About Vancity
Vancity is a member-owned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice. A relentless commitment to their values has helped them challenge the status quo and break down barriers since day one in 1946. They have bold commitments to make Vancity net-zero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans and are pursuing strategies on Indigenous banking and to improve the financial resilience of their members.
Vancity is the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and has been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada. If you’re interested in joining their team of 2,700 diverse individuals and accessing competitive rewards and benefits, all while knowing you are part of a greater movement, then apply today!
About the workplace
This is a permanent, full-time role that will enjoy hybrid working arrangements which can be fulfilled primarily from the Vancity head office location and your Lower Mainland based home office. Periodically, you’ll be required to attend in-person activities or events.
As a Test Environment Management Specialist, you will ensure that Vancity integrates quality assurance and testing activities throughout its software delivery process to ensure applications meet both functional and non-functional business requirements. You will coordinate the preparation, support, and availability of test environments for both project execution and ongoing operational support.
A typical day would involve:
- Develop and manage test environment strategies, ensuring alignment with project timelines, business goals, software configurations and they meet the requirement of on going test activities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (development, testing, infrastructure) to define, set up, and monitor test environments, troubleshooting issues and implementing automated tools for efficiency.
- Communicate environment status, changes, and issues to stakeholders, while driving continuous improvements through best practices, process enhancements, and industry innovations.
- Configure test environments and data to simulate production conditions, while building monitoring systems to track key performance metrics (response times, throughput, resource utilization).
- Resource Management: Allocate and manage resources for test environments, including hardware, software, and data management.
- Collaboration: Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure test environments are aligned with project timelines and deliverables.
- Process Improvement: Identify and implement best practices for environment management, including automation of environment provisioning and configuration.
- Monitoring & Reporting: Monitor the performance of test environments and provide regular updates to stakeholders regarding environment status and issues.
- Troubleshooting: Laise with Infrastructure, Network and other teams to Diagnose and resolve issues related to test environments, including software configuration, network connectivity, and data integrity.
- Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of test environment configurations, processes, and procedures.
- Compliance & Security: Ensure that test environments adhere to security protocols and compliance standards.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to troubleshoot performance issues, continuously refining testing strategies to meet evolving business needs and system architectures.
You have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a test environment management related role
- Knowledge of integration platforms like Mulesoft is required
- Knowledge of Core Banking applications like T24 will be an asset
- Strong communication skills to convey information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
You are:
- Exceptional communicator – Heightened interpersonal skills, you are comfortable communicating with stakeholders in different levels of the organization. Demonstrate confidence and provide highly specialized project delivery expertise and advice
- Technology savvy– You are constantly seeking to gain knowledge that is relevant to your role and to apply it in effective ways
- Organized - Good multi-tasking skills and the ability to prioritize work based on risk and business needs
We value lived experience, so if you are interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if you feel your skills don't perfectly align with those listed.
The salary range for the role is $81,200 to $122,000 and a candidate’s offer is likely to be up to the mid-point of the role ($101,600). The upper half of the salary range is typically reserved for individuals who have demonstrated consistent strong performance in the role and possess a high level of job knowledge and skill.
Posting Deadline: Posted until Filled
We offer:
- We are the largest private-sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and have been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada.
- Our permanent employees qualify for attractive benefit packages that can be customized and changed each year to meet their evolving needs.
- New employees receive between three to four weeks of vacation allowance per calendar year, and the number of vacation days grows — to a maximum of six weeks per year — as their length of service increases. In addition, full-time, permanent staff may be able to purchase extra days of vacation through our flexible benefits package.
- In addition to the 10 statutory holidays in British Columbia, Vancity provides an additional three statutory holidays. We offer care days for periods of short-term personal illness or emergency family illness, plus opportunities to take unpaid leave for a variety of reasons.
- Our health care & dental benefits offer three levels of health care and dental coverage for you to select from. These benefits will also be effective immediately based on your hire date.
- We understand that retirement means different things to different people and at Vancity we will offer you a Defined pension plan that pays you a retirement income for life.
Please note that all shortlisted candidates for this role will be required to complete a background check which includes employment verification, credit check, and a criminal record check. Vancity is an inclusive and equitable employer and actively seeks to advance racial equity, inclusion and belonging across the organization. Vancity offers required accommodations in all stages of the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please advise us, and we will work with you to meet your needs.
