QA Engineer

Story Behind the Need:

The Commercial Global Engineering team is responsible for onboarding commercial clients. The hiring manager is looking for a QA Test Analyst for working on new functionality in communicating with downstream application systems.

Candidate Value Proposition:

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work within the bank. We are technology partners who help the business transform how our employees around the world work. You will get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology.

Typical Day in Role:

• Work on recreating production bugs
• Functional and regression testing
• End to end Salesforce and ETL testing
• Working closely with product owners, BSA and developers
• Execute test plans, scenarios, scripts or procedures Test system modifications to prepare for implementation
• Develop testing programs that addresses areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, or usability
• Document software defects, using a bug tracking system, and report defects to software developers
• Identify, analyze and document problems with program function, output, online screen or content
• Monitor bug resolution efforts and track successes Create or maintain databases of known test defects
• Plan test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or delivery dates

Must-Have skills:

• 10+ years of progressive working experience as a QA Test Analyst
• Salesforce admin certification is required
• 8+ years of experience writing test automation documentation such as Test Plans, scripts and test results reports
• Previous Banking/Financial Services experience is critical – large insurance/tertiary bank is accepted, however telcos/marketing cloud is not what the team is looking for.

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Experience with Talend
• Experience with Salesforce integration applications
• Experience with nCino testing

Soft Skills:

• Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills to be able to work well with technical peers and business stakeholders at different levels within the organization.
• Strong decision making, forward thinking and creative problem-solving skills to anticipate and respond quickly to technological/market influences.
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as work independently or with minimal direction.

Best vs. Average Candidate:

• Good time management and organizational skills to effectively manage high-scale project.
• Strong decision making skills, demonstrating ability to think objectively and weigh different options.

Education:

• Post-secondary degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related IT field required.