Job Description

QA Systems testing Analyst

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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.

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About the position
The Information Technology Services (ITS) Supervision Portfolio is seeking interested candidates passionate about modern technology, along with innovating QA processes.
We are a collaborative and diverse team within ITS with the mission to carry out the roadmap of an effective regulatory IT platform to meet the requirements of the Bank of Canada’s role in supervising payment service providers (PSPs). We are also beginning work on two new mandates: Stable Coin and Consumer-driven Banking.

Lead by the Director of the Supervision portfolio, you will join a dynamic and highly skilled team working together to design, develop, and support our regulatory IT platforms built on the Power Platform.

You will also have the full support of your leader and team to learn, grow, and further your career through the Bank’s customizable Learning & Development programs across various domains (IT, QA, Cyber, Data Analytics, etc..) and certifications.

What you will do
You are an effective communicator, self-starter, and self-motivated individual looking to learn and contribute significantly to meet the team’s objectives. Your core interpersonal and communication skills will be invaluable as you collaborate with the business support group and end users to explore the future of the application. You will:

• Apply solid knowledge of manual and automated testing to design, write, and execute functional, regression, and integration test cases.
  Work closely with developers and other QA Test Analysts to ensure test coverage aligns with product requirements and development changes.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of automated test feature files.
• Collaborate with business analysts and product owners to clarify requirements and support test planning and estimation activities.
• Participate in test plan reviews and requirement walkthroughs to provide feedback and identify potential gaps or risks.
• Assist in performance and system testing efforts as required, under the guidance of senior team members.
• Help maintain testing documentation, test data, and traceability matrices to ensure audit readiness and process compliance.
• Support cross-functional QA initiatives by sharing knowledge, suggesting process improvements, and mentoring junior testers when appropriate.
• Continuously improve personal testing skills and expand technical understanding of the systems under test.
  

What you need to succeed
This position requires hands-on experience with:

• test driven development using libraries and tools such as mocking frameworks, JUnit, Cucumber, etc.
• test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD) experience
• build and implement Smoke, Regression, Performance, Accessibility, and Integration testing frameworks
• Implement and manage quality gates within CI/CD and PR workflows using Azure DevOps
• Playwright and Postman for API and UI automation
• an ability to analyze and interpret complex problems or processes that span multiple business areas, identify and understand requirements, and develop repeatable test solutions
• strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate with other testers and automation developers across multiple scrum teams.
• create tangible test design, test artifacts, and feature files from user stories and requirements
  

Assets

• Experience with performance and load testing
• experience with AI-based testing tools
• experience with testing Microsoft Dynamics-based applications
• experience with developing or supporting API based test automation
  

Your education and experience
Any relevant combination of education and experience which demonstrate that you have the experience, and/or are effective at learning and applying new skills will be considered. We are ideally seeking candidates with a relevant education (computer science, etc.) and 5+ years of experience.

Innovative Mindset

We value candidates who demonstrate adaptability, curiosity, and a willingness to learn new technologies, including AI and digital tools. We seek individuals who can think critically about data, question existing processes, and find ways to simplify our work while embracing change and new ways of doing things.

Language requirement
The Bank’s work environment is conducive to the use of both of Canada’s official languages - English and French. Although the position language requirement is English or French essential, we do encourage everyone to improve their second language proficiency for future career growth and to contribute towards fostering a bilingual environment.

What you need to know

• • Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents
  • Security level required: Be eligible to obtain Reliability
  • There will be no relocation assistance provided
  • Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.

Hybrid Work Model

The Bank offers work arrangements that provide employees with flexibility, enable high-performing teams, and support an excellent workplace culture. Most employees can telework from home for a portion of each month as part of the Bank’s hybrid work model, and they are expected on site at the Bank location a minimum of 12 days per month to help build connections between colleagues. You must live in Canada, and within reasonable commuting distance of the office.

What you can expect from us
This is a great opportunity to join a leading organization and be part of a high-performing team. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet your needs at every stage of your life and career. For more information on key benefits please visit A great deal to consider

• • Salaries are based on qualifications and experience and typically range from $94,193 to $110,816 (job grade 16)
  • The Bank offers an incentive for successfully meeting expectations at 5 to 7% of your base salary. The Bank offers additional performance pay (3%) for those who exceed expectations. Exceptional performers who far exceed expectations may be eligible for higher performance pay.
  • Flexible and comprehensive benefits so you can choose the level of health and dental coverage that meets your needs
  • Extra vacation days (up to five each year) that you can purchase to add to your vacation entitlement
  • Option to join the indexed, defined-benefit pension plan after 24 consecutive months of service

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.