Position Name – SDET / Data Tester Type of hiring – Fulltime Location – Toronto, ON (3 days onsite in office)

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities :

1. Data Testing & Validation Perform end-to-end data validation across upstream and downstream systems including APIs, databases, and microservices Validate data transformations, migrations, and reconciliation across systems (source-to-target validation) Execute SQL-based backend validations to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency Support data migration and co-existence testing for legacy and modernized platforms

2. Test Design & Execution Participate in user story reviews and test design activities to define functional and data test scenarios Create and maintain test cases covering happy path, negative scenarios, and edge conditions Execute: Functional testing Integration testing (microservices & APIs) End-to-end business process validation Perform defect lifecycle management (log, triage, validation, closure)

3. Test Automation Develop and maintain automation frameworks for UI, API, and data validation testing Build automation using Java/Python-based frameworks aligned with QE ecosystems Enable automation within sprint cycles and maintain regression suites Support CI/CD-based automated test execution pipelines

4. API & Microservices Testing Validate API integrations, contracts, and message flows across distributed systems Perform Kafka/event-based message validation and API testing Ensure integrity of data exchange between services and downstream systems

5. QE Practices & Shift-Left Contribute to Shift-Left testing approach, embedding testing early in SDLC Work with Dev teams to ensure test coverage is embedded in development pipelines Leverage AI/automation tooling to improve: Test design Test case generation Automation coverage

Required Skills : Core Skills (Must Have) Strong experience in Data Testing / ETL Testing / Data Validation Hands-on experience in Test Automation Programming expertise in Java and Python Strong knowledge of SQL (complex query writing, data validation, reconciliation) Experience in API Testing (REST/JSON) QE & Testing Expertise Functional, Integration, and End-to-End testing Defect tracking and test management tools (e.g., JIRA, QTest) Regression and automated testing practices Understanding of microservices architecture Automation & Tools Automation frameworks (Selenium / API automation tools / custom frameworks) CI/CD tools (Jenkins or similar) Exposure to test data management and environment setup

Nice to Have Skills : Experience in banking / wealth management domain Exposure to: Data migration testing Kafka/event streaming validation Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) Understanding of GenAI-assisted testing / AI test harness usage in QE