LEAD SDET

Tata Consultancy Services; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc. is seeking a Lead SDET to drive enterprise-wide automation testing across UI, API, mobile, and microservices.

This role designs scalable frameworks, champions automation standards, and collaborates with Architects, Product Owners, Developers, Security, and DevOps teams to ensure end-to-end quality. You will lead POCs, promote AI/GenAI-enabled testing, define metrics, and steer continuous improvement while mentoring QA Leads and Automation Engineers.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in test automation architecture and framework design.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise-wide automation testing strategy, framework architecture, and quality engineering roadmap.
• Design and implement scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, mobile, database, and microservices testing.
• Evaluate and recommend automation tools, frameworks, and technologies based on business and technical requirements.
• Architect CI/CD integrated test automation solutions using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
• Drive shift-left testing practices and quality gates within Agile and DevOps environments.
• Establish automation standards, coding guidelines, framework governance, and reusable component libraries.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Product Owners, Developers, Security teams, and DevOps engineers to ensure end-to-end quality.
• Lead proof-of-concepts (POCs) and adoption of emerging technologies including AI/GenAI-enabled testing.
• Define automation metrics, reporting dashboards, ROI measurements, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Mentor QA Leads, SDETs, and Automation Engineers on framework design and automation best practices.
• Support performance, accessibility, security, and resiliency testing strategies.
• Drive defect prevention through root cause analysis and continuous quality improvement programs.

Skills

Test automation architecture

Job description

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an equal opportunity employer, and embraces diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, age, physical ability, neurodiversity, and sexual orientation, to create a workforce that reflects the societies we operate in. Our continued commitment to Culture and Diversity is reflected in our people stories across our workforce and implemented through equitable workplace policies and processes.

TCS has been serving the Canadian marketplace for more than 35 years and today is the technology partner of choice for many of the country's leading organizations. As one of the largest IT services providers in Canada and globally, TCS is aiming to become the world's largest AI-led technology services company and is enabling its clients to transform themselves across the full AI stack, from infrastructure to intelligence.

Rooted in the heritage and values of the Tata Group, TCS is focused on creating long-term value for its clients, investors, employees, and the communities it serves. With a highly skilled workforce supporting customers from coast to coast, TCS has consistently been recognized as a Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute, including a recent top ranking at the country level.

TCS also sponsors 14 of the world's most prestigious marathons and endurance events, including the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, reflecting its commitment to health, sustainability, and community empowerment.

LEAD SDET

Key Responsibilities

• Define enterprise-wide automation testing strategy, framework architecture, and quality engineering roadmap.
• Design and implement scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, mobile, database, and microservices testing.
• Evaluate and recommend automation tools, frameworks, and technologies based on business and technical requirements.
• Architect CI/CD integrated test automation solutions using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
• Drive shift-left testing practices and quality gates within Agile and DevOps environments.
• Establish automation standards, coding guidelines, framework governance, and reusable component libraries.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Product Owners, Developers, Security teams, and DevOps engineers to ensure end-to-end quality.
• Lead proof-of-concepts (POCs) and adoption of emerging technologies including AI/GenAI-enabled testing.
• Define automation metrics, reporting dashboards, ROI measurements, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Mentor QA Leads, SDETs, and Automation Engineers on framework design and automation best practices.
• Support performance, accessibility, security, and resiliency testing strategies.
• Drive defect prevention through root cause analysis and continuous quality improvement programs.

Technical Skills

• Strong experience in test automation architecture and framework design.

Salary Range - CA$ 90,000 - CA$ 110,000 Per Year

Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc. is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC). Should you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources.