QE Automation Engineer – Playwright, Selenium, Java, REST Assured, GenAI Testing

Astra-North Infoteck Inc. ~ Conquering today’s challenges, achieving tomorrow’s vision!; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Astra-North Infoteck Inc. is seeking a skilled Quality Engineer based in Toronto, Ontario. The role involves leading Gen AI integration in testing, managing multi-platform quality strategies, and automating processes in CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in Quality Engineering, with strong expertise in Playwright, Selenium, and cloud testing technologies. Join our Agile squad to drive innovative quality assurance strategies and improve testing efficiency across platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in Quality Engineering and Automation.
• Proven expertise in Web (Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress), Mobile (Appium, XCUITest etc), and API testing (Postman, RestAssured).
• Expert-level experience with tools like WireMock or similar technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of Gen AI into all phases of testing.
• Own the quality strategy for Web, Mobile, and API layers.
• Automate testing processes alongside developers.

Skills

Playwright

Rest Assured

Java

Selenium

Core Quality Engineering

Multi-Platform Testing

Service Virtualization

Cloud Testing Ecosystem

DevOps

Version Control (Git)

Tools

WireMock

Perfecto

LambdaTest

Sauce Labs

Splunk

Dynatrace

Job description

Overview

Primary Skill - Playwright, Rest Assured, Java, Selenium

Gen AI Testing Pioneer: Lead the integration of Gen AI into all phases of testing—from automated test case generation and synthetic data creation to intelligent bug analysis.

• Full-Stack Validation: Own the quality strategy for Web, Mobile (iOS/Android), and API layers, ensuring a seamless multi-channel customer experience.
• Shift-Left Engineering: Work side-by-side with developers to automate everything. You will architect robust test suites that run within high-frequency CI/CD pipelines.
• Infrastructure & Simulation: Leverage cloud-based testing platforms and service virtualization to enable testing in isolated, high-scale environments.
• Drive Automation: Design and implement CI/CD pipeline enhancements through agent integration to increase deployment efficiency and reliability.
• Collaborate: Work within an Agile squad of technical and business partners.

Qualifications

• Core Quality Engineering
• Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in Quality Engineering and Automation.
• Multi-Platform Testing: Proven expertise in Web (Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress), Mobile (Appium, XCUITest etc), and API testing (Postman, RestAssured).
• Service Virtualization: Expert-level experience with tools like WireMock or similar technologies to simulate complex backend dependencies.
• Cloud Testing Ecosystem: Hands-on experience with cloud-based cross-browser and mobile testing platforms such as Perfecto, LambdaTest, or Sauce Labs.
• DevOps Mastery: Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps) and a "Quality as Code" mindset.
• Version Control: Expert knowledge of Git branching and merging strategies.

The Modern AI & Tools Edge

• Gen AI in QE: Proven experience leveraging Gen AI (e.g., Copilot, Claude, or specialized QA agents) for test script generation, maintenance, and edge-case discovery.
• Performance & Observability: Experience with performance testing and production monitoring using tools like Splunk or Dynatrace.

Bonus Points (Nice-to-Haves)

• Agentic AI for QE: Familiarity with building or using autonomous agents for self-healing test suites or exploratory testing.
• Contract Testing: Experience with Pact or similar tools for microservices