Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Scotiabank•Toronto, ON

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Lead and oversees Global Finance Technology - Quality Assurance Automation in Toronto, Canada ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives are executed / delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

Requirements

Strong knowledge and experience of software QA methodologies, tools and processes both automated and Manual
Expertise in SQL, JAVA, Selenium, Cucumber.
Automated testing tools are critical as you lead the automation process
working cohesively with testers and developers to produce nothing short of high-quality work in exciting high-profile projects to put quality products to market.
Proven work experience in software development
Proven work experience in software quality assurance
Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases
Experience with writing simple or complex SQL queries for data validation.
Hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing
Hands-on experience with automated testing tools
Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
Demonstrable, practical hands-on experience with using HP ALM / JIRA.
Strong communication skills in English and a demonstrated ability to resolve escalated issues effectively.
Ability to deal with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple competing priorities.
Results focused innovator, passionate about the success of their team.

Nice To Haves

Experience with performance and/or security testing is a plus
Spanish is nice to have.

Responsibilities

Be part of the customer focused culture mindset that helps to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
Create and implement detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases before product launches to ensure software runs smoothly and meets client’s needs, while being cost effective.
Monitor debugging process results and define correction actions; Track quality assurance metrics; Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies.
Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
Contributes to maintaining an environment in which the team pursues effective and efficient operations, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct.
Make significant contributions to attaining a high-performance environment.
Fosters a solid working relationship with all members in the QA organization.
Shares knowledge and best practices across the organization.
Develop reuseable automation scripts that will reduce cost, timelines and improve efficiencies across the organization. Other duties as assigned.