).

Experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines and branching strategies

Continuous learner with the ability to evaluate new tools, transfer knowledge, and uplift team capabilities.

Strong time management, organization, and multitasking abilities.

Preferred:

Enterprise level ERP systems like Oracle, SAP, MS Dynamics 365.

Stakeholder management experience at an executive level

We're looking for

Core Skills

Stakeholder Management Test Automation Test Strategy QA Leadership

A little bit about us

PLATO

Who We Are
PLATO is a software testing and technology services company trusted by clients around the world.

In addition to providing our clients the highest quality software testing services, PLATO is creating careers in technology for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people from coast to coast to coast through our innovative train-and-employ model. Since 1997, we have been helping organizations all over the world reach their quality objectives by delivering scalable, proven, quality-centric managed services. Companies such as Apple, Suncor, TD Bank, Medavie, BCLC, Linked In, Boeing, and many others have gained considerable advantage from our Quality Assurance (QA), Testing, and eLearning expertise and experience.

We deliver specialized QA services to our clients with the goal of helping them increase profitability, boost customer satisfaction, manage development cycles and implement quality-centric solutions. We develop innovative approaches and solutions, designed to generate increased efficiencies, competitive advantage, and market share for our clients.