QA Automation Specialist

Intelex Technologies ULC; Ontario; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Automation Specialist, where you will play a pivotal role in enhancing testing processes. This dynamic position involves implementing and maintaining test automation while also engaging in manual and exploratory testing as needed. You will write modular and testable code, improve reusable components, and drive best practices for code health and maintainability. Collaborate closely with engineers to inject testing early in the development process and ensure a reliable CI system. If you are passionate about quality assurance and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years in Software Development focusing on Quality Assurance.
• Experience in Test automation with CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain test automation within the scrum team.
• Document defects and troubleshoot automated test failures.

Skills

JavaScript frameworks (Cypress, Jest, WebdriverIO)

Selenium framework (C# or Java)

API testing frameworks (Karate, RestAssured, Postman)

Test automation

Continuous Integration (CI)

Continuous Testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Programming/Systems or Computer Science

Master’s Degree

Tools

JIRA

CI/CD tools

Job description

The Automation Specialist will be responsible for implementing and maintaining the test automation within the scrum team along with manual and exploratory testing when needed.

Responsibilities:

• Write well-designed, modular, and testable code.
• Develop, improve, and extend reusable components and libraries.
• Identify test gaps and prioritize adding coverage based on areas of risk.
• Works under minimal guidance from the senior individual in the team.
• Document defects in products and update resolution in the ticket management system, JIRA.
• Take ownership of test failures and ensure the CI system is reliable.
• Troubleshoot and debug automated test failures within the automation project.
• Maintain knowledge of current testing approaches, tools, and technologies.
• Work with engineers to define and implement mechanisms to inject testing earlier into the software development process.
• Identify and drive the adoption of best practices in code health, testing, testability, and maintainability.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Experience creating automation scripts from the existing framework and enhance the framework as required.
• Hands-on working experience with JavaScript frameworks like Cypress, Jest, WebdriverIO, etc.
• Working experience with Selenium framework using C# or Java.
• Basic knowledge of API testing framework like Karate, RestAssured, and Postman.

Experience:

• 4-6 years of experience in Software development with a focus on Quality Assurance in Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing environment.
• 3+ years of working experience in Test automation with exposure to CI/CD tools.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Programming/Systems or Computer Science or another related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Master’s Degree Preferred.