QA Systems Testing Analyst (recent graduate)

at  Bank of Canada

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

We will require you to be an effective communicator, self-starter and team player with an affinity for continued learning and self-improvement. You will need to demonstrate your ability to think innovatively to find solutions to complex problems and act as a change contributor to get things done. We are also looking for someone who enjoys working in rapidly changing environments who can cultivate trust by contributing to a safe environment for healthy conflict and meaningful collaboration as well as foster a culture of continuous improvement.

KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS

Experience or strong willingness to learn a subset of the following:

• Programming in Java, using test libraries such as Selenium
• Working in Jenkins to build and deploy code
• Tracking issues in Jira
• Working on group software projects using GitHub
• Leveraging software testing methodologies and best practices

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

For your candidacy to be considered, you must be a recent graduate of a Bachelor of Computer Science program or related field. At least three (3) four-month work terms or 12 months experience working in a similar QA role.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents
• Security level required: Be eligible to obtain Reliability
• Relocation assistance may be provided, if required
• Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.
• The official title for this position is “QA Systems Testing Analyst ”

TAKE A CENTRAL ROLE

The Bank of Canada has a vision to be a leading central bank—dynamic, engaged and trusted—committed to a better Canada. No other employer in the country offers you the unique opportunity to work at the very center of Canada’s economy, in an organization with significant impact on the economic and financial well-being of all Canadians. You will be challenged, energized and motivated to excel in our environment.
Building on the principles that have always guided us – excellence, integrity and respect – we strive to be forward-looking and innovative, to welcome people with diverse perspectives and talents, and to earn trust by living up to our commitments and by clearly explaining the intent of our policies and actions.
With our defined-benefit pension plan, benefits, and high flexibility for work life balance - find out more about why we are annually ranked as one of Canada’s top employers: Working Here - Bank of Canada
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WHAT YOU WILL DO

Are you a new or soon-to-be graduate looking to start your career in software development and test automation? We have opportunities in our highly functional Banking Operations Scrum Teams that will allow you to take a hands-on test automation development role where you will be able to:

• Work with the Scrum Team and Product Owner to take on work that brings value to our stakeholders and clients
• Analyze User Stories and determine the best approach to validate the acceptance criteria
• Write test automation code in java using testing frameworks and libraries (such as Selenium)
• Contribute to building pipelines by creating or enhancing DevOps components