QA Automation Test Engineer

Job Title: Senior QA Engineer - 1 yr Contract
Job ID: 84488
Location: Toronto, Ontario


What you will be doing:

• You will be working in a cross-functional team, using agile methodologies to build applications and services for the financial services industry. You will contribute to overall CICD and ensure quality is maintained through early and frequent use of both manual and automated testing.
• Participate and contribute on all team activities such as sprint planning, daily scrums and retrospectives
• Plan, create and execute test cases applicable to user stories
• Work closely with other engineers and product owners to define testing needs
• Thoroughly test products within Sprints (where applicable)
• Identify opportunities to implement test automation
• Build and execute automated system and performance tests for APIs and web applications
• Be comfortable with different testing tool frameworks and different languages needed to code for them. This includes NodeJS, JAVA, Python
• Choose the correct testing approach for the case in hand, be it manual or automated
• Help determine and then ensure agreed upon test metrics are met
• Perform reviews and ensure the quality of the team’s work

What you must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
• 5+ years of Quality Assurance experience
• 3+ years of experience in test automation
• 2+ year of experience testing in an agile cross-functional team
• 2+ years of experience working with Java and Javascript
• Experience with CICD tools such as Jenkins, Bamboo or CodePipeline
• Experienced with API testing
• Experience with automation frameworks like Playwright and/or Cypress
• Proficiency in programming in languages such as Javascript and/or Python.
• Experience with source code management tools, GIT preferred
• Overall experience with REST, messaging and relational databases (NoSQL is a plus)
• Familiarity with Project Management and Test Management tools such as JIRA and Xray
• Must be self-motivated and driven, with demonstrated knowledge and skills in: Creativity, technical analysis, problem solving, communication and client service
• Knowledge of financial industry is highly desirable
• Experience with AWS is a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication, must be able to convey information clear and concisely in a team setting
• Capacity to work well with other engineers and business representatives
• Willingness to learn new skills and to contribute to a team culture centered on continuous improvement
• Must be able to effectively manage multiple projects with competing priorities and meet tight deadlines

Salary/Rate Range: $60.00- $75.00/hour


Other Information:

• 12-month contract
• 3 days/week onsite downtown Toronto

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