QA Engineering Specialist (Hybrid)

Morgan Stanley; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative financial services firm is seeking a QA Engineering Specialist for its Participant’s Platform team in Calgary. This pivotal role involves developing test strategies, conducting tests, and ensuring software applications meet quality standards. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of quality assurance experience, a relevant Bachelor's degree, and proficiency in automation tools like Java and Selenium. Morgan Stanley offers a hybrid work environment and values diversity, providing comprehensive support for employees.

Benefits

Comprehensive employee benefits

Opportunity for career advancement

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in quality assurance.
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Must be able to write test scripts from user requirements.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes functional requirements, designs test strategy, and documents.
• Plans test data fixtures and prioritizes test scripts.
• Reviews and validates system data for quality and integrity.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Java

Selenium WebDriver

Cucumber

SQL

Excel

Word

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Job description

We’re seeking someone to join our Participant’s Platform team as a QA Engineering Specialist in MS at Work Tech to be responsible for project-team testing requirements, to support and direct business systems analysis, automated test development and maintenance in both a legacy multi-value platform and an object/service-oriented architecture implemented on the Java platform. As a test automation Engineer, you will play a critical role in design and development of software applications used by E*TRADE’s clients, customer and support personnel

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a QA Engineering III position at Associate level, which is part of the job family responsible for devising test strategies, conducting and/or coordinating tests, and identifying defects to maintain high standards of performance and reliability

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What You’ll Do In The Role

• Analyzes complex functional requirements, performs research on current processes, designs test strategy and documents, and interacts with the business to develop test plans and test scripts
• Plans required test data fixtures and prioritizes test scripts to ensure the most critical components of the applications are being tested
• Presents identified project defects, risk analysis, and potential improvements to project team participants for review
• Reviews and validates system data and product quality to ensure system integrity and data fixtures
• Reviews tests with others to ensure that the tests conform to industry standards and the company’s existing systems architecture, design techniques, and development standards
• Develops, reviews, refines, uses and documents plans for both automated and manual functional, integration, and regression tests and assures that tests are successfully completed prior to production
• Documents all test designs and scripts, functional, and regression tests and production releases.
  
  

What You’ll Bring To The Role

• 4+ years of experience in quality assurance
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Must be able to write test scripts from user requirements, execute the scripts and communicate results to team participants.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Working experience with, Java, Selenium WebDriver, and Cucumber,
• Must be able to evaluate and document business case for enterprise improvement initiatives
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of quality methodology and testing practices, tools and metrics
• Must be able to follow a project schedule and juggle tasks and priorities to meet rapidly changing deadlines
• Above-average knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Must be able to design basic Excel spreadsheets and Word documents
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving abilities
  
  

We offer a hybrid work environment, combining remote work and attendance in the office.

Build a career with impact. Visit morganstanley.com for more information.

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential.