Quality Assurance Testing Specialist

Requisition ID: 228183 Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture. As a Quality Assurance Testing Specialist you will be joining a dynamic and energetic team consisting of developers, architects, project managers, and product owners. You will focus on authentication domain to protect our customers and your role includes delivering of the digital banking solution, validating, and assuring deliverable quality. By joining our team, you will make an impact on our customers, the banking industry, and ultimately, the world. **Is this role right for you? In this role you will**: - Actively seeks new and innovative technologies that will drive automation testing adoption in all levels of the organization - Provides test automation framework training to development teams - Maintain existing automation framework and create new frameworks as required - Provides recommendations and design solutions to improve quality across the organization - Creates, socializes and implements on technical roadmaps - Work with technical and business teams to identify, action, and measure opportunities to create capacity and efficiencies that will enable teams to deliver faster and with high quality - Coaches and mentors to support career development and personal growth - Actively participates in knowledge exchange forums - Participate in positively transforming the culture to one focused on engineering, feedback, and sustainable outcomes. **Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have**: - You have 5 or more years of experience in software development and automated testing tools - You have a good understanding of software testing methodologies (functional vs non-functional testing) - You have experience working in agile teams either using Scrum or Kanban. - You can execute QE activities within sprint and work closely with development and business teams to plan, report, prioritize and drive continuous improvement - You have strong coding skills with any of the following technologies: Java, JavaScript, Python, etc. - You have experience with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins) - You have experience with testing REST API and are proficient in use of API testing tools - Postman and Swagger - You have hands-on experience with identifying defects, minimizing steps to replicate and log issues into a defect tracking tool (JIRA or similar ticketing systems) - 2-3 years of prior working experience within Automation testing and basic coding skills. - Experience planning, leading, and prioritizing work to achieve organizational objectives and goals. - Working knowledge of complex systems and demonstrate the ability to break down large and complicated problems into manageable pieces of work. - Experience in mentoring team members in leading edge techniques and practices. - Experience in working in a highly disciplined and collaborative manner as a part of an agile team. - Experience with Test Automation tools, and modern test practices. - Knowledge of modern architectural best practices and principles. - Ability to conduct and collaborative modelling sessions using Agile techniques. - Ability to effectively communicate across organizational levels and functional boundaries. **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. - Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs. Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment ban