QA Analyst

Is this role right for you?

In this role you will :

Work with the senior managers and director to capture data and information related to project delivery and status.

Create visually appealing and meaning full content for executive presentations.

Work with senior management team to capture weekly and monthly forecast as well as other project financial reports.

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

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.

Work with multiple software development groups to help them deliver on high-quality products.

Must have experience of QA processes, agile delivery & testing processes, testing methodologies and procedures.

Possess the ability to work with technology focused peers and work on multiple projects concurrently.

Ideally have worked on agile and waterfall projects in the past and 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.

What's 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 such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Work arrangements : Hybrid

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