QA Analyst - AI-Driven Web & API Quality (9 months)

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Saatchi & Saatchi in Toronto is seeking a QA Analyst for a 9-month contract to drive quality for an AI initiative. You will design test plans, perform functional and API testing across cloud-based apps, and ensure accessibility WCAG 2.1 AA compliance across user-facing features.

You will collaborate in an Agile environment, triage defects with developers, and contribute to testing framework improvements while documenting results for release decisions.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of professional experience in software or web QA.
• Strong knowledge of QA methodology, software testing standards, and the software development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing test plans with thorough documentation.
• Experience testing web applications across multiple browsers and devices.
• Familiarity with API testing tools (Postman, REST clients, or similar).
• Experience with defect tracking and test management tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar).
• Understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) and experience performing accessibility audits.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and working in sprint-based delivery.
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms and cloud-based application architectures.
• Experience with Git and version control workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans for web applications, APIs, and AI-integrated features.
• Participate in project planning and sprint ceremonies, offering insight to uphold quality standards.
• Execute functional, regression, and integration testing across cloud-based applications.
• Perform accessibility audits and validation to ensure WCAG 2.1 AA compliance across all user-facing components.
• Tri age and prioritize defects, working closely with developers to ensure timely resolution of critical issues.
• Conduct API testing to validate backend services, data integrity, and integration points.
• Collaborate with the development team to continuously improve testing frameworks and automation coverage.
• Document test cases, results, and quality metrics to support release decisions.
• Contribute to the definition of acceptance criteria and quality gates for user stories.
• Stay current with QA best practices and bring new ideas to planning and retrospective discussions.

Skills

QA

Test planning

Agile/Scrum

Accessibility testing

API testing

Browser compatibility

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Postman

Jira

Azure DevOps

Git

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Job description

Saatchi & Saatchi in Toronto is seeking a QA Analyst for a 9-month contract to drive quality for an AI initiative. You will design test plans, perform functional and API testing across cloud-based apps, and ensure accessibility WCAG 2.1 AA compliance across user-facing features.

You will collaborate in an Agile environment, triage defects with developers, and contribute to testing framework improvements while documenting results for release decisions.