Big Data QA Lead
RBC
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Halifax • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Senior
Tech Stack
AWSCloudElasticSearchJenkinsKafkaPythonSDLCSparkSQLUnix
About the role
- Lead and execute the overall quality engineering strategy, focusing on functional testing and automation across the Big Data ecosystem
- Drive strategic QE initiatives and implement automation standards and processes
- Build and manage a high-performing, diverse QE team
- Maximize automation coverage for all functional testing deliverables
- Develop and align processes and tools with the broader QE strategy and framework
- Provide clear, detailed quality status updates to project teams and stakeholders
- Own the success of assigned programs, including test implementation, environment management, and test data management
- Collaborate with Application Development Directors to embed quality engineering practices within DevOps pipelines
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science or related field
- 5+ years of relevant experience
- 3+ years in people management
- Hands-on experience with test automation tools (Robot Framework)
- Proficiency in scripting (Unix, Python, SQL, Spark)
- Experience with Big Data technologies and data-related testing (ingestion, lineage, quality, transformation)
- Familiarity with SDLC, QE, and DevOps tools (JIRA, GitHub, Jenkins, UrbanCodeDeploy, qTest)
- Strong communication, automation vision, and leadership skills
- Nice-to-have: Finance and risk domain knowledge
- Nice-to-have: Experience in code reviews and test automation script reviews
- Nice-to-have: Cloud certifications and exposure to solutions like AWS, ElasticSearch, Kafka, SNS
- Nice-to-have: ISTQB certification
Benefits
- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- A world-class training program in financial services
- Flexible work/life balance options
- Opportunities to do challenging work
- Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
- Opportunities to building close relationships with clients
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
test automationscriptingUnixPythonSQLSparkBig Data technologiesdata-related testingSDLCQE
Soft skills
communicationleadershipautomation vision
Certifications
ISTQB certification