Quality Engineer II

Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours: 37.5

Line Of Business: Technology Solutions

Pay Details: $81,600 - $115,200 CAD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD.

Job Description:

• Perform hands-on testing activities: test creation and/or process support within a given functional area to support the delivery of quality solutions by automating tests and/or creating/enhancing automation frameworks.
• Contribute to test planning and perform hands-on test design/development/maintenance, test case automation and test execution to achieve business outcomes.
• Integrate directly into a team’s continuous delivery process, augmenting the delivery of quality software and ensuring speed, agility, and risk management.
• Contribute to the definition of test data and environment requirements.
• Analyze the end-to-end proposed solution (business requirements, design specification, architecture blueprints, etc.) to develop in-scope tests.
• Analyze, develop, debug, and maintain test suites (automated/manual), traceability matrices; log defects/assist in defect resolution, as required.
• Provide quick feedback throughout the development and design process; analyze/report on the test results to confirm that the quality of the intended solution is met.
• Proven ability to use tools that support automation activities and management (e.g., test automation frameworks, test management tools, etc.).
• Leverage virtual assets to support virtualization of any incomplete/unavailable code, service, database, etc.
• Have basic knowledge of test data management to reuse automated test data provisioning capabilities to adopt a standard test data tool set.
• Effectively leverage tools and engineering practices (DevOps tools and processes, source code management, Service Virtualization, monitoring tools, etc.).
• Document and support the proactive identification of end-to-end test solution designs, including updating knowledge bases and identifying early automation opportunities.
• Work collaboratively with the development team to define and validate user stories, acceptance criteria and Definition of Done (DoD) / Ready (DoR).
• Apply the principles of behavior/Test Driven Development (BDD/TDD) and focus on value-driven outcomes.
• Provide feedback, reporting and analytics on overall quality/performance, user experience, and future bug prevention.
• Actively participate in Practices' communities of Interest.
• May be involved in Proof of Concepts (POCs) to evaluate new technologies geared towards better, faster, more secure testing activities (such as Service Virtualization, DevOps, BDD, Test Data Management).
• Be knowledgeable and adhere to established quality engineering practices/procedures, internal policies/procedures and applicable regulatory guidelines and keep abreast of emerging trends for own functional area.
• Ensure decisions, risks and lessons learned are identified, clearly documented and enhancements are accordingly implemented.
• Understand relationships between work processes and the business and ensure awareness of costs related to own work.
• Deliver effective and efficient solutions that meet key project milestones and overall project deliverables on time, within budget, and adhering to QE and quality standards.
• Comply with and support well-defined enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and project management disciplines - including creation of project documentation of system requirements, estimates of scope and cost.
• Be knowledgeable of practices and procedures within own area of responsibility and keep abreast of emerging trends for own functional area.
• Protect the interests of the organization – identify and manage risks, and elevate non-standard, high-risk activities as necessary.
• Adhere to internal policies/procedures and applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite.
• Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation, and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/points of interest.
• Support the team by continuously enhancing knowledge/expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit; support knowledge-sharing across teams and with relevant stakeholders, ensuring knowledge is codified, monitored, tracked, and managed.
• Work collaboratively with the team and leadership to proactively identify and resolve issues related to product quality.
• Keep current on emerging trends/developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools, and techniques.
• Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross-training within own team.
• Keep others informed and up to date about the status/progress of projects and/or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities.
• Contribute to the success of the team by willingly assisting others in the completion and performance of work activities; provide training, coaching and/or guidance as appropriate.
• Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce.
• Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally.

Experience And/or Education:

• BS degree in Computer Science or related Engineering discipline; or equivalent practical experience.
• 9+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong Automation (Selenium+Java) Skills.
• Jenkins, Jira, JTMF, Confluence.
• Prior Banking experience is preferred.

Additional Information:

• Foundational knowledge of specific domain and quality engineering frameworks, technology, tools, processes, and procedures.
• Solid knowledge of coding practices, testing, and debugging to develop and maintain resilient automated test scripts; hands-on experience writing automated scripts using industry standard frameworks.
• Hands-on debugging and problem-solving skills; investigates and analyzes potential solutions to problems.
• Foundational knowledge of in-scope TD business and systems, practices, business/organization, Bank standards.
• Ability to drive work effort, own tasks, and estimate and prioritize activities for medium to moderately complex tasks.
• Leverage new/advanced techniques and approaches in testing and automation.
• Use existing procedures to solve routine problems; makes limited exceptions.
• Collaborative team player.
• Report to a Practice lead.