Quality Assurance Engineer

Questrade Financial Group (QFG), through its companies - Questrade, Inc., Questrade Wealth Management Inc., Community Trust Company, ThinkInsure, Zolo, and Flexiti, provides securities and foreign currency investment, professionally managed investment portfolios, mortgages, insurance, real estate services, financial services and more. Questrade uses cutting-edge technologies to develop innovative products that give customers better, more affordable ways to take control of their money.

We are everything a traditional financial institution is not. At QFG, you will be constantly moving forward, bringing the future of fintech into existence. You will be a part of a collaborative team that cares deeply about our mission and each other. Your team members will help you conquer challenges, push boundaries and discover what you are truly capable of.

This is a place where you can explore, discover and learn with continuous growth. As a diverse and inclusive place to work, with a hybrid working environment you can unleash your creativity and curiosity with no limits. If you share the same sense of infinite possibility, come shape your future at QFG.

What’s in it for you as an employee of QFG?

• Health & wellbeing resources and programs
• Paid vacation, personal, and sick days for work-life balance
• Competitive compensation and benefits packages
• Work-life balance
• Career growth and development opportunities
• Opportunities to contribute to community causes
• Work with diverse team members in an inclusive and collaborative environment
  
  
  

We’re looking for our next QA Engineer. Could It Be You?

The Intermediate Quality Assurance Engineer will provide good expertise in the areas of Automated and Manual QA activities for applications developed by Questrade Technology Group (QTG), with particular focus on testing client web applications and QA Automation framework. The QA Engineer should have good development skills as well asin depth knowledge of quality assurance techniques, testing concepts, methodologies and tools.

What’s it like working as a QA Engineer at Questrade?

You will be responsible for:

• Write test plans, and test cases throughout the development lifecycle of complex web applications
• Review business and technical requirements to define test cases that covers both requirements thoroughly
• Improve current test suites in order to achieve better coverage and quality
• Write SQL queries for backend testing
• Write automation test cases for Web application and REST APIs
• Participate in sprint planning activities and provide estimates for manual and automated testing work;
• Collaborate with QA team members to collectively plan, schedule and perform manual and automated software tests
• Setup and configure test environments and import test data
• Work closely with Software Engineers to perform early testing on components prior to integration builds
• Manage defect tracking and proactively identify risks to management; monitor and report results
• Report QA status, as appropriate, to keep project stakeholders informed on deliverables and timelines
• Adopt and encourage best practices amongst QA engineers
• Assist team on monitoring and troubleshooting application in production environments to guarantee good system reliability
  
  
  

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To succeed, in this role, you will need:

• BS in computer science or related field
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as QA Analyst role with solid progression in responsibility
• Demonstrated ability to develop QA automation scripts for web applications
• knowledge of E2E testing frameworks for Web and Mobile applications
• knowledge of JavaScript, asynchronous programming and promises
• knowledge of testing manually and automating tests for REST APIs
• Experience with testing high performance web and mobile applications
• Experience analyzing systems logs to troubleshoot issues
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle, methodology and testing
• Ability to apply concepts of unit, system, regression, product, integration and acceptance testing to web application features
• Exposure to non-functional testing (e.g Performance and Security)
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to investigate and research multiple sources
• Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communications skills
• Ability to work in an Agile environments
• knowledge of financial and/or stock marketing industry is a plus
  
  
  

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At Questrade Financial Group of Companies, with multiple office locations around the world, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible work environment. This is an environment where individuals are treated with dignity and respect. Here, the unique skills and experience you bring will be valued. You will be supported and motivated, so that you can harness your unlimited potential. Our team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and operate in. Having a collaborative and diverse team helps us push boundaries to bring the future of fintech into existence—not only for the benefit of our customers, but for those who build their career with us.

Questrade Financial Group of companies Applicant Tracking System utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) for application screening. The AI system operates on predetermined criteria, with final decisions subject to human review.

Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly. If you require accommodation during the recruitment/selection process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.