AI Test Engineer

Socket.dev; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards package

Flexible work options

Stock options where applicable

Coaching and development opportunities

Job summary

RBC in Montréal is seeking an AI Test Engineer to elevate our Quality Engineering practices across capital markets. You will design automated test frameworks, review requirements, and mentor teammates in test automation while integrating with CI/CD pipelines.

You will balance manual testing with scalable automation, work with Python and GenAI tooling, and collaborate across teams to deliver reliable software for production.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years in QE/Agile with automated validation focus.
• Strong Python coding skills with GenAI-based test generation.
• Background in delivering well-tested software to production.
• Experience implementing and using CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent communication and organization for cross-team work.
• Graduate degree in technology or related field; bilingual English/French.

Responsibilities

• Review requirements and business functions.
• Create and maintain end-to-end test automation frameworks (on-prem and cloud) using Python.
• Design effective automation strategies and data-driven test execution approaches.
• Mentor junior team members in automation and testing best practices.
• Perform manual testing as needed but emphasize automated test development.
• Develop standardized test strategies, regression, integration, and end-to-end plans.

Skills

Python automation

CI/CD

GenAI testing

QA mindset

Communication

Education

Bachelor in Technology/Computing

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Python

Job description

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The AI Test Engineer is responsible for implementing and championing best practices in Quality engineering, supporting the implementation of the QE Program and overall QE process and standards through continuous test preparation and execution, leveraging an engineering mindset created by practicing deep, technical and domain expertise.

What will you do?

• Responsible for reviewing requirements and business functions
• Creating and maintaining end to end test automation frameworks on-prem and in cloud using Python.
• Responsible for designing the effective automated test frameworks and data-driven execution approach and test design techniques, suggesting and implementing improvements to the test automation processes and tooling.
• Train and mentor junior members of the team to help solidify their automation and testing expertise.
• Manual testing is to be expected, but emphasis will be placed on devising and implementing test automation.
• Develop standardized procedures - test strategies and plans, regression, integration, end to end testing, automated test cases.
• Continuously identify potential issues, conflicts, and risks. Analyze, mitigate, and escape where appropriate.
• Collaborate and contribute on cross-functional enterprise initiatives and manage the effective implementation of assigned deliverables.

Must-have:

• 3 to 5 years of experience in a QE/ Agile environment with a focus on technical, automated validations leveraging variety of tools/ technologies/ frameworks.
• Very good Python-coding skills, with focus on using GenAI tools for testcase generation and coding
• Strong QA or Development background with focus on delivering excellent, well-tested, quality software into production, taking on the role of gatekeeper to production.
• Must have implemented and be very familiar with CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong communicator with good organizational and time management capabilities, able to establish good working relationships across teams.
• Deadline-driven and results-oriented; able to meet consistently high-quality standards while handling a variety of tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
• Undergraduate degree in Technology
• Bilingualism (English and French) required, as you will regularly do business with RBC partners and/or employees across Canada with English and French speaking needs.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience working with Models
• Experience developing or testing AI Frameworks.
• Cloud-related experience.

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies WMUS

Job Skills

Application Testing, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Group Problem Solving, IT Quality Assurance, Long Term Planning, Predictive Analytics, Programming Languages, Software Product Testing

Additional Job Details

Address

1 PLACE VILLE MARIE:MONTRÉAL

City

Montréal

Country

Canada

Work hours/week

37.5

Employment Type

Full time

Platform

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type

Regular

Pay Type

Salaried

Posted Date

2026-09-11

Application Deadline

2026-10-02

Note

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.