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Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.\nAs a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.\nJob Description:\nThe Quality Engineer II - Mainframe is a hands-on role accountable for leading comprehensive end-to-end quality engineering activities for assigned medium-to-high-complexity initiatives. The role develops and executes test strategies and plans, validates mainframe batch and online processing, maximizes appropriate automation, manages quality risks and defects, and provides an evidence-based quality recommendation for release readiness.\nDelivery Accountabilities\nOwn the quality engineering approach, detailed planning, estimates, coverage, execution oversight and quality outcomes for assigned mainframe initiatives of medium-to-high complexity.\nReview business requirements, solution designs, technical specifications and data mappings; identify testability gaps, dependencies and risks early in delivery.\nDesign and execute end-to-end functional, system, integration, regression, negative, batch, online and implementation-readiness testing across mainframe and connected distributed or API channels.\nValidate COBOL processing, JCL and procedures, IMS transactions, DB2 and IMS data, VSAM and sequential files, reports, interfaces and downstream outputs.\nPrepare and control test data; perform pre- and post-execution data validation through SQL, file comparisons, job output and reconciliation checks.\nSubmit and monitor batch jobs, review return codes, spool output and system logs, and investigate common abends or processing failures using TSO/ISPF and SDSF or equivalent tools.\nDevelop, maintain and execute resilient automated regression tests; integrate suitable tests into CI/CD/continuous testing pipelines and promote reusable test assets.\nApply risk-based, shift-left, BDD/TDD and defect-prevention practices; validate user stories, acceptance criteria, Definition of Ready and Definition of Done with delivery partners.\nLead defect triage for assigned scope, provide clear evidence and diagnostic details, coordinate retesting, and drive priority defects to timely closure.\nAssess test evidence, residual risks and entry/exit criteria; provide clear quality status and an evidence-based release-readiness recommendation to stakeholders.\nCoordinate test environments, dependencies and data needs across development, business analysis, operations, release, vendor and partner teams.\nRisk Accountabilities\nApply enterprise quality engineering frameworks, software delivery controls, security requirements and regulatory expectations within assigned scope.\nMaintain traceability from requirements to test cases, automated tests, execution results, defects and readiness evidence.\nIdentify, document, manage and escalate quality, operational, data, environment and implementation risks, including non-standard or high-risk activities.\nUse quality metrics and trend analysis to evaluate coverage, defect health, automation effectiveness and release readiness; communicate concise, decision-oriented reporting.\nConduct reviews of test strategies, scenarios, scripts and evidence to confirm completeness, reusability, maintainability and compliance.\nProtect customer and Bank information by following access, test-data masking, segregation-of-duties and evidence-retention requirements.\nImprove delivery efficiency by eliminating redundant testing, increasing automation, strengthening reusable assets and addressing recurring defect patterns.\nSupport implementation validation and post-implementation checks to confirm processing integrity and production stability.\nTeam Accountabilities\nWork as a collaborative member and quality advocate within the assigned delivery team, communicating progress, decisions, risks and issues promptly.\nProvide technical direction within assigned scope and coach junior or intermediate quality engineers on mainframe testing, automation, defect analysis and engineering practices.\nPartner effectively with software engineers, business systems analysts, product, operations, release teams and external partners to resolve issues and achieve quality outcomes.\nShare reusable test assets, lessons learned and mainframe domain knowledge; contribute actively to communities of practice and continuous improvement.\nWork autonomously on complex testing and analysis while knowing when to escalate cross-team, high-risk or unresolved concerns.\nContribute to a fair, positive, inclusive and high-performing environment that promotes quality, innovation, teamwork and continuous learning.\nAct as a brand ambassador for the business area and the Bank, internally and externally.\nAdvanced knowledge of quality engineering principles, the software testing life cycle, Agile delivery and risk-based testing.\nHands-on mainframe testing experience with z/OS, TSO/ISPF, JCL, COBOL, DB2 and batch processing; experience with IMS, VSAM and sequential files is strongly preferred.\nAbility to understand mainframe program flow, copybooks, file layouts, job dependencies, database updates and interfaces sufficiently to design effective tests and diagnose failures.\nAdvanced SQL and data-validation skills, including joins, reconciliation and verification of inserts, updates, extracts and downstream outputs.\nStrong debugging and problem-solving skills, including job-log, spool, return-code and abend analysis, with clear evidence provided to development teams.\nDemonstrated ability to perform complex testing autonomously and lead quality delivery across one product line or multiple delivery teams within assigned scope.\nStrong experience building or maintaining automated tests and applying source control, DevOps, service virtualization, test-data management and CI/CD/continuous testing practices.\nAbility to define measurable coverage, quality metrics, exit criteria and release-readiness recommendations.\nStrong written and verbal communication, stakeholder management, planning and prioritization skills.\nFuture-focused approach that identifies delivery gaps, recurring risks and practical opportunities to improve quality, speed and reliability.\nReports to a Quality Engineering Practice Lead or designated people leader.\nExperience and Education\nUndergraduate degree or technical certificate in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.\nTypically 5-7 years of relevant quality engineering or software testing experience, including substantial hands-on mainframe application testing.\nDemonstrated experience owning test strategy and delivery for medium-to-high-complexity initiatives.\nExperience in financial services, payment or credit-card processing, or another high-volume regulated environment is an asset.\nExperience with API or distributed-channel testing and modern mainframe automation tooling is an asset.\nWho We Are:\nTD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.\nOur Total Rewards Package\nOur Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more\nAdditional Information:\nWe’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.\nPlease be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.\nColleague Development\nIf you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.\nIf you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.\nWe're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.\nTraining & Onboarding\nWe will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.\nInterview Process\nWe’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. 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