QA Analyst / Test Automation Engineer (Contract, Anticipated)

PS Consulter; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

PS Consulters is building a dedicated quality assurance practice to serve testing-as-a-service engagements with public sector clients in Western Canada. The roster spans the full testing lifecycle: functional and regression testing, automation development, API and integration testing, and coordination of user acceptance testing with business stakeholders.

Assignments range from short release windows to multi-month projects.

Job description

PS Consulters is building a dedicated quality assurance practice to serve testing-as-a-service engagements with public sector clients in Western Canada. These clients run substantial application portfolios: public-facing services, insurance and claims platforms, and large enterprise SaaS estates, and they procure testing capacity as a managed, on-demand service rather than one project at a time. That model rewards testers who can land in an unfamiliar system, understand it quickly, and produce work that stands up to audit.

The roster spans the full testing lifecycle: functional and regression testing, automation development, API and integration testing, and coordination of user acceptance testing with business stakeholders. Assignments range from short, intense release windows to multi-month project engagements. The successful candidates will work within established client test-management frameworks while bringing their own discipline in evidence, traceability, and clear defect writing.

The role is contracted through PS Consulters with assignments matched to client demand. Compensation is hourly at competitive market rates; applicants are asked to state rate expectations. Work is delivered in English. Equipment and access are typically client-provisioned; secure handling of client data is a condition of every assignment.

This is an anticipated contract role tied to an active public sector procurement. Start dates depend on award and onboarding timelines. Qualified applicants are contacted as soon as the engagement is confirmed, and strong profiles are kept on file and matched against similar upcoming roles with consent.

Applications are reviewed by a practitioner, not a keyword filter; short, specific cover notes describing directly relevant work are read and valued.

PS Consulters welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, including members of visible minority communities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and newcomers to Canada with eligible work status. Accommodation during the recruitment process is available on request.

About PS Consulters

PS Consulters is the consulting brand of PMS Analytics, a Canadian software consulting and resourcing firm. PS Consulters places senior technology contractors with public sector and enterprise clients across Canada and delivers software projects as a prime contractor. The firm is built and run by practitioners: engagements are scoped by people who have done the work, candidates are represented accurately, and consultants in the field are supported by a principal who reviews deliverables and stands behind them.