Job Title: IT - Test Analyst
Work Location: 81 Bay 16th Floor - Hybrid, no mandatory days but if required two days in office.
Line of Business: Enterprise programs
What does the LOB do?: Participating in Quality Assurance for workstreams within the Concorde Program, a CIBC strategic program that will drive operational efficiency and productivity improvement. The program has high impact and high complexity spanning multiple lines of business and technology groups. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and exceptional test cases creation, execution, raising -retesting defects during SIT, UAT and E2E QA for the Program.
Reason the role is open? Backfill
Potential for this contract to be extended or converted to FTE?
- FTE: not confirmed yet
- Extension: not confirmed
Work Schedule (hours per week, start time): 37.5 Hours/week, 9-5 Monday to Friday
Interview Process:
- How many interviews: 2 round of interviews
- Who will the interviews be with: Supriya (HM) and another person from the team
- Duration: 1 hour
- In person/MS Teams: one virtual, one in-person
- Manager Availability: ASAP starting this week August 10th
Tell me about your team (# of members, culture, etc):
Program Resources supports program-related initiatives and consists of approximately 15 individuals within the same department. The team works closely with multiple external vendors as well as CIBC employees.
Who Will the Candidate Be Working with on a Daily Basis? Supriya (HM) and working closely with test leads.
How many years of experience? 3+ years
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced QA Test Analyst to join our team. You will participating in Quality Assurance for workstreams within the Concorde Program, a CIBC strategic program that will drive operational efficiency and productivity improvement. The program has high impact and high complexity spanning multiple lines of business and technology groups. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and exceptional test cases creation, execution, raising -retesting defects during SIT, UAT and E2E QA for the Program. This role requires excellent Attention to details
Key Responsibilities
- Review requirements and develop detailed test scenarios and test cases during UAT, E2E Test Phases
- Execute functional, integration, and regression testing
- Log, track, and retest defects
- Collaborate with business and technology teams to validate expected outcomes
- Provide testing status updates and support release activities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless end-to-end testing and successful project delivery
How You’ll Succeed
- Create and Execute Test Cases with Quality
- Identify defects early and thoroughly through detailed analysis, risk-based testing, and strong attention to functional, integration, and regression impacts
- Use sound judgment to assess risk by prioritizing critical defects, understanding downstream impacts
- Drive continuous improvement by recommending enhancements to testing processes, tools, automation opportunities, and quality standards
- Communicate clearly and proactively by providing transparent updates on testing status, defect trends, risks, and readiness to stakeholders at all levels
- Support delivery in fast-paced environments by managing competing priorities, adapting to change, and maintaining quality under tight timelines
Must Have Requirement:
- 3+ years of QA experience supporting technology projects.
- Strong understanding of SDLC, QA methodologies, and testing best practices.
- Hands-on experience with functional, integration, and regression testing, including defect management.
- Experience working in both Agile and Waterfall environments.
- Proficiency with HP ALM and Jira.
- Experience with test automation and software process improvement.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt in fast-paced environment
- API, UI automation scripting working knowledge experience
- SQL knowledge working knowledge experience
- AI Tools-LLM, Generative AI working knowledge experience
Nice to Have:
- Knowledge of Cheque Processing (E.g. Day 1, Day 2, RDC)
- Retail banking experience
- CIBC experience
Soft Skills:
- Drive continuous improvement by recommending enhancements to testing processes, tools, automation opportunities, and quality standards
- Communicate clearly and proactively by providing transparent updates on testing status, defect trends, risks, and readiness to stakeholders at all levels
- Support delivery in fast-paced environments by managing competing priorities, adapting to change, and maintaining quality under tight timelines
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Freelance
Pay: $40.00-$45.00 per hour
Experience:
- API, UI automation scripting : 1 year (required)
- Quality assurance: 3 years (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON
