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QA Test Lead (UAT) – Banking / Risk Technology
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QA Test Lead (UAT) for banking/risk technology transformation program. Lead UAT strategy, planning, execution, and defect management in a hybrid Toronto contract role.
About the role
- Quality Assurance Specialist ensuring quality of technology products at BMO. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to maintain testing strategies for seamless customer experiences.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, execute, and maintain test plans for infrastructure, middleware, data, and applications across various environments.
- Review and interpret business requirements, functional specs, and design documents to inform and plan testing activities.
- Execute manual and automated test cases; document and report defects, anomalies, and results.
- Ensure systems and software are functionally appropriate, technically sound, and well-integrated.
- Maintain defect repositories and generate historical analysis of test results.
- Validate unit testing practices and confirm readiness for integrated testing.
- Drive automation capabilities by developing test automation suites, frameworks, and standards.
- Provide immediate response to production issues and support defect resolution.
- Lead and implement core initiatives with complete test strategies.
- Oversee multiple test projects and provide scheduling and coordination support.
- Conduct independent analysis to resolve strategic issues and support execution of initiatives.
- Monitor performance metrics and identify areas for improvement.
- Recommend process and system improvements to enhance efficiency and customer experience.
- Ensure alignment with SDLC processes and enterprise testing standards.
- Actively participate in enterprise-wide programs and projects.
- Communicate quality metrics and testing outcomes to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with internal and external teams to ensure alignment and delivery.
- Translate technical concepts into accessible language for diverse audiences.
- Participate as an active stakeholder in initiatives, driving quality through fact-based metrics.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen QA capabilities through mentoring, knowledge sharing, and building communities of practice.
- Stay current with industry trends via professional associations and learning communities.
- Promote technical development and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Proactively identify and recommend enhancements to improve the customer and employee experience.
Requirements
- 3 to 5 years of experience in mainframe environments
- Typically, 3 to 5 years of work experience in IT, Operations/back office, Branch or business environment related to Lending and/or B.S./B.A. in computer science, engineering, information systems.
- Experience developing, maintaining and executing automation test scripts
- Strong understanding of SDLC, testing methodologies, metrics, and automation frameworks.
- Experience with Waterfall methodologies; Agile and DevOps experience is an asset.
- Familiarity with BMO lending applications and infrastructure components is an asset
- Proficiency with tools such as HP ALM, Jira, TSO/ISPF, JCL, DB2, and CICS.
- Experience in manual testing on mainframe
- Able to develop, maintain and execute automated test Scripts and framework using UFT (with VBScript), Selenium (with languages like Java or Python), and Microsoft Office Excel Macros.
- Ability to analyze data and use metrics to drive improvements.
- Automation experience is a strong asset.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Accident and life insurance
- Retirement savings plans
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