Senior Quality Engineer, Gft

RBC - Royal Bank; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join their agile development team in Halifax. The role involves planning, executing, and tracking testing for web, mobile, and back-end applications, with a focus on automation. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in Quality Engineering, particularly in automated testing across various environments. The position offers a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and development.

Benefits

Comprehensive rewards and bonuses

Flexible benefits and stock options

Supportive leadership with coaching opportunities

Dynamic, collaborative environment

Top-tier training in financial services

Flexible work/life balance options

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, focusing on automated testing.
• Proficiency with development/scripting languages (e.g., Python, Pandas, Numpy).
• Strong SQL skills and experience with database technologies.

Responsibilities

• Define testing scope and approach based on user stories and requirements.
• Develop, improve, and maintain automated test scripts using RBC's Test Automation Framework.
• Communicate defects and status reports to stakeholders.

Skills

Application Testing

Decision Making

Detail-Oriented

Group Problem Solving

IT Quality Assurance

Predictive Analytics

Programming Languages

Software Product Testing

Test Automation

Education

Degree/diploma in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience

Tools

Robot Framework

SoapUI

Postman

Selenium

UFT

RestAssured

TestNG

JIRA

Confluence

qTest

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to join the BMCC (Brand, Marketing, Communications, & Citizenship) Tech team. You will be part of an agile development team working with a broad range of technologies and products. Your responsibilities will include planning, executing, and tracking manual and automated testing for web, mobile, and back-end applications. You will conduct functional and non-functional testing (including Performance & Accessibility), develop test automation strategies, and execute test automation suites. Collaboration, innovation, and flexibility are key in this role.

You will work on diverse projects within a cross-functional team that includes Scrum Masters, Business Analysts, Product Owners, Developers, QA Engineers, and UI/UX Designers. You will have access to subject matter experts, coaching, training, and resources, reporting to the Senior Manager of Quality Engineering for BMCC Tech.

Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

If you are a talented, creative, results-driven professional who excels at delivering high-performing applications, we invite you to join us.

Global Functions Technology (GFT), part of RBC's Technology and Operations division, collaborates across the company to deliver innovative IT solutions impacting Risk, Finance, HR, CAO, Audit, Legal, Compliance, Financial Crime, Capital Markets, Banking, and Wealth Management. We lead digital tool development to enhance collaboration.

What will you do?

• Provide QE estimates and deliver on the book of work within timelines
• Define testing scope and approach based on user stories and requirements
• Support and execute product testing aligned with RBC QE standards
• Document test results and log defects
• Communicate defects and status reports to stakeholders
• Manage test cases, defects, and reporting using JIRA, Confluence, and qTest
• Develop, improve, and maintain automated test scripts using RBC's Test Automation Framework
• Identify and report concerns around functionality, performance, and other inconsistencies

Must-have

• 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, focusing on automated testing across various environments (cloud, distributed, mainframe, APIs, databases)
• Experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Robot Framework, SoapUI, Postman, Selenium, UFT, RestAssured, TestNG)
• Proficiency with development/scripting languages (e.g., Python, Pandas, Numpy) and 5+ years with Python
• Strong SQL skills and experience with database technologies (MongoDB, DB2, Oracle, SQL, IMS, Teradata)
• Experience with Agile methodology, JIRA, and Confluence
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills

Nice-to-have

• QA certifications (e.g., CSTE, CSQA, ISTQB)
• Degree/diploma in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• Experience with Mobile Automation (Appium, Perfecto)
• Experience in Microservice testing, performance testing, accessibility testing
• Test case optimization experience (e.g., ConformIQ, Hexawise, MAGiX)

What's in it for you?

We foster a culture of growth, collaboration, and community impact. Benefits include:

• Comprehensive rewards, bonuses, flexible benefits, and stock options
• Supportive leadership with coaching and development opportunities
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, high-performing environment
• Top-tier training in financial services
• Flexible work/life balance options

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Job Skills

Application Testing, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Group Problem Solving, IT Quality Assurance, Long Term Planning, Predictive Analytics, Programming Languages, Software Product Testing, Test Automation

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