Python SDET Engineer

Location: Toronto Ontario- hybrid 4 days

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We're seeking an experienced QA Lead who can balance hands-on technical excellence with team leadership. This role combines active testing on AI and Alternate data and automation, mentoring a team of QA engineers. You'll 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 AI-based solutions

Experience using GenAI tooling for test-related activities

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

Design, develop, and oversee automated test frameworks using industry-standard tools (Behave – Python - Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar)

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

Conduct hands-on 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 go/no-go recommendations In this role, you will communicate and interact frequently with RBC partners and/or employees located across Canada and/or worldwide What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

8+ years of hands-on 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

Expert-level 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

Robust leadership and people management skills

Experience in developing QA strategies and implementing process improvements

Proficiency with version control (Git), CI/CD 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 Thanks & Regards, Navin Singh

Recruiter – Talent Acquisition Group

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Address: 200 Metroplex Drive, Suite 300, Edison, N: [email protected]

📌 Python SDET Engineer (Toronto)
🏢 Iris Software
📍 Toronto