Automation Testing

Kumaran Systems; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kumaran Systems is seeking a highly experienced Senior/Lead QA Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Python and Robot Framework. The ideal candidate will drive quality engineering practices for complex financial and digital solutions.

Responsibilities include leading end-to-end automation across web, API, and backend systems; building robust test suites for regression, functional, integration, and smoke testing; and mentoring junior QA

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of software testing/QA experience.
• Strong Python automation development.
• Robot Framework expertise.
• Selenium WebDriver experience.
• API testing with REST/JSON/XML.
• Experience with CI/CD (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable Python/Robot Framework automation frameworks.
• Lead end-to-end automation across web, API, and backend.
• Build regression, functional, integration, and smoke tests.
• Collaborate with developers and QA teams to ensure test coverage.
• Integrate tests with CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Python automation

Robot Framework

Selenium WebDriver

API testing

CI/CD

Git

Agile

Job description

About Us

Kumaran Systems: Engineering Future-Ready Transformations Since 1992, Kumaran Systems has been helping enterprises bridge the past and the future, reimagining legacy systems and embracing AI-led possibilities. With over 34 years of delivery excellence, we specialise in re-engineering core applications, driving cloud transformation, and building automation-first, GenAI-enabled ecosystems across the Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Telecom, and Automotive sectors. We help organisations not just upgrade their systems but reimagine what’s possible.

About Us

Kumaran Systems: Engineering Future-Ready Transformations Since 1992, Kumaran Systems has been helping enterprises bridge the past and the future, reimagining legacy systems and embracing AI-led possibilities. With over 34 years of delivery excellence, we specialise in re-engineering core applications, driving cloud transformation, and building automation-first, GenAI-enabled ecosystems across the Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Telecom, and Automotive sectors. We help organisations not just upgrade their systems but reimagine what’s possible.

Why Kumaran?

We blend engineering discipline with AI innovation, helping clients modernise with confidence, automate with clarity, and scale with purpose. Our global delivery model ensures agility, responsiveness, and seamless collaboration, with clients always at the heart of every engagement. At Kumaran, we don’t just solve problems, we engineer future‑ready transformations.

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior/Lead QA Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Python and Robot Framework. The ideal candidate will play a key role in driving quality engineering practices, defining automation strategies, and ensuring high-quality delivery of complex financial and digital solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable automation frameworks using Python and Robot Framework
• Define and implement test automation strategy, standards, and best practices
• Lead end-to-end automation testing efforts across web, API, and backend systems
• Build and maintain automated test suites for regression, functional, integration, and smoke testing
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and QA teams to understand requirements and ensure test coverage
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab, etc.)
• Perform API testing using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or Python-based libraries
• Drive shift-left testing practices and improve overall test efficiency
• Analyse test results, identify causes of failures, and work closely with development teams for defect resolution
• Mentor junior QA engineers and provide technical guidance
• Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and release planning activities
• Ensure adherence to quality standards, coding guidelines, and test documentation practices

Required Skills & Experience

• 8 - 10+ years of experience in Software Testing / Quality Engineering
• Strong hands‑on experience in Python automation development
• Expertise in Robot Framework for test automation
• Solid understanding of Selenium WebDriver or similar UI automation tools
• Strong experience in API testing (RESTful services, JSON, XML)
• Experience working with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions
• Good understanding of version control systems (Git, Bit bucket)
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Experience in writing reusable, maintainable, and scalable test scripts
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem‑solving skills