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Lead QA Automation EngineerInfoya • Toronto, ON, ca
Lead QA Automation Engineer

Lead QA Automation Engineer

Infoya • Toronto, ON, ca
30+ days ago
Salary
CA$95,000.00 yearly
Job type
  • Permanent
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Job description
Job Description

About the Job: We are seeking a Lead QA Automation Engineer to drive the quality strategy, design scalable automation frameworks, and lead a high-performing QA team. In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams—including Engineering, Product, and DevOps—to ensure high-quality delivery across modern web, API, and enterprise applications.

Office Location: Toronto

Employment Type: Permanent

Role Type: New position

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in office)

Position Responsibilities:

  • Lead QA strategy, planning, and execution across multiple projects and teams
  • Design, develop, and scale robust automation frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end testing
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to QA engineers, fostering best practices and continuous improvement
  • Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, and DevOps to ensure testability and quality throughout the SDLC
  • Drive end-to-end automation, including building frameworks from scratch where required
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and faster releases
  • Oversee test planning, test case design, execution, and defect management
  • Ensure comprehensive coverage across functional, regression, integration (SIT), and UAT testing
  • Work closely with release management and deployment teams to support smooth product releases
  • Establish QA standards, documentation, test architecture, and governance practices
  • Analyze quality metrics and provide insights to stakeholders for continuous improvement
  • Act as a key escalation point for quality risks, defects, and production issues



Requirements

Required Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of software testing experience within Agile development teams
  • 7+ years of strong hands-on test automation experience
  • Proven experience leading QA teams or acting in a Lead capacity
  • Expertise in automation tools such as Selenium, WebdriverIO, REST Assured, Postman, or similar
  • Strong programming skills in Java, Python, or JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Demonstrated experience building automation frameworks from scratch
  • Hands-on experience with BDD/TDD frameworks (Cucumber, Cypress, Playwright, Webdriver.io, TestNG, etc.)
  • Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.)
  • Strong understanding of QA methodologies and testing types (UI, API, Functional, Regression, SIT, UAT)
  • Experience with defect tracking and test management tools (JIRA, etc.)
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with SAP web testing
  • Exposure to performance testing and security testing practices
  • Experience in Agile Release Train environments (SAFe) or large-scale delivery programs


Benefits

Salary Range: $95,000 to $100,000 CAD/ year

The final compensation offered will depend on local market conditions and geographic location, as well as job-related factors such as the candidate’s knowledge, skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and education/training. Compensation may also include additional components such as benefits, and/or other incentives, where applicable. In accordance with new employment standards requirements, we retain copies of this job posting and applicant information for three (3) years after the posting is removed. We do not use AI technology; all applications are also reviewed by our recruitment team.

Infoya is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, aboriginal status, or any other legally protected factors.



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