Intermediate Quality Engineer

About CIBC:

CIBC is a leading North American bank, with a history of more than 150 years of living our purpose - to help make your ambition a reality. Client relationships are at the center of our strategy, and our growth is enabled by a highly engaged and connected global team. From digital banking to community impact, we're proud to drive progress for our clients and our communities. Recognized for our culture, award-winning innovation and community investment, CIBC continues to evolve by putting people and progress at the center of everything we do.

About CIBC India:

CIBC India is a technology and operations hub in Hyderabad, where you'll be part of our highly engaged and global team, and play a central role in supporting our growth. Whether you're driving innovation in digital banking or streamlining client onboarding, you'll be part of a culture recognized for excellence and investment in people. At CIBC India, people and progress are at the center of what we do: you'll develop skills, collaborate with industry leaders, and see your ideas realized in a culture that values progress and belonging. We provide cutting-edge resources, ongoing learning, and a supportive environment where people come first. If you're ready to create meaningful change and build your future, CIBC India is where your ambition meets opportunity.

What CIBC India Offers:

At CIBC India, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career that goes well beyond your compensation.

We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including competitive fixed pay, performance-based incentive programs, a family-first benefits program, employer contributions for your retirement, attractive time off and leave offerings, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program

Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients worldwide

We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day, a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

What You'll Be Doing (position summary):

The Intermediate Quality Engineer leads testing activities within CIBC's Core Banking and Payments Technology Quality Engineering team This role is responsible for developing and maintaining automated test scripts, creating comprehensive test plans and schedules, and ensuring all testing processes meet quality standards and project timelines The incumbent works closely with project managers, developers, quality engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions and continuous improvement in testing methodologies.

At CIBC India we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role Details on your work arrangement (including on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How You'll Succeed (responsibilities):

Testing Expertise:

• Lead the investigation and translation of business and technical requirements into test cases.
• Design and manage end-to-end testing activities for multiple projects.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans, schedules, and resource allocations.
• Develop and maintain automated test cases and test suites using automation tools.
• Execute manual and automated test cases, document results, and manage defects throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Prepare and present status reports, test metrics, and risk assessments to project leadership.
• Ensure all testing activities comply with organizational policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.

Automation Expertise:

• Create and execute automation strategies, tools, and frameworks.
• Build automated testing scripts and integrate them with DevOps tools.

Leadership Skills:

• Coach and mentor testing team members in business domain, functional testing, automation, and non-functional testing.
• Ensure test teams are compliant with CIBC's test methodologies and industry best practices.
• Identify opportunities to enhance testing processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Proactively identify and address issues throughout all test phases.
• Build team and individual capabilities by providing development opportunities such as job shadowing, special projects, and training.

Project Coordination / CROSS-FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS / JOB DIMENSIONS:

Experience: 3-5 years of experience.

• Coordinate efforts of internal and external testing teams to ensure timely completion of test phases.
• Identify and communicate obstacles or risks impacting project timelines or success.
• Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and escalate issues as necessary.
• Ensure all test deliverables are received, approved, and aligned to project timelines, budgets, and goals.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and technology partners to ensure quality standards are met.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all testing-related communications among project stakeholders.
• Work closely with project managers, developers, quality engineers, and external vendors to coordinate testing activities and resolve issues.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
• As an employee of CIBC, the incumbent must comply with all applicable CIBC and Line of Business policies, standards, guidelines and controls.
• As a key contributor to the business unit, this job has the authority to recommend changes to business processes in order to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Scope includes coordination of testing activities for Core Banking and Payments Technology projects.
• Responsible for managing testing efforts across multiple projects and teams.
• Direct influence over the quality of deliverables impacting client-facing banking and payment services.
• Advisory responsibilities for process improvement and technology adoption within the team.

Who You Are (skills/qualifications):

• 3-5 years of experience in a Test Coordination role, with proficient knowledge of QE Processes, Testing Life Cycle, SDLC, and Defect Management.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience in automation or equivalent technical role.
• Understanding of debugging and analyzing code logs and development techniques.

Must Have Skills:

• Programing language: Python.
• UI Scripting: (Selenium/Playwright).
• API Testing: (SOAP/Rest).
• DevOps Tools: Jenkins.
• Database: SQL.
• Ability to build automated testing scripts and integrate with DevOps tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Effective communication skills to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Continuous learning mindset to stay updated with emerging technologies and regulatory developments.
• Experience with test management tools (eg, JIRA, HP ALM).

Good to have Skills:

• Robot framework.
• Github Action.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools (Parasoft SOAtest, Postman, Cucumber) for testing REST API and Web Services.
• Ability to coach and mentor team members, and influence outcomes through expertise.

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