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Lead AI EngineerQA

SBA 8


Job Location:

Bedford - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 13 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 10 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Lead AI Engineer/QA
Location: Halifax - (90 Western Parkway Bedford Nova Scotia B4B 0G4) or Quebec (1 Place Ville Marie Montreal H3B 5G9).
Duration: 6 Months (CTH)
No. of Positions: 1

JOB DESCRIPTION
WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY
  • Were seeking an experienced QA Lead who can balance hands-on technical excellence with team leadership.
  • This role combines active testing on AI and Alternate data and automation mentoring a team of QA engineers.
  • Youll drive quality initiatives establish testing strategies and ensure your team delivers exceptional results while remaining engaged in critical testing activities.

WHAT WILL YOU DO
  • AI agent testing QE working on multiple projects implementing AI-based solutions
  • Experience using GenAI tooling for test-related activities
  • Mentor a team of QA engineers providing technical guidance and career development support
  • Design develop and oversee automated test frameworks using industry-standard tools (Behave Python - Selenium Cypress Playwright or similar)
  • Allocate resources and prioritize testing efforts based on project needs and risk assessment
  • Conduct hands-on testing for critical features complex scenarios and architectural decisions
  • Establish and monitor quality metrics providing regular reports to stakeholders
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives in testing processes and methodologies
  • Facilitate collaboration between QA development and product teams
  • Lead root cause analysis for critical defects and production issues
  • Review and approve test plans test cases and automation scripts created by team members
  • Manage test environments test data strategies and testing infrastructure
  • Champion quality culture and advocate for testing best practices across the organization
  • Coordinate release testing efforts and provide go/no-go recommendations
  • In this role you will communicate and interact frequently with RBC partners and/or employees located across Canada and/or worldwide

What do you need to succeed
Must-have:
  • 8 years of hands-on software testing experience
  • 3 years in a QA leadership or team lead role
  • Deep understanding of testing methodologies AI Testing SDLC and Agile practices
  • Degree in Computer science or related field. Masters would be considered a plus
  • Expert-level programming skills in Python with 5 years automation development experience
  • Advanced experience with test automation frameworks and tools
  • Proven experience leading and mentoring QA teams of 3 engineers
  • Strong leadership and people management skills
  • Experience in developing QA strategies and implementing process improvements
  • Proficiency with version control (Git) CI/CD tools (Github Actions Jenkins)
  • Expertise in API testing and performance testing tools (locust)
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Ability to make technical decisions and provide architectural guidance
  • Experience with resource planning capacity management and project estimation.

    Job Title: Lead AI Engineer/QA

    Location: Halifax or Quebec RBC Office (NOT TORONTO)

    Duration: 6 Months (CTH)

    No. of Positions: 1

    JOB DESCRIPTION

    WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY

    Were seeking an experienced QA Lead who can balance hands-on technical excellence with team leadership.

    This role combines active testing on AI and Alternate data and automation mentoring a team of QA engineers.

    Youll drive quality initiatives establish testing strategies and ensure your team delivers exceptional results while remaining engaged in critical testing activities.

    WHAT WILL YOU DO

  • AI agent testing QE working on multiple projects implementing AI-based solutions
  • Experience using GenAI tooling for test-related activities
  • Mentor a team of QA engineers providing technical guidance and career development support
  • Design develop and oversee automated test frameworks using industry-standard tools (Behave Python - Selenium Cypress Playwright or similar)
  • Allocate resources and prioritize testing efforts based on project needs and risk assessment
  • Conduct hands-on testing for critical features complex scenarios and architectural decisions
  • Establish and monitor quality metrics providing regular reports to stakeholders
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives in testing processes and methodologies
  • Facilitate collaboration between QA development and product teams
  • Lead root cause analysis for critical defects and production issues
  • Review and approve test plans test cases and automation scripts created by team members
  • Manage test environments test data strategies and testing infrastructure
  • Champion quality culture and advocate for testing best practices across the organization
  • Coordinate release testing efforts and provide go/no-go recommendations
  • In this role you will communicate and interact frequently with RBC partners and/or employees located across Canada and/or worldwide
  • What do you need to succeed

    Must-have:

  • 8 years of hands-on software testing experience
  • 3 years in a QA leadership or team lead role
  • Deep understanding of testing methodologies AI Testing SDLC and Agile practices
  • Degree in Computer science or related field. Masters would be considered a plus
  • Expert-level programming skills in Python with 5 years automation development experience
  • Advanced experience with test automation frameworks and tools
  • Proven experience leading and mentoring QA teams of 3 engineers
  • Strong leadership and people management skills
  • Experience in developing QA strategies and implementing process improvements
  • Proficiency with version control (Git) CI/CD tools (Github Actions Jenkins)
  • Expertise in API testing and performance testing tools (locust)
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Ability to make technical decisions and provide architectural guidance
  • Experience with resource planning capacity management and project estimation.

Required Experience:

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