Sr Systems Developer - SDET QA

Company: CGL 
Department: Digital & Advisor Tech
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time 
Work Model: Hybrid
Language: English is required, French is an asset 

The Opportunity:

We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That’s why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.

We are driving a transformation in the insurance industry, one that leverages our cooperative values and builds a digital enterprise that stands out in an increasingly crowded digital world. Our Digital & Advisor Technology team uses the same state-of-the-art technology, development practices and processes as leaders in the market and helps you grow your career by supporting you with a culture that makes it easier to get things done. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, our company and our higher social purpose.

As the Senior Systems Developer you will be a driving member of an integral team responsible for developing system-based solutions by formulating programs, developing and maintaining codes and documenting processes for consistency and continuous improvement.  You will contribute to a range of highly complex and diverse team initiatives and provide training and support to the members of your team.

Technologies you have experience with:

• Modern version of Angular (12+) and related libraries
• Playwright
• Robot or Karate framework
• Node using Express and Typescript for API's
• Bootstrap and responsive layouts
• Reactive programming using RXJS
• Version Control Systems like Git
• Writing unit and end 2 end test in frameworks like JEST
• Internationalization (i18n)
• Accessibility using WCAG level 2 AA
• Working with 3rd part API’s
• Using Design Systems

How you will create impact:

• Leading the process of developing a cohesive plan to determine technologies and options for a working solution.
• Developing new code and leveraging existing code to implement system features of medium to large complexity.
• Creating an implementation and troubleshooting plan for a single system.
• Identifying and recommending solutions for automation.
• Developing and maintaining test automation framework that will ensure defects are found, fixed, and retested as efficiently and effectively as possible.
• Integrate automated tests into continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines to enable automated testing throughout the development lifecycle.
• Analyze test results, generate comprehensive reports on test coverage and quality metrics to inform stakeholders.
• Interfacing with functional QA leads, business systems analysts and systems developers to ensure quality assurance needs are met, to influence their workflows to strengthen quality assurance processes, and to act as a communication liaison across multiple projects/entities to optimize communication channels and successfully resolve quality issues.
• Training, mentoring junior automation developers and other QA/Dev who are working with automation.

How you will succeed:

• You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.    
• You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.  
• You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.   
• You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues. 

To join our team:

• You have five years of experience in Information Technology or a related field.
• You have completed post-secondary education in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related discipline.

What you need to know:

• You will travel occasionally.  
• Rotational on-call schedule, with shifts during evenings and weekends.    
• Extended work hours, including evenings and weekends, may be required.  
• You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate. 

What’s in it for you?

• Training and development opportunities to grow your career.
• Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.
• A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
• Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.
• A comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive salary, bonus, pension and benefits.

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