Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The RBC BFST team offers the opportunity to leverage our epiX mega-journey transformation program to develop innovative solutions to our most challenging problems for RBC’s commercial banking customers. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on tough challenges and make an impact to millions of Canadians and businesses every day.

The SDET Specialist ensures design, development and test management and he/she is actively a part of the delivery quality on strategic, regulatory, mandatory or client projects. He/she follows Quality Engineering methodology  to  contribute  to  the  successful  completion  of  projects  on  time  and  within  budget  and  drive quality and champion defect prevention/early defect detection. He/she works collaboratively with several IT and Business teams to estimate, prepare, plan and coordinate all test phases in order to meet the project milestones. Liaising with the other development team members, he/she participates to work and embrace engineering principles, identify and use modern testing tools, optimize testing preparation and execution through test technics and automation script support. He/she defines and secure test environments

What will you do?

Work closely with development teams and assist in design, develop and testing

Manage the defined QE processes to ensure all standards and compliances are met

Lead all QE activities and report on progress, including:  creating/reviewing test automation repos, artifacts

Drive the development of optimized test automation  and support continuous integration

Determine the schedule and sequence of testing activities, negotiate and coordinate with interfacing applications regarding timelines and commitment

Strong communicator – able to work closely with counterparts in a cross-functional teams. Ability to lead and mentor QA team member

Oversee test execution progress, communicate daily metrics report and weekly dashboard to the stakeholders

Provide functional work flows, test data, and support  to Performance testing

Conduct risk analysis, requirement review ensuring sufficient coverage in respect of project constraints and driving factors.

Continually ensure there is an adequate level of QE automation test coverage for all responsible applications

Facilitate complex group meetings and conducts information gathering sessions with groups across IT as well as offshore team

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

Hands on expertise in a variety of test automation frameworks/tools - Robot Framework, TestNG,  Junit, SoapUI, Selenium, Rest Assure, Jenkins, Maven), and script development using scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.).

Hands-on programming experience (e.g., Java, C, SQL DB querying) and source configuration tools (GIT, SVN, MKS, etc.) Capable to debug code independently and peer code-review.

Hands on experience in test case design at different levels (component/service, integration, and end to end/user scenarios). Experience in a QE/test environment with a focus on technical, automated testing in a variety of environments (distributed, cloud and mainframe, business workflows and services/APIs, databases

In-depth knowledge of a variety of testing techniques and methodologies – Ability to recommend and demonstrate new tools having engineering mindset and aptitude for continuous learning. Through knowledge on DevOps pipeline and integration of testing in the pipeline.

Experience working with software delivery methodologies, frameworks and best practices having worked in Agile teams. Should have very good communication skills, right attitude, and team player.

Nice-to-have

Experience in development/coding with Ruby, Groovy, Spring boot, Cypress

Code inspection tool knowledge/working experience with  SonarQube

Experience with Containerizations tools like OpenShift, Dockers, Kubernetes, AWS ECS

Experience using test optimization and performance monitoring tools – ConfirmIQ, Dynatrace

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable

Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

Opportunities to do challenging work

Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies

RBC requires as a condition of employment that all successful candidates in the United States and Canada be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their start date, and may require proof of the same. Reasonable accommodation is available where required by law