Senior Quality Engineer, Real Assets, Alternative Investment Technology

CPP Investments; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CPP Investments is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to design, build, and implement test automation across value-add technology solutions. You will drive quality processes, audit readiness, and cross-functional collaboration to embed quality in the product lifecycle.

You will lead scalable automation initiatives using Python and Playwright, integrate with CI/CD, and mentor teams to improve testability and reliability across complex software.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or college diploma in related field (e.g. Engineering, Computer Science).
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong Python engineering capability, including reusable automation frameworks, utilities, and test infrastructure.
• Experience integrating automated validation into CI/CD pipelines and influencing teams to adopt quality practices.
• Experience with QE processes, automated/manual tests, test planning and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable automation solutions using Python and modern testing tools such as Playwright, with maintainable framework design.
• Establish and promote quality engineering standards and shift-left testing practices.
• Review code and automation approaches to improve test quality and coverage across the team.
• Monitor effectiveness of test automation and drive improvements through analysis at various stages.
• Define and execute test plans, identify defects, and ensure products meet quality standards.

Skills

Python

Quality engineering

Agile

Code review

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Playwright

CI/CD pipelines

Automation frameworks

Job description

Purpose. Performance. People. Joining CPP Investments means joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors to drive a single mandate: to deliver strong, sustainable returns for generations of Canadians. With a long-term horizon and global reach, we deploy capital at scale across public and private markets. Our size, stability, and disciplined investment philosophy allow us to pursue complex opportunities and build enduring partnerships worldwide. For our people, this means meaningful work with tangible impact, real opportunity, and collaboration with exceptional colleagues who value partnership and performance. Here, you’ll contribute to outcomes that matter alongside team members committed to excellence and shared success.

The Role

As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will design, build and implement test automation to ensure quality delivery in support of value-add technology solutions and products. You will proactively develop and improve quality engineering processes within your team, and handle audits and inspections, working closely with other departments to ensure that quality is maintained throughout the product lifecycle.

The Team Accountabilities

• Build scalable automation solutions using Python and modern testing tools such as Playwright, with a focus on maintainable framework design, CI/CD integration, and reducing dependency on manual regression testing.
• Establish and promote quality engineering standards that reinforce shared engineering ownership of quality, partnering early with engineers and stakeholders to improve testability, identify risks, and ensure quality is built into delivery from the start.
• Review code and automation approaches to improve test quality, coverage, and engineering practices across the team through coaching, influencing, and constructive challenge while maintaining engineering accountability for feature validation.
• Drive a shift-left approach to software validation, guiding the team to apply automation themselves vs handing to “QA/QE” to automate.
• Participate in product design and development to ensure that quality is built in from the beginning.
• Monitor the effectiveness of test automation and drive improvements through insights gained via analysis at various stages of test automation to ensure stability, efficiency, and scalability.
• Define and execute test plans, test cases/scripts, identify defects, analyze test results and partner with developers to ensure that products or services meet quality standards.
• Adhere to Agile SDLC and execute related duties as required.
• Foster collaboration and mentorship promoting a culture of feedback, learning and professional growth.
• Maintain strong relationships with business partners, peer IT teams and vendor partners.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or college diploma in related field (e.g. Engineering, Computer Science).
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong Python engineering capability, including experience designing and materially improving reusable automation frameworks, utilities, and test infrastructure using modern automation tools and libraries.
• Experience integrating automated validation into CI/CD pipelines and influencing engineering teams to adopt scalable quality engineering practices within Agile delivery environments.
• Experience with QE processes and methodologies, automated and manual test processes, test planning, test cases design, scripting, execution, automated test tools, regression testing.
• Experience writing clean, usable, and efficient code.
• Experience interacting and coordinating test activities amongst multiple teams and ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• You are motivated to contribute to something larger than yourself, approach complex challenges with rigor, and hold yourself to high standards in a collaborative, performance-driven environment.

We provide colleagues with cutting-edge AI tools, dedicated learning time, and practical support to help them deliver with greater impact.

Inclusion & Accessibility

CPP Investments is committed to equitable access to employment and building a workforce that reflects diverse talent and perspectives. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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About Us

Why Work With Us For 25 years, we’ve proudly invested the Canada Pension Plan Fund, helping to secure retirement for more than 22 million Canadians. We invest for the long term — and that includes our people. Here, you’ll work alongside high-calibre colleagues on meaningful challenges that have real-world impact. Our purpose drives us, our performance sets us apart, and our people make it possible.

Our Guiding Principles

Our guiding principles shape our culture. They define how we work and represent the values that guide our behaviours. They are Integrity, Partnership and High Performance.

Our Impact

We invest globally across public and private markets, managing capital on behalf of millions of contributors and beneficiaries. We focus on long-term value creation and responsible investing, with offices in major financial centres across the world.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work with measurable impact
• Exposure to complex, global challenges
• Opportunities for learning and growth
• Competitive total rewards and benefits
• Comprehensive wellness programs
• Inclusive and respectful of diverse perspectives
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