QA Automation Engineer - 38408

Location Address: Toronto - Hybrid (2x per week, subject to change)

Contract Duration: Nov 28th - to be renewed once the budget is approved

Schedule Hours: Mon-Fri, 9 am - 5pm

Business Group: Commercial Global Engineering: Oversees changes/implementations to commercial client programs.

Project: The Canadian Banking Business Group is working on a large-scale Salesforce Integration into multiple platforms. The group is searching for a strong hands-on Automation lead to manage the automation Suite for the Salesforce Commercial application.

Typical Day in Role:

• Develop Test Strategies for Salesforce project delivery.

• Develop Test scenarios and queries for frontend, DB level, and Integrations (API (Rest/Soap), ETL, etc.)

• Execute test plans, scenarios, scripts or procedures

• Ability to produce dashboards and reports for sprints or code releases. Reporting frameworks like Allure, Extent reports

• Document software defects and report to software developers

• Monitor bug resolution efforts and track successes

• Plan test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or delivery dates

Must-haves:

1. 8 years of experience as a previous QA and Automation Lead.

2. 5+ years of experience in Salesforce

3. 3 + years' experience in tools like Selenium and Java.

4. 2 + years' experience with JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket/Git suite, and managing test cases, test plans using Jira plugins like X-ray.

5. 3+ years of experience with large Canadian banking or other FI experience

Nice to have:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with APIs (SOAP and REST), ETL from a quality assurance and testing perspective

• Ncino experience

• Some experience in database/backend testing. (writing and verifying results of medium to high complexity SQL & PL/SQL queries)

• Experience working on end-to-end Software Testing Life Cycle projects

Best vs Average

The best candidate is someone with hands-on experience using nCino, combined with strong automation skills. They should be capable of writing complex queries and have a solid understanding of Salesforce integration from a functional perspective.

What sets them apart is their ability to build solutions that are not only technically sound but also scalable, user-friendly, and aligned with both QA testing needs and business requirements.

Education and Certifications: Bachelor's degree or diploma in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or a related field

Interview Format: 1 Hour (via Microsoft Teams)

Participants: Hiring Manager and Automation Leads

Agenda:

• Overview of the role and team structure

• Discussion of the candidate’s background and relevant experience

• Real-world examples from previous roles

• Behavioral and situational interview questions