Title: Quality Assurance Functional Specialist Requisition ID: 207853 We are committed to investing in our employees and helping you continue your career at ScotiaTech. Purpose Contributes to the overall success of the Global Human Resources Technology, ensuring specific individual goals, plans, and initiatives are executed in support of the team business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted follow governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures. Accountabilities The Quality Assurance Functional Specialist will lead/review testing for GEOF applications/systems by reviewing and evaluating requirements and design documentation, creating, developing, and reviewing test strategies and workday estimates. Work under tight deadlines, conflicting priorities, and changing requirements. React quickly to contribute to the resolution of issues, work overtime to meet deadlines, and implement systems with minimal impact to the Business users. Assess multiple, overlapping projects with stringent time frames and appraise outstanding issues with the potential of impacting the promotion of initiatives to the Production environment. Provide guidance to the testing team and project team members, consisting of analysts with varying degrees of knowledge. Contribute to the maintenance of a stable, professional environment while ensuring department objectives are understood and met. Assist with the coordination of testing activities with other departments and interpret detailed information provided by technical support staff. Contribute to the successful implementation of solutions for systems and projects, supporting highly complex business applications. Provide input to the project team to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of IST. Requires limited management direction and handles extremely complex problems. Reporting Relationships Primary Manager: Quality Assurance Senior Manager Direct Reports: Total staff supervised may involve 8 to 10 resources. Dimensions Ability to perform and coordinate the testing of multiple projects concurrently. Good working knowledge of assigned banking applications and their interfaces. Strong knowledge of Agile/traditional methodologies, procedures, and standards. Support QA Testing Management to ensure a stable environment for conducting QA tests. Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities. Support the delivery of applications to the Canadian market and extend rollouts to other markets. Work independently of releases and projects that impact over 1200 Domestic branches and locations. Education / Experience / Other Information A bachelor's Degree and 5+ years work IT experience in delivery and execution, with 4+ years in Testing. 4+ years in delivery and execution, with at least 1 year leading Agile teams. English fluency is a must (B1 or higher). Minimum 3 years of experience in Regulatory Systems with multiple integration points. 4 years hands-on experience with Integrated Systems testing and managing testing of business applications. Strong English communication skills with the ability to interact with Senior Management. Proven experience in strategic planning to ensure the delivery of quality applications. Working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence. Knowledge of Project Management principles. Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities. Independent, responsible, accountable, results-driven, and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment. Familiarity with automated testing tools is an asset. Familiarity in systems design (Agile, Waterfall) and a solid understanding of SQL, QA, and integration testing methodologies. Any testing certification is an asset. AUTHORITY/DECISION MAKING/ DIRECTION RECEIVED: Day-to-day decisions regarding approaches to testing are handled independently. Responsible for recommendations for strategic resource planning and code delivery. High degree of discretion and independent judgment to determine work priorities. Recommendations for the resolution of issues with complex implications are presented to senior management. Limited direction is provided by the Quality Assurance Functional Senior Manager. Working Conditions Physical Effort Long periods of time are spent sitting at a PC using repetitive motions. Physical Environment Incumbent is situated in an office environment with paper and chemical dust, noise, and mechanical air circulation. Sensory Attention Extensive viewing of video display terminals and detailed analytical work is required. Flexibility to meet workload fluctuations is required. LI-Hybrid Location(s): Colombia : Bogota : Bogota ScotiaTech is a business unit within ScotiaGBS, a Scotiabank Group company located in Bogota, Colombia. We offer an inclusive, positive work environment, and competitive benefits. At ScotiaTech, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. Note: All postings in me@Scotiabank will remain live for a minimum of 5 days. Job Segment: QA, Quality Assurance, Strategic Planning, QA Tester, Project Manager, Technology, Quality, Strategy #J-18808-Ljbffr