Senior Quality Assurance Leader

Senior Quality Assurance Leader
 

What you will do 

• Act as a key point of contact for all QA related matters in a product development setting, providing QA services, and conducting manual and automated testing
• Work closely with the rest of the product development team to provide testing to the software delivery process within a distributed team
• Interpret business requirements and business rules related to Canada Life environments and translate them into test scenarios
• Drive the creation of next generation testing frameworks, test automation, continuous integration, release techniques and test infrastructure to improve on testing and to increase the speed of release cycles
• Design and document test automation activities in formal test plans, test suites and test runs
• Coordinate the end-to-end integration testing effort across distributed systems
• Work towards improvement of formal test automation processes, ensuring that the team is using industry-accepted best practices
• Create time estimates for test activities
• Contribute to an environment of continuous learning and improvement

What you will bring 

• Bachelor Computer Science / Software Engineering or equivalent degree required
• Minimum 2+ progressive software testing experience related to software delivery projects
• Practical experience testing distributed software systems
• Practical experience with continuous integration and testing frameworks (e.g.  Postman, SoapUI, Jenkins, Bamboo, Selenium, Cucumber, JUnit, JMeter, NodeJS)
• Hands-on experience with UI, APIs, SOAP and RESTful services testing
• Solid understanding of application-based solutions, WSDL/XML/JSON, ETL and event-based technologies
• Knowledge of JIRA and Confluence collaboration tools
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and within a distributed team
• Proficiency in testing API, ETL and event-based solutions
• Proficiency in trouble-shooting and problem-solving with attention to details
• Experience designing test strategies and coordinating work efforts on multiple projects
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and best practices  

Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg. 

Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!

Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.

You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.

Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing. 

Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.

We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to?reach their potential.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.

Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.

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