Automation Developer

Zohorecruit; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Symbiotic Digital in Canada seeks a Senior Automation Developer to advance test automation across enterprise apps. You will design, implement, and maintain automated tests that validate functionality and performance while aligning with QA best practices.

You will collaborate with QA, business, and development teams to optimize testing strategies, enable accessibility remediation, and support DevOps and Agile delivery with modern automation tools such as Playwright, Selenium, and Postman.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Playwright in a DevOps environment.
• Extensive experience in Test Automation Development.
• Extensive experience with ReadyAPI and/or Postman.
• Experience using JMeter for performance testing.
• Experience testing databases, systems, networks, applications, hardware, and software.
• Experience identifying automation opportunities within software processes.
• Experience designing and executing automated QA testing solutions.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders to improve workflows through automation.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for automation within software processes.
• Design and execute QA tests using scripts that automatically validate functionality.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts.
• Utilize and enhance automated testing frameworks.
• Investigate software issues identified through testing activities.
• Collaborate with QA analysts, business stakeholders, and development teams to resolve defects and improve quality.
• Provide recommendations regarding testing strategies, test plans, testing tools, and resource requirements.
• Plan and organize testing efforts for large-scale and complex systems, including functional, non-functional, systems integration, and UAT testing.

Skills

Automation opportunities

QA testing strategies

Defect management

SDLC understanding

UAT testing

Accessibility testing

Cross-functional collaboration

prioritization

Tools

Microsoft Playwright

Katalon

Selenium

JMeter

ReadyAPI

Postman

Test management platforms

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Automation Developer with extensive experience in test automation, quality assurance, and software testing practices. The successful candidate will support testing initiatives across enterprise applications, helping ensure quality, performance, accessibility, and reliability through modern automation tools and methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for automation within software processes.
  
• Design and execute QA tests using scripts that automatically validate functionality.
  
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts.
  
• Utilize and enhance automated testing frameworks.
  
• Investigate software issues identified through testing activities.
  
• Collaborate with QA analysts, business stakeholders, and development teams to resolve defects and improve quality.
  
• Provide recommendations regarding testing strategies, test plans, testing tools, and resource requirements.
  
• Plan and organize testing efforts for large-scale and complex systems, including:
  
• Functional testing
  
• Non-functional testing
  
• Systems integration testing
  
• User acceptance testing (UAT)
  
• Stress and performance testing
  
• Support cloud-based development environments and Agile/DevOps delivery practices.
  
• Participate in accessibility testing and remediation initiatives.
  

Required Qualifications

General Skills

• Experience identifying automation opportunities within business and software processes.
  
• Experience designing and executing automated QA testing solutions.
  
• Experience testing databases, systems, networks, applications, hardware, and software.
  
• Experience identifying, documenting, and managing defects and quality issues.
  
• Experience installing applications and databases relevant to automation initiatives.
  
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders to improve workflows through automation.
  
• Experience gathering and documenting requirements to support automation solutions.
  
• Ability to manage competing priorities while meeting project deadlines.
  
• Experience planning, organizing, and implementing testing efforts.
  
• Experience executing functional, non-functional, and integration testing.
  
• Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing activities.
  
• Experience with quality assurance practices including accessibility, integration, performance, and load testing.
  
• Knowledge of automated testing tools and frameworks.
  

Technical Skills

• Extensive experience with:
  
• Microsoft Playwright
  
• Katalon
  
• Selenium
  
• Experience with:
  
• JMeter
  
• ReadyAPI
  
• Postman
  
• API testing
  
• Web Services
  
• Experience working within:
  
• Experience with:
  
• SQL and relational databases
  
• Experience with test management platforms such as:
  
• Experience conducting accessibility compliance audits and remediation activities using accessibility testing tools.
  
• Experience creating, reviewing, and executing:
  
• Test strategies
  
• Test plans
  
• Test cases
  
• Experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes.
  

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience with at least one programming language.
  
• Experience using information retrieval tools and packages.
  
• Knowledge of Information Management principles and best practices.
  
• Understanding of accessibility standards and compliance requirements.
  
• Experience planning and organizing testing efforts for both small and large systems.
  
• Experience testing Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) applications.
  

Soft Skills

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
  
• Demonstrated creativity, perseverance, and teamwork.
  

Must-Have Requirements

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Playwright in a DevOps environment.
  
• Extensive experience in Test Automation Development.
  
• Extensive experience with ReadyAPI and/or Postman.
  
• Experience using JMeter for performance testing.
  

About Symbiotic Digital.

Symbiotic Digital provides the IT Experts you need that solve problems and get things done. See what the top 2% in their field can do for you. (Symbiotic Digital is a division of Symbiotic Group Inc.) We serve customers in two ways, we provide:

• Digital Experts: IT Consulting expertise. Bright Minds That Produce Proven Results
  
• Recruitment: Find The Right People You Need
  

Serving IT & Business leaders, Symbiotic Digital provides a business system that enable us to provide the Expert Technical staff needed to solve challenging business and IT problems. IT leaders in the most reputable organizations in Canada have relied on Symbiotic Digital to help them staff difficult assignments with proven Experts uniquely evaluated by our proven QMS- Quality Management System Staff Development Model. We are a 100% Indigenous owned company.