Specialist III-IC Quality Assurance

Bank of Montreal • Naperville, IL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

BMO Bank N.A. seeks a Specialist III-IC Quality Assurance to ensure product quality throughout the technology lifecycle. The role collaborates with application, infrastructure, and middleware teams to align testing with development objectives. It designs, develops, and maintains test plans across multiple environments; documents test outcomes; identifies and tracks defects; and performs root cause analysis using historical tracking.

The position coordinates defect triage and certification activities, responds to production issues, and verifies compliance with unit testing standards. It supports strategic testing initiatives, including automation, continuous improvement, and implementation of best practices to improve customer experience. The role analyzes test results, validates system performance, and communicates quality metrics to stakeholders. It also streamlines testing processes, confirms requirement testability, and contributes to planning through trend analysis and cross-functional collaboration.

This is a hybrid position, eligible to work remotely at least one day per week. The specific salary range for this position in Naperville, Illinois, is $115,768.98–$151,800 per year. The posting also lists a BMO Financial Group pay range of $75,000–$160,000, with salaries varying based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (3- or 4-year) or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Business, or a related field.
• Four years of experience as a Test Analyst or in a related occupation.
• Experience leading and initiating testing for bundle releases.
• Experience working with upstream and downstream systems, managing test execution, and coordinating resources to resolve problems in an IT or business environment.
• Experience analyzing test results and preparing comprehensive system-level evaluation reports to verify and validate system functionality and performance.
• Experience designing and supporting testing strategy implementation for complex solutions across multiple platforms and business groups.
• Experience orchestrating supporting functions such as end-to-end testing, test data management, reporting, and defect management.
• Experience reviewing, evaluating, and deriving requirements for testability into a Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) and required automation tools.
• Experience driving testing automation during bundle releases, including script review, development, and execution.
• Experience serving as an escalation point for project stakeholders, organizational leadership, and executives on software testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain comprehensive test plans across multiple environments.
• Document test outcomes, identify and track defects, and perform root cause analysis supported by historical tracking.
• Coordinate defect triage and certification activities and respond to production issues.
• Verify compliance with unit testing standards and troubleshoot production issues.
• Perform integration and regression testing to validate fixes and overall system performance.
• Automate test cases and support continuous improvement using established best practices.
• Review requirements and documentation to plan and execute tests and confirm requirement testability.
• Analyze test results, validate system performance, and communicate quality metrics and findings to stakeholders.
• Contribute to strategic testing plans through trend analysis and cross-functional collaboration.
• Test peripherals such as check scanners, receipt printers, and pin pads.
• Document incidents and assist with certification processes when required.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Accident and life insurance
• Retirement savings plans
• Performance-based incentives and discretionary bonuses may be included in total compensation, depending on pay type.
• Other perks and rewards may be included in the total compensation package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level