Automation Test Lead

2 weeks ago


Halifax, Canada CGI Full time

Hello Atlantic Canada We are urgently seeking talented individuals to join our team at CGI. If you are a Senior Test Automation Lead, then please keep reading.

What's it like working at CGI in Atlantic Canada?
- We are committed to your career progression and we backup this up by investing in your learning and development, leveraging our member management framework to ensure you are supported, and providing you access to talented and accessible SMEs for mentorship. You can progress your career at the pace of your ability, initiative, and value you bring to clients.
- Our team has a diverse and inclusive culture, flexible work location arrangements, and relocation assistance.
- We are growing new teams in new industries, which affords you opportunity as a senior member, to expand your role and influence, by leading teams, and assisting with establishing our presence in new opportunities.
- You'll get to work with industry leading, globally recognized clients in various industries such as Financial Services, Life Sciences, Consumer Retail, Insurance... and the list goes on.
- We offer a very competitive total compensation package including a share purchase matching program, profit participation program, health spending account, and more

If you are interested in joining our growing team, please reach out to me directly. I look forward to speaking with you.

**Those in this role will**:

- Contribute to the development, implementation and continual evolution of the Test Automation strategy
- Support the team in the selection and implementation of test automation tools and frameworks that are suitable for their needs
- Participate in sprint/project/release planning to establish and maintain testing plans and initial scheduling estimates per project
- Work with project teams to ensure that system requirements and solution designs are clearly understood and testable
- Work with the teams to develop automated UI and API tests
- Work with the teams to build and maintain their automated regression tests
- Introduce relevant testing approaches into the teams (e.g. TDD / BDD)
- Build relevant test information radiators and dashboards to report on quality and support rapid feedback cycles, promote a ‘stop-the-line’ mentality within the teams
- Work with the teams to triage and rapidly resolve defects
- Participate in continuous improvement efforts for the maturation of the IT QA/QC function and the overall SDLC/PMLC

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- 8 + years of experience as Senior SDET (Selenium and Java) leading at least 10 plus members (Automation QA) preferably in a banking/financial domain in offshore/nearshore model.
- Experience with UI automation (using Selenium)
- Experience with API testing (using Rest Assured)
- Experience with agile workflow tools (using Jira / JTMF)
- Experience with BDD (using Cucumber)
- Experience with working within continuous delivery environments (using Jenkins)
- Relevant programming skills (such as Java, SQL etc)
- Excellent time management, planning and multi-tasking skills to support more than one testing campaign at the same time
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, phone, video, etc.)
- Other good to have exposure or skills: TestNG Framework, Mainframe, Salesforce, Payment Gateways, Performance Engineering, Automated Security Testing (SCA, DCA, PEN), domain knowledge in Credit Risk, Regulatory, Platform, Enterprise, Investment banking.

Must have authorization to work in Canada. Position is based in Halifax. One can work out of anywhere in Atlantic Canada.
- LI-AD1

Insights you can act on

While technology is at the heart of our clients’ digital transformation, we understand that people are at the heart of business success.

When you join CGI, you become a trusted advisor, collaborating with colleagues and clients to bring forward actionable insights that deliver meaningful and sustainable outcomes. We call our employees "members" because they are CGI shareholders and owners and owners who enjoy working and growing together to build a company we are proud of. This has been our Dream since 1976, and it has brought us to where we are today — one of the world’s largest independent providers of IT and business consulting services.

At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer, we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.

Ready to become part of our success story? Join CGI — where your ideas and actions make a difference.
Your future duties and responsibilities

Required qualifications to be successful in this role



  • Halifax, Canada CGI Full time

    Independent Test Lead will facilitate testing across projects. Coordinate with Business Analysts to collect the requirement detail, facilitate testing scope, effort and timeline. Automation Lead's hands on approach at framework level will aid and help track the testing schedule to meet the Regulatory timeline. Insights you can act on While technology is at...

  • Test Automation

    4 weeks ago


    Halifax, Canada IBM Full time

    **Introduction** As a Test Specialist at IBM, your analytical and technical skills will directly impact the quality of the software we create. Come work in an agile environment where you will help each iteration reach the next level. Whether the testing is manual, automated, or cognitive, you hold a key role in releasing the best deliverables to IBM’ers...

  • Data QA Test Lead

    2 days ago


    Halifax, Canada Total Systems Solutions Consulting Inc. Full time

    **Data QA Test Lead** **THE OPPORTUNITY** **Project Context** The Ministry develops data products for use by Ministry staff in the form of datasets, reports and analytics. Currently, this is accomplished with a variety of manual and semi-automated processes using a wide variety of technologies. In 2022, the Ministry began the development of an ‘Finance...


  • Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada CGI Full time

    Position Description: At CGI, we offer the opportunity to work with Canada’s largest Information Technology Outsourcing and Management Consulting Company with a true global presence in a fast-paced and energetic atmosphere where your personal and professional growth is accelerated by your desire and sense of commitment. All CGI employees are called...

  • UI-API Test Automator

    3 weeks ago


    Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada CGI Full time

    Position Description: At CGI, we offer the opportunity to work with Canada’s largest Information Technology Outsourcing and Management Consulting Company with a true global presence in a fast-paced and energetic atmosphere where your personal and professional growth is accelerated by your desire and sense of commitment. All CGI employees are called...

  • Test Manager

    5 days ago


    Halifax, Canada Eastlink Full time

    Eastlink is a family owned, entrepreneurial and innovative company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We take great pride in being a leader in delivering creative competitive, customer focused telecommunications solutions, and connecting our customers to the things and people that matter most. Serving a customer base across seven provinces, our advanced...

  • ETL Test Automator

    3 weeks ago


    Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada CGI Full time

    Position Description: We're looking for software engineers with a passion for assuring quality. With this opportunity you'll support building and executing automated tests to verify ETL processes for a client in the Canadian Banking domain with Canada’s largest Information Technology Outsourcing and Management Consulting Company. Please see details...


  • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Royal Bank of Canada Full time

    Job SummaryAre you a talented, creative and results-driven professional who thrives on delivering high-performing applications. Come join usJob DescriptionWhat is the opportunity ?Global Functions Technology (GFT) is part of RBC's Technology and Operations division. GFT's impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the company to...


  • HALIFAX, Canada Royal Bank of Canada Full time

    Job SummaryAre you a talented, creative and results-driven professional who thrives on delivering high-performing applications.  Come join us!Job DescriptionWhat is the opportunity ?Global Functions Technology (GFT) is part of RBC’s Technology and Operations division. GFT’s impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the...


  • Halifax, Canada RBC - Royal Bank Full time

    Job SummaryAre you a talented, creative and results-driven professional who thrives on delivering high-performing applications. Come join us!Job DescriptionWhat is the opportunity ?Global Functions Technology (GFT) is part of RBC's Technology and Operations division. GFT's impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the company to...

  • Lead Quality Engineer

    3 weeks ago


    Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Royal Bank of Canada Full time

    Job SummaryJob DescriptionWhat is the opportunity?The RBC Team is hiring for Lead Quality Engineer role within Risk IT Team. As a Quality Engineer you provide quality control for a suite of business mission-critical and complex applications, understanding the batch applications. The technology platform spans the breadth of OpenShift, Linux and Mainframe...


  • Halifax, Canada Royal Bank of Canada Full time

    **Job Summary** **What is the opportunity**? Global Functions Technology (GFT) is part of RBC’s Technology and Operations division. GFT’s impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the company to deliver innovative and transformative IT solutions. Our clients represent Risk, Finance, HR, CAO, Audit, Legal, Compliance, Financial...


  • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada RBC - Royal Bank Full time

    Job SummaryJob DescriptionWhat is the opportunity?Are you a talented, creative and results-driven professional who thrives on delivering high-performing applications? Come join usGlobal Functions Technology (GFT) is part of RBC's Technology and Operations division. GFT's impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the company to...


  • Halifax, Canada RBC - Royal Bank Full time

    Job SummaryJob DescriptionWhat is the opportunity?Are you a talented, creative and results-driven professional who thrives on delivering high-performing applications? Come join us!Global Functions Technology (GFT) is part of RBC’s Technology and Operations division. GFT’s impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the company to...


  • Halifax, Canada RBC - Royal Bank Full time

    Job SummaryJob DescriptionWhat is the opportunity?Are you a talented, creative and results-driven professional who thrives on delivering high-performing applications? Come join us!Global Functions Technology (GFT) is part of RBC's Technology and Operations division. GFT's impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the company to...


  • Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada Royal Bank of Canada> Full time

    Job SummaryAre you a talented, creative and results-driven professional who thrives on delivering high-performing applications.  Come join us!Job DescriptionWhat is the opportunity ?Global Functions Technology (GFT) is part of RBC’s Technology and Operations division. GFT’s impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the company...


  • Halifax, NS, Canada Bronswerk Marin Full time

    Reporting to the In-Service Support Manager, the Automation Technologist will work closely with the Project Manager to commission (using PLC based control and HMI), troubleshoot, repair, and program control systems for Marine HVAC for Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC-R) systems installed in large marine vessels. The...


  • HALIFAX, Canada Royal Bank of Canada Full time

    Job SummaryJob DescriptionWhat is the opportunity ?As a Software Developer in Test, you will support the HR Incentive Compensation Technology team as both a SDET and Technical Analyst.  You will write test plans and testcases, but also use your technical skills to deploy components to QA environments and write scripts using SQL to automate deployments and...


  • Halifax, Canada CGI Full time

    At CGI, we offer the opportunity to work with Canada’s largest Information Technology Outsourcing and Management Consulting Company with a true global presence in a fast-paced and energetic atmosphere where your personal and professional growth is accelerated by your desire and sense of commitment. All CGI employees are called members because they feel a...


  • Halifax, Canada AXIS Insurance Full time

    This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital - a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS,...