IT QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

GK takes pride in our people, our products and our environment. Our culture is built on a philosophy of unity, grounded in our spirit of care, and guided by our core values of Honesty, Integrity and Trust. We are a team that cares and supports you on your journey to achieving your personal goals and realizing your potential.

The GraceKennedy Financial Group seeks to identify an individual looking for an excellent opportunity to progress his/her career; and who possesses the vision and energy to help drive dynamic changes across the group, in the capacity of IT QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that software quality measures comply with regulatory standards, industry standards, and accepted best practices.
• Oversee and participate in the development of test plans and scripts for tracking defects and fixes during the implementation process of new systems or system upgrades.
• Coordinates and performs testing tasks required to assure that solutions meet functional specifications and are within total quality management limits and standards.
• Develops and implements automated tests for efficient and accurate execution of testing.
• Communicates and liaises with application vendors or developers to ensure the desire solution is delivered.
• Coordinate and participate in requirements review of new systems or enhancement requests to ensure appropriate quality guidelines and standards.
• Provide subject matter expert support for the Reviews of Change Requests, including the documentation of release notes for business application changes and implementations; and provides support for complex escalated application issues.

Minimum Education, Competencies and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/IT field or equivalent working experience.
• 5 years’ experience in a Software QA leadership role including the development & execution of Test Plans for Enterprise business solutions
• 4-5 years’ experience in software engineering
• Experienced in writing SQL database queries and analyzing data
• Experience working in both Windows and Unix Operating System environments; MS-SQL & Oracle databases; Web enabled applications; Oracle WebLogic; and Report Writing Solutions
• Working experience with financial institutions
• Excellent consultative and interpersonal skills, maturity and judgement
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technical concepts quickly
• Solution oriented with above average problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; including technical documentation.
• Sound time management and organizational skills, and the ability to consistently meet deadlines in a fast-pace environment
• The ability to simultaneously deal with a range of demands

​Qualified applicants are invited to submit applications no later than March 31, 2025 via the careers section of our Corporate Website at www.gracekennedy.com

GraceKennedy Financial Group upholds the principles of fairness and equity in the treatment of all our employees and stakeholders. The Company is committed to equity in all its employment practices and policies and seeks to recruit, develop and retain its employees on the basis of merit, ability and performance. As such, we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment, and will not discriminate on the grounds of race, national origin, religion, gender, or otherwise.