quality assurance (QA) engineer

Work Location:Toronto, Ontario, CanadaHours:37.5Line of Business:Technology SolutionsPay Details:$81,600 - $115,200 CADThis role is eligible for a discretionary variable compensation award that considers business and individual performance.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:Perform hands on more complex testing activities: test design, test creation and/or process support within a well-defined functional area to support the delivery of quality solutions by designing and automating tests and/or creating/enhancing automation frameworksHands on role focused on test automation activities with high level of complexityAs a Test Lead for small complexity initiatives, accountable for implementing effective test strategies and plans, test design / development test case automation and test execution to achieve business outcomes.Provides QE leadership, direction and feedback throughout the development and design process; provides test development / automation support to ensure that the quality of the intended solution is met.Leverage strong knowledge to understand technical solutions to build optimized test approaches, inclusive of the tooling strategyStrong knowledge of test data management to reuse automated test data provisioning capabilitiesEffectively engineer and leverage tools and Engineering practices (DevOps tools and processes, source code management, Service Virtualization, monitoring tools, etc.)Implement functional and/or non-functional automation frameworks (performance, readiness / reliability testing (ORT), accessibility, security) including script development and execution, and ensure automated tests are integrated into the Continuous Integration (CI), delivery, and testing (CI/CD/CT) pipelinesPlay a key role in developing, documenting, and proactively identifying end-to-end test solution designs and early automation opportunitiesWork collaboratively with the development team to define and validate user stories, acceptance criteria and Definition of Done (DoD) / Ready (DoR)Apply the principles of behavior / Test Driven Development (BDD / TDD) and focus on value driven outcomesLeads Proof of Concepts (POCs) to evaluate new technologies geared towards better, faster, more secure testing activities (such as Service Virtualization, DevOps, BDD, Test Data Management)Adhere to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to quality engineering activitiesEnsure respective programs/ policies/practices are well managed, meets business needs, complies with internal and external requirements, and aligns with business prioritiesCollaboratively engage with relevant stakeholders at all levels, both internal and external, to shift from finding defects to proactively preventing defectsActively seek and support continuous improvement and automation opportunities within the quality engineering practiceConduct meaningful analysis at the functional or enterprise level using data to draw conclusions, make recommendations, assess the effectiveness of programs/ policies/ practicesIdentify opportunities to minimize cost, provide recommendations and/or deliver corresponding strategic solutions to support cost effectiveness and to enhance stakeholder experienceConduct test assets reviews to ensure adherence to quality, standards compliance, reusability, and ea