What is the opportunity?

We’re seeking an experienced Senior Manager - Quality Engineering (QE) to lead our quality engineering function for RBC’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) initiatives within the Global Security group. This role combines strategic vision with deep IAM domain expertise and hands-on technical capabilities, requiring someone who can build high-performing teams while championing automation, security-focused testing, and best practices in IAM quality engineering.

As Senior Manager - QE for IAM, you’ll be accountable for implementing and advancing RBC’s Quality Assurance practices, standards, and methodologies across multiple IAM programs and projects. You’ll provide technical leadership in testing complex IAM scenarios including authentication mechanisms, authorization policies, access control frameworks, and identity lifecycle management. You’ll develop comprehensive test strategies, maximize automation footprint, and build a team of specialists focused on ensuring the security and compliance of our IAM solutions.

This is a high-impact position where you’ll serve as the single point of accountability for quality on assigned IAM programs, partnering with various teams to ensure strategic objectives are met within approved timelines, scope, and budget.

What you will do

• Lead and manage a team of Quality Engineering specialists focused on IAM testing, ensuring performance management and professional development

• Execute performance management processes, including development plans and performance reviews

• Develop and execute project/program test plans and strategies for IAM initiatives with optimized coverage

• Estimate and plan resource requirement, including team sizing, skill gap analysis, capacity planning, and effort forecasting to support program timelines and deliverables

• Lead the design and implementation of end-to-end automated test frameworks, identifying and optimizing automation opportunities across functional and non-functional testing scenarios

• Communicate test coverage, quality metrics, and security validation status to diverse stakeholder groups

• Actively participate in test scenario design, review, and validation, ensuring alignment with IAM security requirements and best practices

• Conduct technical reviews of test automation scripts and test cases to maintain quality standards across the team

• Support test execution during high-priority deployments, providing technical guidance and quality assurance oversight

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have:

• Around 10 years of experience in Quality Engineering leadership with hands-on technical expertise

• Proven ability to lead and manage Quality Engineering teams while maintaining hands-on involvement

• Advanced proficiency in Java with scripting capability; experience with Python is a plus

• Strong knowledge of test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cucumber, TestNG) and REST/SOAP API testing`

• Experience with test management tools (qtest, JIRA)

• Knowledge of DevOps operations and CI/CD pipeline integration (Jenkins, GitHub, CI/CD tools)

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong presentation abilities

• Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical degree/diploma
  

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience with IAM platforms (SailPoint, CyberArk, Okta, Entra ID or similar)

What's in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Support from a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high performing team, as well as world-class tools and training

• Opportunity to achieve great success and grow your career with RBC

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• A world-class training program in financial services

• Opportunities to do challenging work

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Job Skills

Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, DevOps, IT Quality Assurance, Long Term Planning, Process Management, Risk Management, Software Product Testing, Test Automation

Additional Job Details

16 YORK ST:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeTECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSRegularSalaried2026-03-112026-03-31

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

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