Software Engineer III

at  TD Bank

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Lead the creation of comprehensive end-to-end detailed solutions for projects and platforms with overall accountability for the technical design and delivery of a specific technical solution based on requirements from stakeholders.
Develop and maintain technical solutions, ensuring adherence to engineering and architectural design principles while meeting business requirements. Provide technical expertise with a focus on efficiency, reliability, scalability, and security; includes planning, evaluating, recommending, designing, operationalizing, and supporting solutions in compliance with enterprise and industry standards.
Ultimately, providing expert advice and lead in system / application administration, installation, configuration / provisioning, platform planning and design, integration and release / deployment management.

EXPERIENCE AND / OR EDUCATION

• 8 -10 Years in a progressively technical leadership role in test automation
• 3-5 years in an SDET or Test Architect role
• Expert knowledge and hands on expertise on variety of test automation tools, frameworks and CI/CD tools
• Well-rounded understanding of all test types (functional/non-functional) and delivery methodologies
• Hands on expertise with test automation and build tools Selenium, Appium, Java, Rest Assured, Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, GIT, GitHub, Bitbucket, Atlassian Suite, etc.
• Excellent understanding of DevOps or TestOps concepts
• In-depth knowledge of accessibility standards (including WCAG 2.1 , Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and Accessible Canada Act.) for PDF, web and mobile interfaces.
• Familiarity with accessibility testing tools for assistive technologies, automated testing tools and guided accessibility testing
• Practical knowledge of guidelines and techniques so that accessibility principles can translate to design, content, and coding decisions for core web technologies such as HTML, WAI-ARIA, PDF etc.
• Excellent understanding of cloud and containerization concepts – hands on experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills a must. Effective communication & ability to summarize and explain technical concepts to both specialists and non-specialists for buy in.
• Robust organizational and time-management skills; comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and managing multiple deadlines and priorities in an agile delivery model

WHO WE ARE:

TD is one of the world’s leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.
TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

• Identify testing capability requirements, gaps in existing capabilities, lead R&Ds and POCs, and take them through business case approvals
• Develop architectural blueprints for all testing tools for enterprise use in compliance with enterprise standards and compliance requirements
• Be the subject matter expert for all continuous testing capabilities, policies and standards
• Lead test automation capability development, including automation frameworks, infrastructure and commercial tools
• Support the development, deployment, and analysis of automation metrics & KPIs around automation effectiveness & efficiencies.
• Conduct R&D, POCs and develop business cases as required.
• Solution for and integrate with automated data and service virtualization
• Solution and lead the development and deployment of integrated reporting mechanism, reducing manual intervention
• Support adoption of automate first approach and Continuous Testing framework
• Develop policies, guidelines and best practices for compliant automation solutions
• Conduct ongoing reviews of automation solution ensuring they are bug free and compliant.