Lead QA Engineer

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is seeking an experienced Quality Engineering Lead to drive QE practices and automate testing for Emerging Payments applications. You will lead QA engineers, define end-to-end QE strategies, and collaborate across development, DevOps, and product teams to improve automation, quality, and reliability.

The role requires strong API/test automation experience, cloud exposure, and leadership to mentor the team in a high-visibility environment in Toronto.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, software engineering, or test automation, with backend/API testing focus.
• 2+ years of test automation experience using modern tools and frameworks.
• Experience with functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, and API testing.
• Hands-on experience designing and maintaining test automation frameworks.
• Experience with API automation using TestNG on a Hybrid Automation framework.
• Proficiency with REST/HTTP tooling and API test design, plus data validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive QE practices and automation testing across complex systems.
• Define end-to-end QE and test automation strategies for functional, API, and regression testing.
• Validate API functionality by testing RESTful/SOAP endpoints against specs.
• Inspect and validate JSON/XML payloads and manipulate data as needed.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for integration and regression testing.
• Write complex SQL queries to verify backend data mutations and retrievals.
• Coordinate with DevOps, architects, and product teams to improve automation coverage.
• Mentor team members on automation best practices and contribute to SDLC activities.

Skills

Quality Engineering Leadership

Test Automation

API Testing

Selenium

CI/CD

Cloud-based applications

SQL

Education

M.Sc. or B.E. or B.Tech in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Provar

WebDriverIO

Appium

SahiPro

Cucumber

TestNG

REST Assured

Postman

Swagger

SoapUI

.NET/C#

Job description

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

We are looking for a highly experienced Quality Engineering (QE) Lead to drive Quality Engineering practices and test automation excellence for Emerging Payments application within RBC Technology.

This is a high-visibility role with direct business impact. You will lead a team of QA Engineers managing end-to-end testing across complex, interconnected systems, collaborating with business stakeholders and application teams to ensure high-quality testing deliverables.

The successful candidate will work closely with Emerging Payments development teams, architects, DevOps teams, Product Owners, and technology partners to improve engineering efficiency, automation coverage, quality, and reliability.

What will you do?

• Lead and execute quality assurance and automation testing activities with a strong background in modern testing frameworks and cloud-based applications.
• Define and implement end-to-end QE and test automation strategies covering functional, integration, API, regression, and system integration testing.
• Validate API Functionality: Test RESTful, or SOAP endpoints against technical design specifications to ensure they return correct HTTP responses and status codes.
• Payload Verification: Inspect, validate, and manipulate request and response data payloads, primarily focusing on JSON and XML formats.
• Automation Engineering: Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for component integration and regression testing using industry-standard API frameworks.
• Integration & Database Verification: Write complex SQL queries to interact with databases, verifying that backend API calls mutate or retrieve data accurately.
• Security & Auth Validation: Test endpoint access control mechanisms, including API keys, OAuth2 protocols, and JWT token-based authorization.
• Performance Testing: Execute load, stress, and concurrency tests on endpoints to determine system behavior under peak traffic and measure response times or error rates.
• Defect Life Cycle: Track, document, and report backend issues using project management software, providing complete log traces and steps to reproduce.
• Agile Collaboration: Participate actively in sprint planning, refinement sessions, and stand-ups to ensure API testability is addressed early in the SDLC.
• Strong communication and leadership skills. Mentor team members on automation best practices. Demonstrated ability to deliver results under tight deadlines.

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have

• 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, software engineering, or test automation, with a core focus on backend and API testing.
• 2+ years of Test automation experience using testing tools like Iliad
• Experience with functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, and API testing.
• Hands-on experience designing and maintaining test automation frameworks.
• Working on API automation using Test-NG Framework on a Hybrid Automation framework.
• Automation Tools & Frameworks: Selenium WebDriver, Provar (Salesforce automation), WebDriverIO, Appium, SahiPro, BDD frameworks (Cucumber, TestNG).
• REST API Testing Tools: REST Assured, Postman, ReadyAPI.
• Core API Tools: Advanced proficiency with Postman, Swagger and SoapUI.
• Programming Languages: Basic programming or scripting (.NET, C#).
• Database Management: Strong command of relational or NoSQL (CosmosDB) databases to manipulate and verify mock data sets.
• Protocols & Concepts: Solid understanding of HTTP protocols, status codes, microservice architecture, and concurrency handling.
• M.Sc. or B. E. or B. Tech in Information Technology or related field

Nice to have

• Experience within financial services or insurance technology.
• Experience with performance engineering and performance test automation.
• Experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipeline integration.
• Agile/Scrum/Test Automation certifications

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.
• A world-class training program in financial services.

Job Skills

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

Additional Job Details

Address: 180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City: Toronto

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2026-08-20

Application Deadline: 2026-09-14

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.