Quality Engineer III

TD•Toronto, ON

2d•CA$96,900 - CA$136,800•Onsite

About The Position

Lead the creation of comprehensive, effective end-to-end test strategies and plans for platforms and projects on high profile, complex and high-risk initiatives with significant impact to the organization. Overall accountability on test approach and test delivery, maximizing automation to provide for fast delivery based on requirements and specifications. Provide test expertise with a focus on efficiency, developing innovative solutions covering all aspects of testing, with a focus on automation, end to end solutioning leveraging diverse solutions (test data management, service virtualization and/or test environment provisioning). Will act as Art/Feature Test Lead partnering with Release Train Engineers (RTE), and Product Family, Technology teams to provide a broad range of test services and strategies, ensuring business needs and objectives are achieved (scope is across multiple Platforms, Arts and/or multiple Solution Trains influencing QE teams to achieve goals).

Requirements

Experienced professional role with in-depth knowledge / expertise in SDLC, Agile, testing planning, design, automation, and execution.
Primary subject matter expert in own area, able to consult with stakeholders or cross functional teams with respect to all aspects of quality software delivery.
Hands on expertise understanding architecture blueprints and diagrams including logical data models and translate them into efficient test approaches.
Expert knowledge of specific domain and quality engineering frameworks, technology, tools, processes, and procedures.
Advanced debugging and problem-solving skills; investigates and analyzes potential solutions to complex problems.
Ability to work autonomously on complex application / solution issues as needed, escalating to leadership or other stakeholders when necessary; can play a leadership role to drive activities.
Ability to drive and support delivery of quality solutions across pods or medium to high complexity/size scope across one product line / business.
Deep experience applying in new / advanced techniques and approaches in testing and automation (e.g., BDD, AI, etc.) and ability to lead their implementation in the platform, project.
Future focused- foresee issues and gaps and identifies industry trends.
Effectively lead team, participate in and drive collaboration.
BS degree in Computer Science or related Engineering discipline; or equivalent practical experience.
Strong academic background (e.g., software engineering, computer science).
10-12 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Accountable for Test Strategy deliverables, planning, test design /development, test case automation and test execution to achieve business outcomes for medium to high complexity scope.
Utilize advanced domain knowledge & ability to understand technical solutions to build an optimized Test Approach, inclusive of the tooling strategy.
Provide leadership, direction and feedback throughout the development and design processes; provides test development / automation support to ensure that the quality of the intended solution is met.
Able to determine testing impacts for multiple delivery teams and scale accordingly to ensuring positive business outcomes.
Responsible for activities related to risk identification and mitigation and validating that business outcomes are achieved.
Drive quality and metrics making improvements in delivery; work on becoming a leader in innovation.
Have strong knowledge of test data management to reuse automated test data provisioning capabilities to be able to adopt a standard test data tool set.
Lead deployment and implementation of tools / processes / resources and automation for functional and/or non-functional testing (performance, readiness / reliability testing (ORT), accessibility, security) approach, frameworks, and ensure automated tests are integrated into the continuous integration, delivery, and testing (CI/CD/CT) pipelines.
Proactively seek continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and responsible for developing, documenting, and proactively identifying end-to-end test solution designs and early automation opportunities within the testing process.
Lead team and collaborate cross-functionally with development, business analysts, etc. to ensure proper assessment of user stories including acceptance criteria and Definition of Done (DoD) / Ready (DoR).
Adhere to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to quality engineering activities.
Actively manage relationships within and across various business lines, corporate and/or control functions and ensure alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirements.
Ensure respective programs/ policies/practices are well managed, meets business needs, complies with internal and external requirements, and aligns with business priorities.
Identify opportunities to minimize cost, provide recommendations and/or deliver corresponding strategic solutions to support cost effectiveness and to enhance stakeholder experience.
Conduct test assets reviews to ensure adherence to quality, standards compliance, reusability, and ease of maintenance.
Monitor service, productivity and assess efficiency levels within own function and implement continuous process / performance improvements where opportunities exist.
Protect the interests of the organization – identify and manage risks, and escalate nonstandard, high-risk activities as necessary.
Keep abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts.
Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation, and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest.
Provide thought leadership and/ or industry knowledge for quality engineering best practices and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit.
Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team.
Actively mentors and enables team members by sharing knowledge and leveraging engineering best practices. • Supports the team by providing guidance and proactively identifying and resolving issues.
Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce.
Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally.