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Scotiabank Quality Assurance Analyst - First Nations/Metis/Inuit in Toronto, Ontario
Quality Assurance Analyst - First Nations/Metis/Inuit
Requisition ID: 204130
Posted pursuant to Scotiabank’s Special Measure Program under the Employment Equity Act and Canadian Human Rights Act.
While you must be an Indigenous person in order to submit your resume, participation is completely voluntary. Please use the definition below to make sure you’re eligible and open to self-identifying as Indigenous person:
Indigenous peoples include First Nation, Métis and Inuit people. Only those Indigenous peoples who come from Canada should identify themselves as belonging to this designated group
The Global Commercial Lending team supports the ongoing enhancement, development, implementation, and day to day operational support of a number of core applications but mainly the Online Loans Library (OLL) application. The Quality Assurance(QA) analyst will work closely within a team of QA analysts and the Senior QA analyst, participate in discussions with business analysts, and developers to understand the business functions and user stories. The individual will design test plans and strategies against the User stories, test cases will be developed and executed to fulfill the result of the user requirement. As a final step, test exit reports will be documented and presented to the team for final sign off. The QA analyst will report to the Senior QA Analyst for the Global Commercial Lending team.
Is this role right for you? In this role you will:
While understanding the business requirements and user stories, you will work with the QA team to formulate a test plan and develop test cases to test the accuracy of the developed code as it relates to the user story.
In conjunction with the development team, perform manual tests, develop test data, construct, and execute exploratory, system, regression, migration, back-end, and user acceptance tests.
Write clear and concise defect reports and work as an empathetic advocate for the customer’s quality experience. Triage and prioritize defects for remediation, with the development team.
Conduct exploratory testing to find bugs that other testing means would not find during every sprint and drive testing workshops.
Wherever possible, conduct functional test and ensure their readability (clear, succinct, and using common business jargon) as well as tests must be maintainable (built with reusable domain specific testing language components)
Collaborate actively with the development team.
Embed with development teams and infuse quality in every phase of the software development lifecycle by providing continuous feedback from QA standpoint regarding standards, user experience, possible performance issues, and future bugs.
Participate in product design and requirements analysis, work with the team during project planning to accurately estimate work (data creation, test cases/acceptance test design, test execution, framework design/improvements, scripting tasks, setup environments, etc) and scope release deliverables (prioritizing defects and bugs).
Create and execute acceptance criteria based on requirements, assessing usefulness of test cases and adjusting approach where required.
Creation of Test Exit reports in preparation for Code Release implementation.
Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:
Demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to capture and present status reports, test results, functional testing result and do ongoing reporting.
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to review the requirements or stories and define and develop test strategy, test plan, test cases, test acceptance criteria and test scripts to support our product and platform teams.
Nice to have a knowledge of QA processes, agile delivery & testing processes, testing methodologies and procedures.
Possess the ability to work with technology focused peers.
Capable of thriving on fast paced, challenging environment and must be proactive and dynamic, and demonstrate initiative and eagerness to learn.
Experience in providing QAT time and effort estimation based on business requirement.
Participate fully as a team member and contribute to a positive work environment that encourages productivity, professionalism, and teamwork.
Contributes to an environment of continuous learning, including the sharing of experience and learning across team members, peers, Scotia partners, and management as appropriate.
Participate in identifying personal development needs and pursue development/career opportunities.
Adhere to established guidelines of conduct.
Previous experience in a large team environment would be a nice to have quality.
What's in it for you?
The opportunity to join our diverse and inclusive organization and connect with other First Nations, Inuit, Métis Scotiabankers and their allies when joining our Indigenous Employee Resource Group.
A competitive compensation and benefits package which include:
A rewarding career path with diverse opportunities for professional development
A competitive compensation and benefits package
Internal training to support your growth and enhance your skills
An organization committed to making a difference in our communities– for you
$10,000 annually dedicated to your well being
Traditional Indigenous Practices Leave
Indigenous Employee Mentoring Program
Work arrangements: Hybrid
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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, pleaseclick here (https://www.scotiabank.com/careers/en/careers/technical-support-for-applicants.html) . 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.