Join a Challenger
Being a traditional bank just isn’t our thing, so we challenge ourselves to get
creative in providing innovative banking solutions for Canadians.
How do we get there? With a talented team of inquisitive and agile challengers
that break through the status quo. So, if you’re passionate about redefining the
future of banking—while having fun—this could be your next big opportunity.
Our company continues to grow, and today we serve more than 670,000 people
across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™, and have been
around for more than 50 years. Equitable Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary,
Concentra Bank, supports credit unions across Canada that serve more than six
million members. Together we have over $125 billion in combined assets under
management and administration, with a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian
banking to enrich people's lives. Our customers have named our EQ Bank digital
platform (eqbank.ca [https://www.eqbank.ca/]) one of the top banks in Canada on
the Forbes World's Best Banks list since 2021.
Equitable Interview Process
As we continue to scale our team, candidates selected for our comprehensive
interview process may be considered for a different level — either higher or
lower — based on their interview performance. This equitable hiring approach
allows us to ensure that talented individuals from a variety of industries are
set up for long-term success within EQB’s dynamic, growing environment. Our goal
is to support candidates in building lasting careers, rather than relying solely
on perceived experience. The hiring committee will thoughtfully assess each
candidate’s skills and potential, and adjust the level of the role as needed to
create the best possible fit.
Purpose of Job
As a Quality Engineer II, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality of
our software products by designing, developing, and executing test strategies
and automation frameworks. You will work closely with Lead Quality Engineer,
developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to advocate for quality
best practices, shift-left testing, and continuous improvement in the
development lifecycle.
Accountability
The incumbent works under the direction of Quality Engineering Manager and Team
Leads. Provide regular and frequent updates to the Team Leads and the project
team at the appropriate level of detail to ensure that progress is measured, and
any issues are known, discussed, and resolved. The incumbent will escalate all
potential testing delays avoiding late or missed project timelines.
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Main Activities:
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test cases for
web, mobile, and API testing.
- Collaborate with developers to implement shift-left testing strategies,
ensuring early defect detection and prevention.
- Execute and maintain functional and regression automated testing as part of
the CI/CD pipeline.
- Drive test strategy discussions and contribute to test plan creation to
ensure comprehensive test coverage.
- Identify, document, and track defects, working closely with development teams
for timely resolution.
- Develop and maintain quality metrics, reporting on test coverage, defect
trends, and automation effectiveness.
- Advocate for continuous improvement in test processes, tools, and techniques
to enhance software quality.
- Participate in release readiness reviews, ensuring the stability and
reliability of production deployments.
- Timely escalation of quality related issues to the QE manager.
- Participate in the continuous improvement of test documentation, processes,
and test tools.
- Follow prescribed change control procedures, making sure all changes are
properly documented, approved, and communicated.
- Support UAT activities with business units as required.
Qualifications and Skill Set:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Software Quality Engineering
- Minimum of 2 years' experience with UI & API Automation
- University Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical
degree or equivalent experience is required
- Understanding of Microservice Architecture
- UI and API Automation framework such as Selenium Webdriver and BDD –Cucumber,
Postman/JavaScript, REST Assured
- Mobile Automation framework such as Appium
- Understanding of Java, JavaScript and the ability to write code from
scratch
- Engineering practices such as DevOps tools and process (Azure DevOps/GitHub),
Source code and version management (GIT), service virtualization (eg:
Parasoft/Smartbear/IBM Rational Tester), API Log analysis and monitoring
tools (eg: Kibana/Splunk).
- Experience writing SQL statements and database testing skills
- Experience working on Integration testing and Releases
- Strong skills in using JIRA + Confluence + Zephyr
- Understanding of software Quality Engineering methodologies, tools and
processes is required
- Thorough understanding of SDLC and its best practices for both Waterfall
(phased testing) and Agile models (in-sprint testing)
- Good understanding of Scrum/Agile software development process
Job Complexities / Thinking Challenges
- The ideal candidate will need to demonstrate:
- High level of analytical skills and detail oriented
- Intent listener and excellent communicator
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and in undefined situations
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop relationships
- Ability to interact effectively with a diverse group including executives,
managers, vendors, subject matter experts and project managers
- Ability to prioritize assignments when dealing with competing priorities
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LI-Hybrid
What we offer [For full-time permanent roles]
?? Competitive discretionary bonus
? Market leading RRSP match program
?? Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
?? Employee Share Purchase Plan
???? Maternity/Parental top-up while you care for your little one
?? Generous vacation policy and personal days
?? Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues
?? Annual professional development allowance and a comprehensive Career
Development program
?? A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a
new kind of banking experience
The incumbent will be working hybrid and in office time will be spent working
from Equitable Bank’s additional office space located at 2200-25 Ontario Street,
Toronto, ON.
Equitable Bank is deeply committed to inclusion. Our organization is stronger
and our employees thrive when we honour and celebrate everyone’s diverse
experiences and perspectives. In tandem with that commitment, we support and
encourage our staff to grow not just in their career path, but personally as
well.
We commit to providing a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment
for all applicants. Please let us know of any accommodations needed so that you
can bring your best self to the application process and beyond. All candidates
considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check and
credit check to qualify for hire. While we appreciate your interest in applying,
an Equitable recruiter will only contact leading candidates whose skills and
qualifications closely match the requirements of the position.
We can’t wait to get to know you!
