Priority may be given to the following designated employment equity groups: women, Indigenous Peoples* (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), persons with disabilities and racialized persons*.

• The Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

Candidates are asked to self-declare when applying to this hiring process.

City: Ottawa

Organizational Unit: Chief Information Officer Branch

Classification: CS-3

Tenure: Continuing

Language Requirements: Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC

Work arrangements: Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement (combination of working onsite and telework). Employees in this position who telework will be required to travel to the designated work site at least three times per week or a minimum of 60% of their regular work schedule at their own expense.

At the NRC, we recognize that Indigenous candidates may have important connections to their communities and you may be eligible for an exception to this work arrangement. Alternative work arrangements may also be considered to accommodate candidates as required. To learn more about these options, please contact the NRC Hiring team using the contact information below.

Discover the possible

Anything is possible at the NRC, named in 2025 one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People, Top Employer in the National Capital Region and Forbes Canada’s Best Employers!

As Canada’s leading research and technology organization, our world-renowned research pushes the boundaries of science and engineering to make the impossible, possible. Every day we explore new ideas through innovative research and help companies discover possibilities that impact Canada’s future and the world.

At the NRC, you’ll also discover new possibilities. Our supportive workplace fosters a culture of creativity, welcoming fresh perspectives and innovation at all levels. We value teamwork. You’ll collaborate across multiple fields and with the brightest minds to find creative solutions. Most importantly, you’ll discover what’s possible within you as you grow, make valuable contributions and progress in your professional journey. From ground-breaking discoveries to a life-changing career, discover your possible at the NRC.

The role

We are looking for a Team Lead, Quality Assurance to support our Chief Information Officer Branch. The Team Lead, Quality Assurance would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

We are looking to hire a QA Specialist to catch our "Oops" before it goes out the door. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented individual who shares the passion of our development team for high quality releases! As we develop our consolidated, next generation Grants & Contribution application, the successful candidate will hold ultimate responsibility for leading our QA team and activities, as well as automation development.

The successful candidate is someone who can be counted on to:

• Lead QA processes and teams, and provide advisory services on quality assurance standards, technologies and frameworks to a variety of colleagues.
• Provide expert QA advice to a variety of colleagues (management, clients, developers).
• Establish a QA Definition of Done with appropriate QA processes and procedures as required, leveraging Azure DevOps.
• Seek out new ideas and technologies to achieve our QA needs, both manual and automated.
• Provide technical leadership in developing reusable automation test assets and artifacts, such as browser driver abstraction and UI test frameworks.
• Mentor and superview other QA resources, sharing their expertise to improve the overall effectiveness of the team.

Screening criteria

Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further consideration as candidates:

Education

Bachelor degree in Computer Science from a recognized University or a Technical College diploma in Computer Science or related field.

An equivalent combination of education and direct experience may be considered.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

Experience

• Experience supervising and leading work teams engaged in quality assurance processes, both manual and automated.

• Extensive* experience writing test plans, test suites and test cases.

• Significant** experience with Selenium framework, .NET and C#.

• Significant** experience with xml/json data and xml/json deserialization, XPath and CSS selectors.

• Significant** experience with Visual Studio unit test projects and related architecture.

• Significant** experience working with Visual Studio and Azure DevOps/VSTS.

• Extensive is defined as at least 7 years or more

**Significant is defined as at least 2-6 years of experience

Condition of employment

Reliability Status
For a Reliability Status, verification of background information over a period of 5 years is required.

Language requirements

Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

Assessment criteria

Candidates will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

Technical competencies

• Solid ability to plan and manage the activities of the team.
• Advanced knowledge of Object Oriented Programming best practices, including interface design, dependency inversion and dependency injection.
• Advanced ability to review business requirements and develop appropriate Test Plans, Test Suites and Test Cases using Microsoft Azure DevOps (or similar).
• Solid ability to create/modify/maintain unit tests using Visual Studio, C# and the Selenium or Playwright framework.
• Solid ability to create/modify/maintain test data using xml or json data files targeting multiple vertical environments.
• Advanced ability to research and analysis quality assurance needs to recommend solutions.

Behavioural competencies

• Technology support - Communication (Level 3)
• Technology support - Conceptual and analytical ability (Level 3)
• Technology support - Initiative (Level 2)
• Technology support - Results orientation (Level 3)
• Technology support - Teamwork (Level 3)

Competency Profile(s)

For this position, the NRC will evaluate candidates using the following competency profile: Technology Support

Compensation

From $101,874 to $127,511 per annum.

In addition, the incumbent will receive the Bilingualism Bonus of $800 per year.

NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of competitive benefits including a robust pension plan, comprehensive health and dental coverage, disability and life insurance, office closure at the end of December, and additional supports to enhance your well-being throughout your career and beyond.

Notes

• In 2025, the NRC was chosen as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People, a National Capital Region Top Employer and Forbes Canada’s Best Employer.
• Relocation assistance will be determined in accordance with the NRC's directives.
• A pre-qualified list may be established for similar positions for a one year period.
• Preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. Please include citizenship information in your application.
• The incumbent must adhere to safe workplace practices at all times.
• We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Please direct your questions, with the requisition number (24652) to:

E-mail: NRC.NRCHiring-EmbaucheCNRC.CNRC@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Telephone: 3439908002

Closing Date: 09 December 2025 - 23:59 Eastern Time