Seinor QE Lead - Innovation Lab at Tier 1 Bank

S.i. Systems; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services client is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer Lead specializing in automation to drive web and mobile testing initiatives. The role involves developing automation frameworks, mentoring junior staff, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure effective testing strategies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years as a QE Automation Engineer, 2+ years as a technical lead.
• Experience with both manual and automation testing.
• Experience working in an Agile environment, specifically within Scrum framework.

Responsibilities

• Developing framework components and integrating them into CI/CD pipelines.
• Managing existing automation scripts and setting project-specific test strategies.
• Coordinating with solution stakeholders on transport work plans.

Skills

Automation Testing

Agile Methodology

CI/CD Integration

Test Strategy Development

Mentoring

Tools

Jira

Kanban

Job description

Our Tier 1 Financial Services Client is seeking a Sr QE Lead specializing in automation and automation frameworks to work on various web and mobile innovation testing initiatives.

In this role, you will work closely with the Development Lead, Program Manager, and Scrum Master. You will also be responsible for partnering and communicating with both Business and IT partners on testing approach, costing, execution plans, and providing clear updates.

Must haves:

• 10+ years as a QE Automation Engineer, 2+ years as a technical lead
• Providing overall QE Program strategy for various innovation initiatives
• Applying a hands-on approach by developing framework components, integrating them into CI/CD pipelines, and authoring/executing product-specific test scripts while mentoring junior staff and consultants
• Managing existing automation scripts similarly to managing code—archiving scripts in source control and updating them based on new or changed requirements
• Setting project-specific test strategies to determine where automation adds value and where manual testing is preferable
• Directing automation test strategy/plan based on task assessments and effort estimations
• Coordinating with solution stakeholders to set transport work plans in Jira/Kanban boards
• Experience with both manual and automation testing
• Experience working in an Agile environment, specifically within Scrum framework