QA Engineer / Microservices

Motion Recruitment Partners; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization in Toronto is seeking a senior-level QA Automation Engineer for a 6-month hybrid contract. This role requires expertise in QA automation frameworks and a hands-on approach with tools like Playwright and Terraform. Candidates will work closely with engineering and DevOps teams to ensure comprehensive test automation coverage. Strong programming skills in Java, JavaScript, or TypeScript are essential. The position is suited for professionals who excel in high-compliance environments.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in QA/QE automation frameworks and test architecture within complex environments.
• Hands-on experience with modern automation tools like Playwright, Pact, Testcontainers, Katalon, or ReadyAPI.
• Strong programming skills in Java, JavaScript, or TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Hands-On Engineering: 70% focus on executing test strategies.
• Team Collaboration & Cross-Functional Work: 30% with engineering, DevOps, and product teams.

Skills

QA/QE automation frameworks

Test architecture

Java

JavaScript

TypeScript

CI/CD pipeline integration

Tools

Playwright

Pact

Terraform

Testcontainers

Katalon

ReadyAPI

Job description

QA Engineer / Microservices

Toronto, ON

Hybrid

Contract

$45/hr - $60/hr

A leading financial services organization in Toronto is seeking a senior-level QA Automation Engineer for a 6-month hybrid contract.

This role is ideal for professionals who thrive in high-compliance environments and are skilled in designing test architectures, influencing release strategies, and mentoring QA teams. You’ll work hands-on with modern tools like Playwright, Pact, Terraform, and Testcontainers while ensuring robust test automation coverage across complex distributed systems.

Expect deep engagement with AWS cloud services, CI/CD infrastructure, and collaboration across engineering, DevOps, and product teams.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven expertise in QA/QE automation frameworks and test architecture within complex environments
• Hands-on experience with tools like Playwright, Pact, Testcontainers, Katalon, or ReadyAPI
• Strong programming skills in Java, JavaScript, or TypeScript, along with CI/CD pipeline integration

Desired Skills & Experience

• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and AWS services (ECS, Lambda, CloudWatch, API Gateway)
• Experience leading or mentoring QA teams, particularly in regulated or financial domains
• Familiarity with contract testing and service virtualization in microservices-based systems

Daily Responsibilities

• Hands-On Engineering: 70%
• Team Collaboration & Cross-Functional Work: 30% Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis now and in the future. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Posted by: Adrian Cronk

Specialization:

• QA/SDET