Senior Test Automation Developer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our employees are at the heart of what we do best : helping people, businesses and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

When you join our team, you’re bringing this purpose to life alongside a passionate community of experts.

Feel empowered to learn and grow while being valued for who you are here, diversity is a strength. You have our commitment to support you in reaching your goals with tools, opportunities, and flexibility.

It’s our employee promise.

Our hybrid work model provides the balance between working from home and enjoying meaningful in-person interactions.

Read on to see how you can shape the future, win as a team, and grow with us.

About the role

Are you an action-oriented? individual who thrives on a fast pace? Are you someone who likes to plan and anticipate risks?

Are you a curious person who likes to solve technical problems? If so, Commercial Lines - Operations and Planning might be for you.

Intact Financial Corporation has many exciting ongoing projects in Commercial Lines. Managing a National commercial lines portfolio, our strategic projects aim to leverage Intact's leading scale and expertise.

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced, innovative and creative project team, this is the place for you. To make our exciting projects happen, and while continuing to deliver exceptional service to the industry's largest customer base in Canada, we are looking to add capable and dedicated individuals to our quality assurance automation team.

What you'll do here :

Perform a variety of tasks related to automating functional tests to evaluate software quality, operational workflows from a UI perspective.

Degree of complexity may vary between and within projects. Testing and analysis will cover many platforms in our software ecosystem to verify their logic and check that our business rules are being properly implemented.

Work closely with the System Test and Projects teams to develop business-driven, end to end and functional test cases.

Execute, and analyze regression test results and report issues to the development team.

Collaborate with business QA teams to facilitate their transition to using a Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) framework.

Enhance existing automation frameworks to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability.

Continuously improve test processes, strategies, and tools.

Implement best practices for test automation and quality assurance.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (development, QA, product management) to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

Participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

What you bring to the table :

Minimum 8 years proven experience in developing and maintaining automation frameworks.

Minimum 2 years hands-on experience with Playwright for UI testing.

Experience in supporting QA teams in transitioning to BDD frameworks.

Demonstrated expertise in executing regression test suites and analyzing results.

Experience with SAFe Agile Methodology.

Insurance experience an asset.

Experience with Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) suite.

Strong communication skills, aptitude for making complex situations understandable to others.

Strong analytical abilities, attention to detail.

Ability to set and manage competing priorities.

Flexible to work outside of normal business hours including weekends occasionally.

For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country.

No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.

Technical skills required :

Playwright.

Typescript / JavaScript, XML, JSON / Java / Python.

BDD / Cucumber / Gherkin.

Selenium WebDriver and Selenium Grid.

LI-Hybrid

What we offer

Working here means you'll be empowered to be and do your best every day. Here is some of what you can expect as a permanent member of our team :

A financial rewards program that recognizes your success

An industry leading Employee Share Purchase Plan; we match 50% of net shares purchased

An extensive flex pension and benefits package, with access to virtual healthcare

Flexible work arrangements

Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

An annual wellness account that promotes an active and healthy lifestyle

Access to tools and resources to support physical and mental health, embracing change and connecting with colleagues

A dynamic workplace learning ecosystem complete with learning journeys, interactive online content, and inspiring programs

Inclusive employee-led networks to educate, inspire, amplify voices, build relationships and provide development opportunities

Inspiring leaders and colleagues who will lift you up and help you grow

A Community Impact program, because what you care about is a part of what makes you different. And how you contribute to your community should be just as unique.