SDET, Team Lead III at Caseware

Caseware is one of Canada's original Fintech companies, having led the global audit and accounting software industry for over 30 years, with more than 500,000 users across 130 countries and available in 16 different languages. While you might not have heard of us (yet) over 36,000 accounting and audit professionals list Caseware as a skill on their LinkedIn profiles! The Test Team Lead is a senior technical leader that will be assigned to the Global Cloud Platform team at Caseware, responsible for the strategy, health, and continuous improvement of test practices across multiple pods. This role sits at the intersection of hands-on individual contributions and team enablement.  As a key driver of quality across a distributed cloud-native ecosystem, you will champion modern testing methodologies, lead the adoption of AI-assisted tooling, and ensure that the entire test function is equipped to meet the demands of a fast-moving, globally scaled platform. AI Adoption & Team Enablement: Identify and promote AI tools that improve test coverage, defect prediction, and automation (e.g., test script authoring, intelligent selection, anomaly detection).  Develop and implement an AI up-skilling plan for testers, from basics to practical application.  Run training and learning sessions to boost confidence and adoption of AI tools among testers.  Work with Quality leadership to integrate AI best practices into standards and processes.  Keep up with new AI testing technologies and share updates with the team regularly.  Partner with Quality leadership to evaluate and adopt AI tools. Provide guidance and support for the team, with enablement activities shared across the group.  📍 Location: This is a fully remote position located in Colombia.    Maira Russo - Senior Talent Acquisition Partner What you will be doing: Automation Infrastructure & Tooling: • Review and refine test tools and frameworks to match platform changes. • Collaborate with the team to maintain and improve automation infrastructure and lead the design of new frameworks when needed. • Build new frameworks or prototypes for microservices and third-party integrations. • Collaborate in cross-team automation projects and share reusable components. • Audit automation test suites regularly for accuracy, coverage, and business value. Technical Leadership & Collaboration: • Host technical meetings with testers to align priorities and share updates. • Identify and resolve technical issues to maintain workflow. • Advise as an expert on testing tools and processes. • Quickly address build and development pipeline problems. • Coordinate with Tech Ops to secure necessary resources. • Support deployments and release processes across environments. Hands-On Testing & Product Knowledge: • Conduct both automated and manual testing to stay familiar with product workflows and platform behavior. • Regularly update your knowledge of product workflows so testing strategies match real user journeys and key business paths. • Help your team by writing code during critical delivery phases as needed. Quality Assessment & Defect Management: • Use metrics like execution rates, coverage, and pass/fail trends to evaluate testing quality. • Review production defects to gauge deliverable quality and pinpoint process gaps. • Promote prevention and early detection, aiming to cut defect escapes and enhance shift-left practices. People Leadership & Process Governance: • Oversee peer reviews of test scripts for efficient workflow and timely feedback. • Maintain consistent application of quality practices like code reviews, branching, naming, and documentation standards. • Provide mentorship and technical guidance to help the team grow their skills, especially in automation and AI • Support technical and professional growth through coaching and career development within quality engineering. What you will bring: • 5+ years in software quality engineering, including 2+ years as a technical lead or senior automation engineer. • Proficient in at least one modern automation framework (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, RestAssured, Karate, etc.). • Experienced with CI/CD pipelines and development tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI). • Strong knowledge of cloud-native architectures, microservices, and API testing (REST, GraphQL, event-driven). • Background in mentoring, coaching, or leading test engineering teams. • Skilled in defining and executing test strategies across agile teams. • Excellent communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Nice to have: • Experience with AI-assisted testing tools or Copilot-based script generation. • Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP and testing distributed or multi-region systems. • Knowledge of observability tools (NewRelic, Datadog, Grafana, Splunk) for production monitoring. • Background in automation or emerging tech training programs. Perks & Benefits: • Contrato a termino Indefinido with all the legal benefits • Prepaid Medicine • Life insurance and funeral assistance • Internet allowance • Home office stipend • Competitive compensation — above the market average • 100% remote work environment and an excellent work-life balance • Opportunity to work for a growing global SaaS leader company • A culture that promotes independence, innovation, trust, and accountability • Open space to be creative, innovative, and strategize for the future • Mentorship by a highly experienced professional • Budget for training, we want you to grow • 5 Personal Time Off days per year • Sick Leave Top up to total 100% of salary paid by the employer from Day 3 to 90. • Recognition Award, additional paid time off in recognition of the corresponding year of service • Upgrade vacation starting at 5 years of servi What's in it for you: ▪️Innovation is at our core. We work with cutting-edge technology in accounting and financial reporting, constantly pushing the boundaries to create impactful software solutions.  ▪️We are committed to a collaborative culture, where your ideas are valued, and knowledge sharing is encouraged within a supportive, inclusive team.  ▪️Work-life balance is important to us. We offer flexible work options, remote opportunities, and generous time-off policies to ensure a healthy work-life balance.  ▪️We offer competitive compensation, including a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits such as health insurance and retirement plans.  ▪️We are driven by impactful work. Your contributions directly affect how our clients manage financial processes and drive their success.  ▪️Recognition and rewards matter to us. We celebrate hard work through recognition programs, performance bonuses, and opportunities for career growth.  ▪️We embrace global opportunities. Work on international projects and collaborate with a diverse, global team.  About Caseware: Caseware's cutting-edge software products are meticulously designed for accounting firms, corporations, and governments. Our teams are continually collaborating, innovating, and building upon our existing suite of products. With a customer-focused mindset, we are building technology that is shaping what the future of audits, financial reporting, and financial data analytics will look like. With a recent strategic investment from Hg Capital in 2020, Caseware is now in its next major growth phase as we double down on the people and products that have made Caseware so successful to date. One of Caseware's core values is Many Voices, One Team and with that in mind, we're dedicated to building teams as diverse as our customers in an equitable and inclusive way. We welcome and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Should you require accommodations or have any questions at any point during the application or interview process, please e-mail our People Operations team at [Upgrade to PRO to see contact]. Background Check: Any candidates successful in obtaining an offer for a position will need to successfully complete a background check through Certn.co which typically includes an Identity Verification and Criminal Record Check. Executives and Senior Managers will undergo a Soft Credit Check as well. Candidates residing in the Netherlands and Germany are excluded from undergoing background checks via Certn.co  Security and Fraud: Caseware takes the security of candidates seriously. All legitimate communication from us will come from email addresses ending in @caseware.com and our open positions are always listed on reputable job boards and on our website [Upgrade to PRO to see link] We will NEVER ask for payment or financial information from you. 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