Work Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Pay Details:

$114,000 - $153,900 CADThis role is temporarily eligible for a pay premium above the posted salary range that is reassessed annually. You are encouraged to have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide more specific pay details for this role.

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

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.

Responsibilities:

• 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.

CUSTOMER

• Execute on Engineering strategy as it relates to the introduction of tools and the automation of build, test, release and configure activities across Application, Platform and Infrastructure
• Lead the creation of solution options and ultimately a comprehensive end-to-end solution and coordinate relevant stakeholders, as required to support development initiatives; following a "build it, break it, fix it mentality".
• Responsible for developing and documenting detailed solution design and act as an application SME through the design and development lifecycle ensuring alignment with Architecture
• Accountable for complex applications/systems development, programming /coding
• Develop functional, technical and user interface designs for an application / system that meets the defined requirements (business, enterprise architecture direction, system performance and development standards)
• Consult on development of requirements and specifications and apply functional knowledge of business functions to design optimal software / systems
• Review technical deliverables throughout detailed design and development phase to ensure quality adherence and identify gaps or redesign requirements as needed
• Identify, recommend, source, negotiate and implement improvements/ solutions (buy/build/reuse) to enhance customer experience, availability, and/or reduce cost in support of client needs
• Work with Technology partners to define metrics and performance goals for the application
• Identify and address application and data issues and cross-capability and cross-release issues that affect application integrity
• Research/analyze business requirements to evaluate and recommend optimal solutions within business technology architecture; collect environment requirements for infrastructure implementation by analyzing the current system environment, using technical tools and utilities
• Work with Architects to ensure that environment modifications interact appropriately, data conversion impacts are considered, and other areas of impact are addressed and meet performance requirements of the project
• Contribute to the advancement of the TD engineering practice through strong collaboration, research, analytic, and problem-solving skills

SHAREHOLDER

• Adhere to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to software engineering activities
• Ensure respective programs/ policies/practices are well managed, meets business needs, complies with internal and external requirements, and aligns with business priorities
• Collaboratively engage with relevant stakeholders at all levels, both internal and external, to shift from finding defects to proactively preventing defects
• Actively seek and support continuous improvement and automation opportunities within the engineering practice
• Conduct meaningful analysis at the functional or enterprise level using results to draw conclusions, make recommendations, assess the effectiveness of programs/ policies/ practices
• Identify opportunities to minimize cost, provide recommendations and/or deliver corresponding strategic solutions to support cost effectiveness and to enhance stakeholder experience
• Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to quality, standards compliance, reusability and ease of maintenance, Operational Readiness Reviews, and supporting gating and review sign-offs for solution design
• Monitor service, productivity and assess efficiency levels within own function and implement continuous process / performance improvements where opportunities exists
• Lead / facilitate and/or implement actions / remediation plans to address performance / risk /governance issues
• Actively manage relationships within and across various business lines, corporate and/or control functions and ensure alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirements
• Protect the interests of the organization – identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high risk activities as necessary
• Keep abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts
• Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

• Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
• Provide thought leadership and/ or industry knowledge for quality engineering best practices and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit
• Keep current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques
• Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team
• Keep others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities
• Actively mentors and enables team members by sharing knowledge and leveraging engineering best practices.
• Supports the team by providing guidance and proactively identifying and resolving issues
• Lead, motivate and develop relationships with internal and external business partners / stakeholders to develop productive working relationships.
• Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce
• Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally

BREADTH & DEPTH

• Expert knowledge of the business, the broader organization, technical environment, processes, procedures, tools and other relevant technology areas (e.g. Architecture, Infrastructure, Security etc.) from a design / support / solutions perspective
• Primary subject matter expert in multiple areas and consults with clients/or project teams with respect to all aspects of research, analysis, design, hardware / software support
• Expert knowledge of specific domain or range of engineering frameworks, technology, tools, processes and procedures, as well as organization issues
• Works independently and/or autonomously as a senior/ lead on a diverse range of tasks / operational support of solutions
• Generally reports to a Practice Lead

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.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development
If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we're committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you'd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.
We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only):

Sans Objet