Automation Engineer

Requisition ID: 241662

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Team

Scotiabank continues to be an industry leader for Payments technology and innovation. We have a history of safely leveraging new tools to enable new experiences for our customers, focusing on ensuring we protect their interests and goals. The result of this leads to modernization programs which aim to offer enriched information and transparencies to support the rapidly evolving payments community.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to innovate and collaborate on the value-driven goals in delivering customer value. You will engage in a fast-paced and challenging environment, with opportunities to build new relationships and learn how you can make an impact in the competitive, trillion-dollar, Payments industry. You will be exposed to a wide range of businesses both internally and externally, then leveraging Scotiabank’s strong technology base, build and develop on strategic, forward-looking infrastructure.

Is this role right for you?

• Collaborate with product owner, business analysts and developers to understand user stories and acceptance criteria
• Create comprehensive test plans based on business/technology requirements and project/program scope and provide the associated time and resource estimates
• Socialize and review test plans with technology, business and operational stakeholders across the program
• Write detailed test cases, test scenarios, and feature files covering functional, regression, integration and end-to-end cases
• Execute test cases manually to validate functionality and usability
• Identify, document and prioritize defects using tools like Jira
• Track testing progress, maintain defect log and report on test coverage, bug trends and release readiness
• Write and maintain behaviour driven automated test scripts using tools like Cucumber and Citrus
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing
• Work closely with developers to debug and resolve issues quickly
• Participate in code reviews and provide QA insights during planning stages
• Advise and guide on when and how to perform different types of test automation
• Actively seek new and innovative technologies that can contribute to the objectives of the organization
• Coach and mentor other QAs to support career development and personal growth
• Ability to come to office 3 days a week

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• Advanced level of expertise in manual and automated software testing or QA roles
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools and processes
• Strong understanding of test automation best practices, such as test data management, test environment configuration, and assertion strategies.
• Solid experience with BDD frameworks (e.g. Cucumber, , Citrus, Cypress, etc.)
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages (e.g. Java, JavaScript, Python, etc.)
• Experience with writing and maintaining Gherkin-based feature files
• Experience with developing and organizing step definitions and reusable test hooks
• Familiarity with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and bug tracking systems (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Jira)
• Ability to analyze requirements and translate them into automated test cases
• Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills.
• Strong knowledge of API testing tools like Postman or REST Assured
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
• Proficiency in using Jira / Confluence/ MS Office
• Payments Domain Knowledge is an asset
• Experience working in Agile project methodology
• Background in performance testing is an asset

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 egagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons and much more!

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: “for every future”, we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, 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. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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