Automation Lead

Diverse Lynx; Mississauga, Halifax, Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks an Automation Lead to drive quality engineering and automation efforts within their banking projects. The role includes managing automation tasks, leading teams both onsite and offshore, and enhancing testing strategies with tools like Rest Assured and Core Java. The ideal candidate boasts extensive experience in UI and API testing methodologies within Agile frameworks.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Quality Engineering and Assurance.
• 5+ years in UI and API automation using Rest Assured and Java.
• Lead role in coordinating onsite and offshore resources.

Responsibilities

• Manage automation tasks and coordinate resources effectively.
• Participate in scrum calls and enhance automation processes.
• Lead in-sprint and regression automation activities.

Skills

UI automation

API automation

Core Java

Selenium

TestNG

Cucumber

Rest Assured

Agile methodologies

Tools

JIRA

Quality Center / ALM

Gradle

Karate

Job description

Job Description: Automation Lead

Location: Hybrid at Toronto/Mississauga/Halifax Office (priority)

• 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and Assurance
• 5+ years of experience in UI and API automation (using Rest Assured and Java)
• Strong interpersonal skills with excellent verbal and written communication
• Hands-on experience with Core Java, Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, Gradle, Rest Assured, Karate
• Experience with CI/CD tools
• Proficiency in JIRA and test management tools like Quality Center / ALM
• Experience working on banking domain projects
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies
• Ability to lead by coordinating onsite and offshore resources and communicating effectively with customers
• Experience in in-sprint and regression automation
• Participate in scrum calls

Top 3 skills required:

• UI and API automation using Rest Assured and Core Java
• Experience with cloud technologies and testing cloud-based applications
• Hands-on database testing experience

Additional Information:

The candidate should be able to play a lead role, coordinating resources and communication, and managing day-to-day automation tasks within the project. Details about team size, direct reports, key deliverables, and team culture are also important.

Note: This job posting is active and not expired.