Quality Specialist

Desjardins Group; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Montreal seeks a quality assurance specialist. The role involves designing and implementing tests to ensure application quality. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in IT, a minimum of four years in quality assurance, and experience in test automation. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible vacation, and comprehensive benefits, promoting an inclusive workplace for all. Knowledge of French is required.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of relevant experience in IT quality assurance.
• Experience in drafting and running test strategies and scenarios.
• Ability to identify and analyze data to support testing phases.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze data to support testing phases.
• Develop and perform technical proofreading of cases and test scripts.
• Coordinate test preparation with involved teams.

Skills

Test automation

Complex SQL queries

Leadership in multi-project environment

Collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence)

Knowledge of French

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or a related field

Tools

Python

Xray

Job description

The Anti-Money Laundering, Tax Evasion and Data Acquisition Solutions Department interprets and enforces financial crime regulations, specifically those related to money laundering, proceeds of crime, and terrorist financing, and international tax evasion and economic sanctions. The quality assurance specialist is responsible for application quality. Their main role is to design, write, implement and carry out various tests (unit, functional, automated) to validate the quality and proper functioning of an application. They actively participate in establishing and implementing the business solutions quality strategy and have a mid- to large-scale area of focus. At the core of the project, they are responsible for activities that lead to the implementation of and compliance with the components in an integrated software quality approach. They use their skills to ensure that anomalies at all levels of testing, as well as their resolution, are well managed by the execution teams they work with throughout development. More specifically, you will be required to:

Responsibilities

• Identify, input, analyze and interpret data to support testing phases, implementation strategies, quality assurance testing, decision-making and processes that monitor the application of management policies and practices
• Review and approve detailed quality and testing strategies for targeted application teams
• Develop or perform technical proofreading of cases and test scripts
• Participate in quality review meetings
• Prepare the system testing schedule with application teams, business teams and suppliers
• Rigorously carry out the testing (manual and automated) assigned to you
• Coordinate test preparation and test environments and data with the various teams involved
• Follow up on test results with the application teams involved
• Help other specialists define the scopes (stories, release, sprint, project, tests)
• Work together to manage project anomalies
• Analyze risks, write various reports, propose solutions, make recommendations and provide advice on how to implement them
• Prepare and recommend action plans to address issues in accordance with rules and parameters

What we offer

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

*Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in IT or a related field
• A minimum of four years of relevant experience in IT quality assurance
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Experience in test automation
• Experience drafting and running test strategies and scenarios
• Leadership experience in a multi-project environment
• Experience with databases (complex SQL queries), files (CSV, XML, JSON) and tools (Python, Xray)
• Knowledge of French is required
• Knowledge of collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence)

Trade Union (If applicable)

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

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