Senior Quality Automation Engineer

Senior Quality Automation Engineer at BMO

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Quality Automation Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in quality assurance, test automation, and software development. This role involves designing, developing, and executing automated tests to ensure the highest level of product quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for various applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements and create test plans.
• Execute automated tests and analyze results to identify defects and ensure product quality.
• Develop and maintain test automation frameworks and tools.
• Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to improve test coverage and quality.
• Investigate and troubleshoot issues in automated test scripts and test environments.
• Continuously improve test processes and methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Document test cases, test results, and provide regular reports on test coverage and quality metrics.
• Supports the execution of strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders.
• Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
• Leads initiatives. Able to coordinate resources and manage problems to resolution when necessary.

Qualifications:

Typically, 4-7 years of work experience in IT or business environment and/or BS/BA or MBA/MS in computer science, engineering, information systems, math or business.

• Proven experience in quality assurance and test automation.
• Problem solving skills including the ability to troubleshoot and identify problem areas throughout testing.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or C#.
• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG).
• Strong understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies.
• Collaborate well with others. Ability to translate technical concepts into easy to understand terms.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Knowledge of performance testing and security testing.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Salesforce knowledge an asset.

Key skills/competency:

• Test Automation
• Quality Assurance
• SDLC
• Agile Methodologies
• Java/Python/C#
• Selenium/JUnit/TestNG
• CI/CD
• Problem Solving
• Collaboration
• Troubleshooting