Lead Quality Engineer

Requisition ID: 241586

Join a purpose driven winning team committed to results in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Contributes to the overall success of Canadian Banking ensuring specific individual goals plans initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the teams business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations internal policies and procedures.

Is this role right for you In this role you will:

Be an advocate for quality in the project lifecycle.

Enhance test automation framework architecture and implement approaches to maximize automation across all areas. Lead the team to design develop and maintain test automation frameworks and write moderate to complex code/ scripts to enable continuous testing in an agile environment.

Lead innovation and introduce new tools technologies and methodologies for Quality Engineering. Drive initiatives to streamline QE processes and implement best practices on a continuous basis to act as an agent for change to the organization.

Lead testing for projects and initiatives across multiple applications and plan team allocation and capacity management.

Facilitate communication across team members and motivate the team to achieve shared goals.

Collaborate with team to plan milestones successfully execute project delivery and escalate issues as needed.

Coordinate the completion of Quality Engineering deliverables on time as per the schedule by working in collaboration with cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization.

Provide regular status updates and call out risks and issues to release and project timelines conduct root cause analysis of post-production issues and plan to prevent them in future.

Report defects and work closely with the team so that solutions can be determined prioritized and scheduled.

Have in-depth and up-to-date understanding of the organizations products applications systems environments processes and tools.

Champion a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships systems and knowledge.

Understand how the Banks risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabanks Values its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles while ensuring the adequacy adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational compliance AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.

Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role Wed love to work with you if you have:

Bachelors degree in a technical field such as computer science computer engineering or related field preferred
7 years of Quality Engineering experience and in-depth knowledge of programming languages (e.g. Java or Javascript) frameworks and utilities (e.g. Selenium WebDriver or WebdriverIO)
2 years of experience as a Quality Engineering Lead
Experience with API testing (preferably using Postman)
Experience of leading teams to encourage both individual and collaborative innovation
Have detail-oriented approach to testing
Excellent communication skills with ability to influence decision making across stakeholders
Effective organizational planning and time management skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Positive and resilient personality - Able to embrace feedback and have a desire for continuous iteration and improvement

Whats 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 banking and capital markets.

At Scotiabank 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. If you require accommodation (including but not limited to an accessible interview site alternate format documents ASL Interpreter or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.