QA Analyst Fraud Technologies

QA Analyst with Fraud Technologies

Requisition

Location:

Canada, Ontario, Toronto

The Global Fraud Authentications Technology team develops and manages innovative products designed to support the ever‑changing threat landscape. We work in close partnership with our Fraud Authentications Business and key Technology Partners throughout Scotiabank to drive global technology delivery.

• In conjunction with the development team, perform manual tests, develop test data, construct, and execute exploratory, system, regression, migration, back‑end, and user acceptance tests.
• Write clear and concise defect reports and act as an empathetic advocate for the customer’s quality experience. Triage and prioritize defects for remediation with the development team.
• Wherever possible, conduct functional tests and ensure their readability (clear, succinct, and using common business jargon) as well as maintainability (built with reusable domain‑specific testing language components).
• Collaborate actively with the development team.
• Embed with development teams and infuse quality in every phase of the software development lifecycle by providing continuous feedback from a QA standpoint regarding standards, user experience, possible performance issues, and future bugs.
• Participate in product design and requirements analysis, work with the team during project planning to accurately estimate work (data creation, test cases/acceptance test design, test execution, framework design/improvements, scripting tasks, setup environments, etc) and scope release deliverables (prioritizing defects and bugs).
• Create and execute acceptance criteria based on requirements, assessing the usefulness of test cases and adjusting approaches where required.

• 2+ years of hands‑on experience with Postman for API testing.
• 2+ years of experience using GCP Big Query to perform SQL‑based testing of large‑scale datasets.
• Strong knowledge of Confluent Kafka pipelines, message flows, and downstream data validation.
• Experience with QA processes, agile delivery & testing processes, testing methodologies and procedures.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to capture and present status reports, test results, functional testing results, and conduct ongoing reporting.
• Exceptional problem‑solving skills and ability to review requirements or stories and define and develop test strategy, test plan, test cases, test acceptance criteria, and test scripts to support product and platform teams.
• Ideally experience working on agile and waterfall projects, thriving in a fast‑paced, challenging environment, and proactive with initiative and eagerness to learn.
• Experience in providing QA time and effort estimation based on business requirements.

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship – inclusive culture, bias‑free practices, and Employee Resource Groups across diverse identities.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations – commitment to an inclusive and accessible environment, removing barriers to meet accessibility requirements.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross‑functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal and sick days, and benefits starting day one.
• Community engagement opportunities with various programs, irrespective of work location.