Aviso Wealth:

At Aviso, we are dedicated to improving the financial well-being of Canadians. As a leading wealth management organization, we are committed to leadership, innovation, partnership, responsibility, and community. Working with talented and energetic professionals who exemplify our values every day, you will quickly notice that our people and dynamic 'oneaviso' culture sets us apart. If you are looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, find out more about what Aviso has to offer at www.aviso.ca.

The Opportunity:

We're looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join our IT team.

Reporting to the Manager, Quality Assurance the Senior Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for implementation and integration of quality principles and promoting it to the stakeholders within the project. The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer will have a thorough understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Test Methodologies.

Who you are:

• Service – You consider both internal and external stakeholders and demonstrate intent of understanding and putting the clients' needs first. You advocate service excellence and work to deliver solutions that meet the needs. You proactively develop strategic partnerships that allow Aviso Wealth to become a trusted advisor and partner
• Execution – You are committed to achieving your goals and to succeed. This includes focusing on "getting things done", as well as recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities as they arise. You are consistently looking for ways to improve your personal best and see value in continuous improvement. You take accountability for your actions and learn from mistakes
• Collaboration – You work collaboratively with others with the common goal of driving positive results. Making meaningful contributions to your team to achieve organizational goals is a priority. You proactively encourage collaboration, build trust and inclusion, and work to establish effective relationships both inside and outside of the organization

What your day looks like:

• Lead test planning, execution and ensure overall quality of internal project and third party vendor application releases
• Create and manage detailed test plans, test cases and scripts that will determine optimal application performance according to specifications
• Design, develop and execute test automation scripts
• Participate in business requirements review, provide suggestions, identify risks
• Perform various tests including functional, regression, performance, integration testing of internal/external projects and web/mobile native applications on a wide range of browsers and mobile devices; Analyze performance and load tests and compare with benchmarks with a focus on improving the user experience
• Investigate production issues focusing on back end testing using database queries and analyzing log files, xml configs, IIS configuration, etc.
• Planning and preparation of test data and data validation and identify data integrity trends and recommend procedure changes to prevent recurrence
• Ensure newly implemented system features or enhancements meets user needs as documented in specifications delivered by third party vendors and other internal projects
• Coordinate release verification activities including release stabilization, user acceptance testing and production testing
• Ensure continued integrity of existing production systems, includes maintaining and tracking defects and fixes, documentation of information
• Collaborate with business testers, business analysts, project managers and developers to ensure proper testing of all applications during releases and hot fixes
• Communicate and provide project status reports on test progress, test results, risks and other relevant information to project stakeholders and management
• Supports and mentors junior QAs in testing and QA processes including best practices, preparation of test strategies, test data, test environment, scope a project, measure quality of the requirements/gap analysis and estimate testing needs and ensures calculations are fully understood by all stakeholders
• Conduct walkthrough, presentations to the project stakeholders and the QA team members of new features/functionality as well as changes to existing functionality
• Monitors and communicates testing quality matrix such as defect, defect counts, test results, test status, traceability matrix to control the requirements coverage and test execution status, Quality of Process, Quality of Requirements within the project team
• Monitors the quality management dashboards of the project and provide the visibility on the quality of the project

Requirements

Your experience and skills:

• University/College degree in Information technology or a related field
• QA Designation from accredited organization is an asset
• 5 - 6 years' experience in Testing and Quality Management
• Strong foundation in quality assurance methodologies, procedures and system testing best practices
• Strong knowledge of SQL query language and scripting for automation
• Strong knowledge of defect tracking systems such as Jira, BR-Track, Bugzilla
• Direct hands-on experience working with performance testing and test case automation tools such as Katalon
• In depth knowledge of testing concepts, phases, and types of testing
• In addition, this individual should have working experience in testing mobile native and web applications on a wide range of mobile devices
• This individual will have strong background in the Waterfall / Agile QA processes from start of testing lifecycle to integration to production deployment to smoke testing
• Fluent communication skills in English are required and bilingual skills in French are an asset

Benefits

Why Aviso Wealth?

At Aviso Wealth, you will find a dynamic and inclusive culture that rewards innovation and celebrates success.
Here are a few things that set us apart:

• Competitive compensation package that rewards and recognizes individual contributions
• Excellent health, dental and insurance benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees
• Generous vacation time, fitness benefit, parental leave top-up options
• Matching contributions to our retirement program
• Commitment to the continuous improvement of our staff through learning & development and an education assistance program
• Regular social events to foster teamwork

Equal Employment Opportunity

Aviso Wealth welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including persons with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs in all stages of the hiring process.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

No recruiters or agencies, please.

Company Overview:

Aviso is a leading wealth management and investment services provider for the Canadian financial industry, with over $125 billion in total assets under administration and management, and over 1,000 employees. We're building a comprehensive, technology-enabled, client-centric wealth services ecosystem. Our clients include our partners, advisors, and investors. We're a trusted partner for nearly all credit unions across Canada, in addition to a wide range of portfolio managers, investment dealers, insurance and trust companies, and introducing brokers. Our partners depend on Aviso for specific solutions that give them a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving, highly competitive industry. Our investment dealer and mutual fund dealer and our insurance services support thousands of investment advisors. Our asset manager, NEI Investments, specializes in investing responsibly. Our online brokerage, Qtrade Direct Investing®, empowers self-directed investors, and our fully automated investing service, Qtrade Guided Portfolios®, serves investors who prefer a hands-off approach. Aviso Correspondent Partners provides custodial and carrying broker services to a wide range of firms. We have offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Winnipeg. Aviso is backed by the collective strength of our owners: the credit union Centrals, Co-operators/CUMIS, and Desjardins. We're proud to power businesses that empower investors.

A career with Aviso means being part of a group of talented, energetic professionals who live their values every day, and belonging to an organization dedicated to your success and career development. If you're looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, apply to join our team.

Salary

This position is posted with an expected salary range of $88,000 - $98,000 CAD annually. Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate and the requirements of the position.