Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Askuity; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail analytics software company in Toronto is seeking a Quality Assurance Automation Engineer to ensure the delivery of high-quality SaaS products. As part of the Product Development team, you will develop and maintain test automation frameworks, conduct various tests, and collaborate with Product Owners and Developers. The role requires over 3 years of experience in QA automation, problem-solving skills, and proficiency in testing tools. This full-time position offers the opportunity to contribute to impactful projects in a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of QA automation experience.
• Experience developing automation frameworks for web applications.
• Hands-on experience with Distributed version control systems.
• Strong understanding of QA concepts and testing best practices.
• Strong knowledge of QA concepts and testing best practices.
• Familiar with Test Rail or Zephyr for test management.
• Experience reporting defects in JIRA.
• Hands-on with Git and Bitbucket.
• API automation experience with JMeter and Postman.
• Understanding of CI/CD principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain our test automation suite.
• Design and execute effective test plans for product delivery.
• Conduct thorough baseline, regression, and integration testing.
• Identify and document defects with actionable details.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Developers; participate in Agile ceremonies.

Skills

Problem‑solving and critical thinking skills

Strong communication, written and verbal

Communication skills

Education

Software Testing certifications e.g. CTSB or ISTQB preferred

Tools

Selenium

WebdriverIO

Test Rail

JIRA

Git

Bitbucket

Bitbucket

Postman

JMeter

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Askuity is a Toronto‑based retail analytics software company operating as a division within The Home Depot (THD). Through our supplier analytics program, Askuity’s mission is to enable suppliers and merchants at The Home Depot to make profitable, data‑driven decisions and drive real‑time execution.

We are looking for a dynamic QA Automation Engineer, eager to deliver high quality SaaS‑based products. As a member of the Product Development team at Askuity, you will help design and execute test strategies to ensure delivery of high‑quality software that has a meaningful and immediate impact on our growing customer base.

Key Responsibilities

• Development and maintenance of our test automation suite
• Designing and executing effective test plans to ensure consistent high‑quality product delivery
• Conduct thorough baseline, regression, functional, integration and post‑release testing.
• Identify, document and escalates defects with clear and actionable details.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Work with Product Owners and Developers to understand new product requirements and devise test cases to ensure coverage for acceptance criteria.
• Participate in various Agile ceremonies, provide story point estimation, provide inputs during Sprint planning and Retrospectives.
• Effectively communicating product quality issues and collaborating with software development to accelerate issue resolution.
• Action Oriented
• Drives Results
• Communicates Effectively
• Plans and Aligns

Skills

• Problem‑solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong communication, written and verbal

Direct Manager / Direct Reports

• QA Manager

Travel Requirements

• Limited
• Travel to corporate headquarters annually, as requested

Physical Requirements

• Extended Sitting
• Repetitive Tasks

Working Conditions

• Working in an office setting: computer work, camera on virtual meetings

Minimum Years of Work Experience

• 3+ years of QA automation experience
• None

Certifications

• Software Testing certifications e.g CTSB or ISTQB preferred

Other Requirements / Assets

• Experience developing automation frameworks for Web based applications using tools such as Selenium and WebdriverIO
• Worked as a part of an Agile team and participated in agile ceremonies like stand‑ups, refinement, planning, and retrospective meetings
• Strong understanding of QA concepts and testing best practices
• Ability to estimate story points and write well‑formed test cases based on acceptance criteria
• Experience identifying test data requirements Knowledge of Test Management tools like Test Rail, Zephyr etc.
• Ability to report and track defects in JIRA or a similar tool
• Hands‑on experience with Distributed version control systems such as GIT and Bitbucket
• Strong understanding of DB testing concepts
• ISTQB certification. Experience with API automation using tools like JMeter, Postman Exposure, and Google GCP (nice to have)
• Knowledge of CI/CD principles, CI tools like GitHub, Bitbucket pipeline (nice to have)
• Knowledge of the retail domain (nice to have)
• Experience testing a product based on AI/ML (nice to have)

Seniority Level

Associate

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Quality Assurance

Industries

Software Development