QA Automation Engineer

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in Canada is seeking a QA Automation professional to join their innovative team in Toronto. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experience through automated testing and quality assurance in a dynamic payments environment. Candidates should have strong programming skills, experience in automation frameworks, and a passion for delivering high-quality software. This hybrid position promotes a diverse and inclusive culture, offering competitive rewards and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Inclusive culture promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and allyship.

Upskilling via courses and tuition assistance.

Competitive rewards including bonuses and flexible vacation.

Community engagement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Intermediate experience in QA automation or software testing.
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages (Java, JavaScript, Python).
• Experience with test automation frameworks (Cucumber, Cypress, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product owners, analysts, and developers to understand user stories.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

QA automation

Java

JavaScript

Python

Cucumber

Cypress

API testing

Agile methodologies

Debugging

Analytical skills

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Jira

Confluence

MS Office

Job description

Requisition ID: 224034

Join a purpose-driven, high-performing team committed to results within an inclusive culture.

The Team

Scotiabank leads in Payments technology and innovation, leveraging new tools to enhance customer experience while ensuring their interests are protected. Our modernization programs aim to provide enriched information and transparency to support the evolving payments community.

The Role

We seek an enthusiastic individual to innovate and collaborate on delivering customer value in a fast-paced environment. You will build relationships, learn impacts within the competitive trillion-dollar Payments industry, and develop strategic infrastructure leveraging Scotiabank’s technology base.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product owners, analysts, and developers to understand user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks (API, performance testing).
• Execute test suites, analyze results, and log defects.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Jira).
• Understand features and technical implementations with development teams.
• Create test strategies and contribute to planning.
• Identify automation opportunities in manual testing processes.
• Debug, investigate, and triage issues during testing.
• Maintain documentation for automation tools and test cases.
• Participate in performance and load testing as needed.
• Contribute to code reviews and QA insights during planning.
• Stay updated on testing tools, techniques, and trends.
• Advise on test automation strategies.
• Seek innovative technologies to meet organizational objectives.
• Ability to work in-office 3 days a week.

Required Skills

• Intermediate experience in QA automation or software testing.
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages (Java, JavaScript, Python).
• Experience with test automation frameworks (Cucumber, Cypress, etc.).
• Understanding of software testing principles (functional, regression, performance).
• Familiarity with CI/CD, version control, bug tracking systems (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Jira).
• API testing experience (Postman, REST, GraphQL).
• Strong QA methodologies and best practices knowledge.
• Ability to analyze requirements and develop automated tests.
• Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, MS Office.
• Payments domain knowledge is an asset.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Performance testing background is an asset.

Benefits

• Inclusive culture promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and allyship.
• Accessible environment with accommodations.
• Upskilling via courses, cross-functional opportunities, tuition assistance.
• Competitive rewards including bonuses, flexible vacation, and benefits.
• Community engagement opportunities.

Work condition: Hybrid

#LI-Hybrid

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Scotiabank is committed to an inclusive environment. Please inform us if accommodations are needed during recruitment. Candidates must apply online. Only selected candidates will be contacted.