Test/QA Specialist Lead

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TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

Building a World-Class Technology Team at TD

We can't afford to be boring. Neither can you. The scale and scope of what TD does may surprise you. The rapid pace of change makes it a business imperative for us to be smart and open-minded in the way we think about technology. TD's technology and business teams become more intertwined as new opportunities present themselves. This new era in banking does not equal boring. Not at TD, anyway.

As a leading corporate and investment bank, TD Securities provides a wide range of integrated capital market products and services to corporations, governments and institutions. Our clients choose us for our knowledge, innovation and experience in the following key areas of finance, investment, corporate and government banking, capital markets, interest rate, currency and derivative products.

TD Securities Quality Engineering (TDS QE) is a group focused on providing world class testing solutions and expertise on a global basis within TD. Currently, the primary focus of the team is to deliver best in class testing services, tooling, and comprehensive test processes made readily available to all in TD Securities.

There's room to grow in all of this.

Job Description

We are looking for a Test / QA Specialist (Lead) for Payments applications who is passionate about improving the quality of large-scale, mission-critical platforms in a fast-paced agile environment. We, at TDS, strongly believe in embedding quality practices and tools as a behavior instead of a one-off task. We are committed to partner with the business and technology partners to build high-quality next-generation software. As a Test / QA Specialist, you will be working with senior management and decision makers to assess and develop on opportunities to improve quality of the platform to deliver tangible quality benefits to our customers while managing a team of Quality Engineers across regions.

• Champion the cause of Software Quality Engineering and Testing across Payments domain in TDS Technology and corresponding business, operations, and support teams.

• Communicate the QE Strategy and secure buy-in from the Technology leadership team. Identify and remove blockers or escalate as needed.

• Collaborate with TD Platforms & Technology to adhere to standards on process, tooling, and methodology for Quality Engineering.

• Execute on QE strategy as it relates to introducing tools, methodologies and processes, and providing updates to the senior leadership team, technology & business owners.

• Collaborate with teams in technology like Platform Delivery, Automation Champs & Hub and Cloud enablement etc. to align and achieve collective objectives.

• Lead a geographically diverse team of Quality Engineers.

• Retain and hire diverse talent across Canada, Singapore, and India to support the QE strategy.

• Grow team expertise to align with business/enterprise demand and direction; assess team skills and capabilities and continually look for ways to provide and enhance the value delivered.

• Lead a team of highly skilled professionals in an area of expertise, providing quality assurance on application of methods and practices owned within Platforms.

• Manage a team of Quality Engineers, and is responsible for coaching on knowledge, skills and performance, building and evolving the practice's capabilities, and advising practitioners on their work to ensure solutions are sound.

• Drive innovation culture.

• Foster an environment/culture that encourages productivity, innovation, process improvement, teamwork and a high level of professionalism.

• Build, maintain and evolve the culture and community of Quality Engineers. Lead the development of communities of interest within and across practices.

• Adopt new technology like Cloud adoption, Machine Learning, AI-based tools, RPA to continually enhance the capabilities offered by the QE team.

Who you are?

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Must Have:

• Overall 7-10 years of experience in the field of payments and banking applications QE and testing on large complex projects/programs as a lead or manager.

• Good knowledge of Quality Engineering methodologies and practices. Experience in articulating and executing of QE strategy.

• Excellent time management, organizational and communication skills.

• Experience in managing people and leading teams from diverse backgrounds (skills, nationality, work location, personalities etc.)

• Hands-on Java development experience working with GitHub code repository

• Experience in working with different tech stacks like Mainframe, Mobile, Web, API etc.

• Experience in:

  • UI test automation tools (Selenium WebDriver, Mainframe automation (HACL) or similar)

  • API automation testing (using RestAssured, JUnit, Postman or similar)

  • Test Artifact Management tools (Jira, Confluence)

  • Dashboarding and Visualization (Kibana, Grafana, Tableau etc.)

• Good experience with SDLC practices of Agile, Behavioral and Test-Driven Development (Lean, Scrum, XP or similar) and their corresponding tooling.

• Experience in continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Testing (CT) to streamline QE processes (Git, Maven, Jenkins, or similar).

• Ability to work autonomously and manage complex application / solution issues as needed, escalating to leadership or other stakeholders when necessary

• Collaborative team player and ability to play a leadership role in the team

• Future focused - foresees issues and gaps and identifies industry trends

• Experience with Cloud, AI, and ML technologies.

Good to Have:

• Solid knowledge on Payments Domain like SWIFT standards, MT and MX message formats and Fedwire format.

• In-depth knowledge on the payment life cycle including the payment sanctions and gateway processes.

Additional Information

• Inspire a positive work environment and help champion quality, innovation, teamwork and service to the business.

• Learn voraciously, stretch your thinking, share your knowledge and educate others.

• Communicate and collaborate with both technical and non-technical professionals.

• Cultivate winning relationships by building trust with business and technology partners.

• Share our commitment to productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency.

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Who We Are:

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank. We are growth-oriented, people-focused, and community-minded. As a team, we work to deliver value for our clients every day.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD - and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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