We are banking at another level.

Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.

Choosing BDC as your employer also means:

• Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few

• In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1

• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life

• Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more...

Are you an experienced QA Analyst with a proven track record of contributing to the development of custom applications? I invite you to read on!

The QA Analyst is expected to participate in the full development cycle, beginning with the planning and estimates, test case identification, test case execution and detailed documentation. Working fluidly in a rapidly changing environment with many participants in a collaborative workplace setting will be the norm.

The Person who will join our team as a QA analyst will be assigned to projects delivering financial components that interact with internal and external applications. This in a complex environment comprising several business rules and applications under different technologies.

POSITION OVERVIEW

As part of BDC’s digital transformation, we are looking for candidates who are passionate about innovation and wish to contribute to the development of BDC’s financing services and others offered to our clients via our digital channels. Our objective is to provide an intuitive self-service and omnichannel client experience. The development of our digital services is based on automation, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence in an agile delivery mode. Selected candidates will join a squad responsible for delivering specific functionalities within a product team.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

• Designs, develops, executes, and maintains testing strategies and plans to ensure stability and efficiency, enabling a seamless customer experience

• Identify, document, and track bugs through resolution

• Communicate activity status, identify risks and recommend mitigation measures, as well as escalating possible issues

• Monitor and track performance and communicate any issues

• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and methodologies

• Identify and suggest potential areas for improvement and/or automation to improve efficiency

• Be an active participant in Agile ceremonies and team meetings

• Gain knowledge in own area, stay abreast of technological trends and developments

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 8 years of experience as a QA analyst or in a similar position.

• Solid understanding of Testing methodologies (Test lifecycle, bug lifecycle, Functional, Regression and Business Acceptance testing)

• Ability to work in Agile environments

• Understanding of release flow and experience working in different environments needed before production

• Enthusiasm and willingness to foster a culture that encourages productivity, innovation, process improvement, teamwork and a high level of professionalism

• Proficiency using test/bug management applications such as Azure DevOps

• Experience with API testing

• Detail-oriented with a commitment to excellence

• Team player who collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams

• Understanding of continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD), feature flagging, etc.

• Strong communication skills – Ability to convey both technical and business-related ideas

• Experience working with Relational databases like SQL server and MySQL (is an asset)

• Experience using Microsoft Visual Studio and Git (is an asset)

• Experience developing and executing automated tests (is an asset)

• Experience developing and executing performance/load tests (is an asset)

• Knowledge of transactional client operation applications related to Financing domain (is an asset)

• Knowledge of the DDD (Domain Driven Design) approach (is an asset)

• A degree in computer science, engineering, or relevant field

• Bilingual (French and English)

Proudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at accessibility@bdc.ca .

While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.