Lead QA Automation Engineer ,Vice President

Citi; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 121,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Lead / Senior QA Automation Engineer to elevate quality across automation and data-processing platforms. You will design and implement scalable automation frameworks, lead QA practices, and own quality outcomes in collaboration with BAs, developers and leadership.

Responsibilities include building Selenium-based frameworks, validating UI/API, performing performance testing, and validating data integrity in Oracle/SQL stores. Strong data-focused testing experience is essential.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years QA experience with test automation and data quality focus.
• Experience designing and implementing test automation frameworks.
• Hands-on with Selenium and UI/API testing across modern apps.
• Strong SQL/Oracle data validation and data reconciliation skills.
• Familiarity with data pipelines, ETL and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks and tests.
• Validate UI and backend REST/JSON services; ensure testability.
• Develop automated validation for data stores and ETL processes.
• Lead QA activities, produce test plans and coverage artifacts.
• Coordinate with BAs, developers and leadership on quality outcomes.

Skills

Test automation

ETL/data quality

Automation frameworks

Selenium

UI testing

API testing

SQL/Oracle

Jira

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

UiPath

Blue Prism

Automation Anywhere

Informatica

Talend

SSIS

Job description

We are seeking a Lead / Senior QA Automation Engineer to elevate the quality engineering function across our automation and data-processing platforms. This role is expected to assess current processes, design and implement automation frameworks, and establish systematic, scalable QA practices. Working closely with BAs, developers, and leadership, this is a hands‑on technical leadership role for a self‑motivated professional who takes full ownership of quality outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable Selenium-based automation frameworks; Perform and oversee end‑to‑end QA validation — functional, regression, integration, and ETL‑focused testing, including data flow validation and expected‑vs‑actual reconciliation
• Design, build, and maintain test automation frameworks and scripts for data pipelines, ETL workflows, automation solutions, and dashboard outputs.
• Develop and execute automated validation suites for server‑side components, including RESTful APIs, microservices, and database layers using SQL and NoSQL queries.
• UI and API testing: Validate web UI behavior and backend services (REST/JSON, etc.), including contract validation, error handling, and negative testing; ensure testability and observability with engineering partners.
• Performance testing: Plan and execute load, stress, and endurance testing; analyze results, identify bottlenecks, and partner with engineering on remediation and re‑testing.
• Creating detailed, comprehensive, and well‑structured test plans and test cases, test estimation, regression testing, test automation development, and other project artifacts.
• Review BRDs and expected outputs (EVs - Expected Values) provided by BAs and drive translation into scalable, reusable test scenarios.
• Validate data integrity and consistency in Oracle and SQL‑based data stores through complex query‑based checks and automated data layer testing.
• Validate Tableau dashboard outputs for accuracy, aggregation correctness, and alignment with source data.

Required Qualifications

• 6-10 years of QA experience with strong emphasis on test automation, ETL/data quality, and enterprise automation platforms.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing test automation frameworks (for example, Python, Pytest, Robot Framework, PowerShell, or equivalent).
• Hands‑on experience testing platforms such as Xceptor, UiPath, Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, Informatica, Talend, SSIS, or equivalent.
• Strong, hands‑on experience with Selenium (automation design, framework patterns, and maintenance) and complementary manual testing expertise.
• Proven experience in UI testing for modern web applications and API testing for service‑based architecture.
• Hands‑on experience executing performance testing and translating findings into actionable engineering improvements.
• Strong SQL and Oracle skills for complex data validation, reconciliation, and automated query‑based testing.
• Ability to interpret Excel‑based BRDs/EVs and perform expected‑vs‑actual data comparisons on a scale.
• Experience using Jira for defect management, test tracking, and workflow governance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle databases, PL/SQL, and data lake or data warehouse environments.
• Experience validating BI/dashboard outputs (for example, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools).
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, quality gates, and DevOps‑integrated QA practices.
• Familiarity with common output formats and validation methods (Excel, CSV, XML, JSON)

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

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Job Family Group:

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Job Family:

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$120,800.00 - $170,800.00

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Most Relevant Skills

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