Lead QA Automation Engineer

Infoya; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Infoya is seeking a Lead QA Automation Engineer to drive quality strategy and design scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, and enterprise applications. You will lead a high-performing QA team and collaborate with Engineering, Product, and DevOps to ensure quality across the SDLC.

The role requires extensive hands-on automation experience, strong leadership, and excellence in QA methodologies. Hybrid work arrangement in Toronto with a permanent contract is offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software testing experience within Agile development teams.
• 7+ years of strong hands-on test automation experience.
• Proven experience leading QA teams or acting in a Lead capacity.
• Expertise in automation tools such as Selenium, WebdriverIO, REST Assured, Postman, or similar.
• Demonstrated experience building automation frameworks from scratch.
• Hands-on experience with BDD/TDD frameworks (Cucumber, Cypress, Playwright, Webdriver.io, TestNG, etc.)
• Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies and testing types (UI, API, Functional, Regression, SIT, UAT)
• Experience with defect tracking and testmanagement tools (JIRA, etc.)
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Lead QA strategy, planning, and execution across multiple projects and teams.
• Design, develop, and scale robust automation frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end testing.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to QA engineers, fostering best practices and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, and DevOps to ensure testability and quality throughout the SDLC.
• Drive end-to-end automation, including building frameworks from scratch where required.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and faster releases.
• Oversee test planning, test case design, execution, and defect management.
• Ensure comprehensive coverage across functional, regression, integration (SIT), and UAT testing.
• Work closely with release management and deployment teams to support smooth product releases.
• Establish QA standards, documentation, test architecture, and governance practices.
• Analyze quality metrics and provide insights to stakeholders for continuous improvement.
• Act as a key escalation point for quality risks, defects, and production issues.

Skills

Software testing

Test automation

QA leadership

Selenium

WebdriverIO

REST Assured

Postman

BDD/TDD frameworks

CI/CD

Jira

QA methodologies

Tools

Selenium

WebdriverIO

REST Assured

Postman

Cucumber

Cypress

Playwright

TestNG

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Infoya is a global IT solutions provider specializing in transforming complex challenges into streamlined, AI-powered outcomes. Through proprietary technology accelerators and full-scale enterprise services, Infoya automates workflows, enhances operational efficiency, and drives digital transformation across industries. With a presence in Canada, the US, India, and Costa Rica, we blend technical depth with creative problem-solving to deliver measurable impact.

Job Description

About the Job: We are seeking a Lead QA AutomationEngineer to drive the quality strategy, design scalable automationframeworks, and lead a high-performing QA team. In this role, you will workclosely with cross-functional teams—including Engineering, Product, andDevOps—to ensure high-quality delivery across modern web, API, and enterpriseapplications.

Office Location: Toronto

Employment Type: Permanent

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days/week in office)

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead QA strategy, planning, and execution acrossmultiple projects and teams
  
• Design, develop, and scale robust automationframeworks for UI, API, and end-to-end testing
  
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship toQA engineers, fostering best practices and continuous improvement
  
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, andDevOps to ensure testability and quality throughout the SDLC
  
• Drive end-to-end automation, including buildingframeworks from scratch where required
  
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelinesto enable continuous testing and faster releases
  
• Oversee test planning, test case design,execution, and defect management
  
• Ensure comprehensive coverage across functional,regression, integration (SIT), and UAT testing
  
• Work closely with release management anddeployment teams to support smooth product releases
  
• Establish QA standards, documentation, testarchitecture, and governance practices
  
• Analyze quality metrics and provide insights tostakeholders for continuous improvement
  
• Act as a key escalation point for quality risks,defects, and production issues
  

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of software testing experience withinAgile development teams
  
• 7+ years of strong hands-on test automationexperience
  
• Proven experience leading QA teams or acting ina Lead capacity
  
• Expertise in automation tools such as Selenium,WebdriverIO, REST Assured, Postman, or similar
  
• Demonstrated experience building automationframeworks from scratch
  
• Hands-on experience with BDD/TDD frameworks (Cucumber, Cypress, Playwright, Webdriver.io, TestNG, etc.)
  
• Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.)
  
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies andtesting types (UI, API, Functional, Regression, SIT, UAT)
  
• Experience with defect tracking and testmanagement tools (JIRA, etc.)
  
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management,and leadership skills
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SAP web testing
  
• Exposure to performance testing and securitytesting practices
  
• Experience in Agile Release Train environments(SAFe) or large-scale delivery programs
  

Salary Range: $100,000 to $110,000 CAD/ year

The final compensation offered will depend on local marketconditions and geographic location, as well as job-related factors such as thecandidate’s knowledge, skills, qualifications, relevant experience, andeducation/training. Compensation may also include additional components such asbenefits, and/or other incentives, where applicable. In accordance with newemployment standards requirements, we retain copies of this job posting andapplicant information for three (3) years after the posting is removed. We donot use AI technology; all applications are also reviewed by our recruitmentteam.

Infoya is an equal opportunity employer committed todiversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualifiedindividuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status,aboriginal status, or any other legally protected factors.