Senior Manager

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship

Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations

Upskilling through online courses

Competitive Rewards program

Dynamic Ecosystem for collaboration

Community Engagement opportunities

Job summary

A leading Canadian financial institution is seeking a Senior Manager of API & Services Quality Engineering to lead quality practices across their API and microservices platforms. The role involves hands-on technical leadership, designing automation frameworks, and managing QE teams. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of experience in Quality Engineering, strong knowledge of API automation, and the ability to influence quality outcomes at scale. The position offers a competitive rewards program, diverse work environment, and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Quality Engineering, Test Automation, or Software Engineering.
• 5+ years in a technical people management role.
• Strong hands-on experience with API automation including Java and RestAssured.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage QE teams supporting APIs and distributed services.
• Design and evolve API test automation frameworks.
• Partner closely with engineering and platform teams to embed quality early.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Test Automation

Software Engineering

API automation (Java, RestAssured, Cucumber/TestNG)

CI/CD pipelines

Microservices and distributed systems

Data visualization (Power BI)

Coaching and mentoring

Job description

Requisition ID: 248258

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

Job Purpose

We’re looking for a Senior Manager of API & Services Quality Engineering to lead and evolve quality practices across our API and microservices platforms. This is a hands on technical leadership role for someone who enjoys building automation frameworks, understands modern service architectures, and knows how to lead and grow engineering teams.

Is this role right for you?

• Lead and manage QE teams supporting APIs and distributed services
• Design and evolve API test automation frameworks
• Stay hands on with automation, CI/CD, and service level testing
• Partner closely with engineering and platform teams to embed quality early
• Drive automation first, reliability and resiliency focused QE practices
• Support AI adoption in QE to improve test efficiency and quality insights
• Coach, mentor, and conduct performance assessments for team members

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• 10+ years in Quality Engineering, Test Automation, or Software Engineering
• 5+ years in a technical people management role
• Strong hands-on experience with API automation (Java, RestAssured, Cucumber/TestNG preferred)
• Strong understanding of microservices test strategy: contract testing, component/integration vs E2E balance, observability-driven QA.
• Experience leading QE organizations (leads + SDETs), setting standards, coaching, and performance assessments.
• Proven delivery of automation-first quality, reliability/resiliency practices, and release gating.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards to track QA metrics, including test execution progress, defect trends, automation coverage, and release readiness indicators.
• Design intuitive visualizations that highlight risk areas, bottlenecks, test coverage gaps, and product quality trends.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and modern SDLC practices
• Ability to lead teams and influence quality outcomes at scale
• Experience with microservices and distributed systems
• Contract or service level testing exposure
• Pragmatic AI adoption in QE: test generation/maintenance, intelligent selection, defect analytics—without hype.
• Nice-to-haves: Web automation awareness (Playwright) and Mobile (Appium + Python) for unified strategy oversight.
• Nice-to-haves: Cloud & platform knowledge (Azure/AWS), GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps/Jenkins, Pact/WireMock, K6/Gatling/Locust.
• Nice-to-haves: Experience in regulated/enterprise environments, accessibility awareness.

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias‑free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross‑functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.
• Community Engagement - No matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs.

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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