AI Test Engineer

Role description

SR AI Test Engineer

Job Description Contractor

What is the opportunity Were seeking an experienced QA Lead who can balance handson technical excellence with team leadership This role combines active testing on AI and Alternate data and automation mentoring a team of QA engineers Youll drive quality initiatives establish testing strategies and ensure your team delivers exceptional results while remaining engaged in critical testing activities

What will you do

AI agent testing QE working on multiple projects implementing AIbased solutions

Experience using GenAI tooling for testrelated activities

Mentor a team of QA engineers providing technical guidance and career development support

Design develop and oversee automated test frameworks using industrystandard tools Behave Python Selenium Cypress Playwright or similar

Allocate resources and prioritize testing efforts based on project needs and risk assessment

Conduct handson testing for critical features complex scenarios and architectural decisions

Establish and monitor quality metrics providing regular reports to stakeholders

Drive continuous improvement initiatives in testing processes and methodologies

Facilitate collaboration between QA development and product teams

Lead root cause analysis for critical defects and production issues

Review and approve test plans test cases and automation scripts created by team members

Manage test environments test data strategies and testing infrastructure

Champion quality culture and advocate for testing best practices across the organization

Coordinate release testing efforts and provide gonogo recommendations

In this role you will communicate and interact frequently with RBC partners andor employees located across Canada andor worldwide

What do you need to succeed

Musthave

8 years of handson software testing experience

3 years in a QA leadership or team lead role

Deep understanding of testing methodologies AI Testing SDLC and Agile practices

Degree in Computer science or related field Masters would be considered a plus

Expertlevel programming skills in Python with 5 years automation development experience

Advanced experience with test automation frameworks and tools

Proven experience leading and mentoring QA teams of 3 engineers

Strong leadership and people management skills

Experience in developing QA strategies and implementing process improvements

Proficiency with version control Git CICD tools Github Actions Jenkins

Expertise in API testing and performance testing tools locust

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Ability to make technical decisions and provide architectural guidance

Experience with resource planning capacity management and project estimation