QA Automation Engineer

RELQ TECHNOLOGIES; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Canada is seeking a skilled Sr. QA Automation Engineer to design and maintain automated test frameworks. This role requires collaboration with developers and product teams in an Agile environment to ensure high-quality software delivery through automated testing practices. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with automation tools, programming, and CI/CD pipelines, and a strong understanding of QA standards.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in QA Automation testing.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools.
• Programming experience in Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation test scripts and frameworks.
• Perform functional, regression, smoke, and integration testing.
• Collaborate with developers and business teams.

Skills

QA Automation testing

Automation tools (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit)

Programming in Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#

API testing (Postman, RestAssured, SOAP UI)

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab)

Version control (Git)

Agile/Scrum environments

STLC and SDLC understanding

Communication and documentation skills

Job description

Job Title: Sr. QA Automation Engineer

Location: Canada (Remote)

Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled QA Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts to ensure high-quality software delivery. The ideal candidate will work closely with developers, product owners, and DevOps teams in an Agile environment to ensure functional, regression, and performance testing is automated and scalable.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation test scripts and frameworks
• Perform functional, regression, smoke, and integration testing
• Collaborate with developers and business teams to understand requirements and acceptance criteria
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Identify, document, and track defects using tools like JIRA
• Execute automated test suites and analyze test results
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives)
• Ensure test coverage for web, API, and backend applications
• Support UAT and production validation when required
• Follow best practices for test automation and QA standards

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong experience in QA Automation testing
• Hands‑on experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit
• Programming experience in Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#
• Experience with API testing (Postman, RestAssured, SOAP UI)
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab)
• Knowledge of version control systems (Git)
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Strong understanding of STLC and SDLC
• Excellent communication and documentation skills

Nice to Have (Preferred)

• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner)
• Experience in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow)
• Exposure to containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)