Principal QA Analyst FCC
About The Position
The Principal Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst FCC is responsible for defining, implementing and continuously improving policies, processes and procedures that deliver consistent and reliable products and services to business and customers. This role creates, executes and documents the tests necessary to ensure that application and technical environment meets performance requirements and freedom from defects. The Principal QA Analyst ensures that quality standards are met and adhered to by using their knowledge and quality assurance methods, tools and techniques. The role will resolve, document, and report to management quality problems that arise and assure projects meet quality standards by planning, designing and executing testing and developing procedures relating to product quality within multiple projects or a single complex project.
Requirements
- 5 Years of experience in Software Quality Assurance with a combination of manual and automated testing.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience using one or more test automation tools (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress etc )
- 3+ year of experience in API testing (manual and automated)
- Experience with test management tools (TestRail, Zephyr).
- Proficient in scripting languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, or Java.
- Familiarity with version control systems preferably GitHub.
- Basic knowledge of SQL for data validation.
- 3 Years of industry experience in the Financial Services or Wealth Management
- Experience with Broadridge Dataphile would be an asset
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience in scrum/Agile and understands business requirements or user stories
- Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies in Agile.
- Multi-tasker, ability to manage multiple deliverables at once.
- Strong relationship builder - developers, BSAs, SMEs, Scrum Masters and PMs.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in performance testing (JMeter or k6)
- Experience in Behavior Driven Development (BDD) using Cucumber or similar tools
- Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure) and microservices architecture
Responsibilities
- Design, document, and execute test cases for functional, regression, system integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT)
- Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using multiple automation frameworks
- Conduct exploratory and ad-hoc testing for new features and releases
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of the automated testing framework
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
- Automate API test cases and validate data consistency across systems
- Design and execute test cases for RESTful and SOAP APIs
- Identify, log, and track software defects using Jira and Zephyr
- Participate in defect triage meetings and support root cause analysis
- Work closely with development teams in Agile/Scrum environments
- Provide clear and concise test reports and quality metrics to stakeholders
- Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos
- Promote QA best practices and participate in process improvement initiatives
- Stay current with industry trends, emerging tools, and testing methodologies
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation, including company contributions to your group RRSP without a matching requirement from you
- Comprehensive health benefits that start on your first day, with 100% employer-paid premiums, that include up to $5000 annually for mental health services and therapy
- Parental leave top-up to 100% of your salary for a period of 25 weeks
- Up to $650 for home office equipment
- Generous time off policy, including 2 paid days annually to volunteer at a charity of your choice
- Extensive professional development opportunities, including access to over 11,000 training and development courses, tuition reimbursement, and monetary rewards for completing a required designation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
Associate degree
