Engineering & Quality - Software Engineer, Associate Director (Toronto) (Toronto, ON, CA)

8+ years of experience with automation testing, recent experience with Selenium and translating requirements into test cases using Selenium Java

4+ years integrating automated testing with DevOps tools (Bamboo/Jenkins, Git/Bitbucket) and working in Scrum-based Agile teams

4+ years of visual/UI testing and Rest Assured / Open API testing

Hands-on building reusable test components to validate AI-generated outputs against business logic, factual accuracy, and explainability standards is a plus.

Experience in leveraging code assistants like Amazon Q or Microsoft Copilot to accelerate test case creation, code suggestions and documentation to improve efficiency and accuracy

Experience testing event-driven services, message queues, and event brokers (Kafka)

Proficient in performance testing tools (JMeter, K6, Neoload, LoadRunner)

Skilled in writing SQL/NoSQL queries for data verification

In-depth knowledge of Selenium WebDriver and DB testing with SQL

Solid understanding of BDD concepts, acceptance criteria and testing

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Ability to deliver high quality results in a complex environment by driving initiatives forward.

Python code for testing and use of Python frameworks (Pandas, Numpy, Requests)

Experience in UFT automation tool

Exposure to Code quality metrics, and shift-left principles

Experience testing container resiliency (Docker/Kubernetes)

Experience designing large end to end performance scenarios

Experience adding performance validation to CI pipelines

Exposure to the financial industry domain and data platforms (data warehouses, data lakes)

Hybrid Work Environment: 2 to 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location

A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity

Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals

Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing

Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively

Inclusive Work Environment : A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe

Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community

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