Quality Assurance Engineer Co-op Student

Foresters Financial; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Toronto is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer Co-op Student. The role involves designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts, optimizing existing scripts, and collaborating with project teams. Ideal candidates are pursuing a Bachelor's in Computer Science or Engineering with skills in automated testing tools and CICD pipelines. This position offers a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Inclusive workplace

Equal opportunity environment

Qualifications

• Proficient in automated testing tools like Selenium and Playwright.
• Familiar with CICD pipeline integration.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute automated test scripts.
• Optimize test automation scripts.
• Collaborate with project teams to identify test cases.

Skills

Automated testing tools (Selenium, Playwright)

CICD pipelines

Agile & Waterfall project experience

Debugging skills

Communication skills

Web, API, and Mobile Automation testing

Education

Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's program in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Eclipse

GitHub

Microsoft Azure DevOps

Job description

Career Opportunity

Role Title Quality Assurance Engineer Co-op Student Purpose of role The Quality Assurance Engineer Co-op offers a fantastic opportunity for a student to validate changes to workflows, business processes, product rules, and administrative systems using automated testing tools and techniques. This ensures that all modifications function correctly and do not negatively impact the existing business environment.

The intern will collaborate closely with experienced and advanced Quality Engineers, gaining hands-on experience in a supportive and collaborative setting. Additionally, there will be opportunities to research, learn, and apply new technologies. Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and execute Automated test scripts.
• Conduct peer review of automation test scripts and provide corrective actions.
• Identify, analyze, track and manage detected automation system/program errors.
• Report automation development statuses and findings to the Test Automation Lead and/or project team.
• Optimize Test automation scripts to reduce technical debt and improve their performance
• Work with project teams and/or business subject matter experts to identify test cases suitable for Test Automation
• Provide input into the design, creation and maintenance of our Test Automation Framework and Automation guidelines.
• Work with the DevOps team to incorporate test scripts into the CICD pipelines.

Key Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's program in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with automated testing tools such as Selenium with Java/JavaScript and/or Playwright with TypeScript
• Hands on or working knowledge of integrating automated scripts into CICD pipelines in Azure ADO.
• Experience working on Agile & Waterfall projects.
• Hands-on experience of integrated development environments, such as Eclipse
• Have working knowledge or experience using a software version control system, such as Github.
• Basic understanding of Test and Defect Management
• Understanding of different Operating Systems such as Linux, Windows and Containerization such as Docker.
• Have good debugging skills to troubleshoot and fix the issues that are identified during the automation process.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure DevOps
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills and willingness to learn.
• Working knowledge of Web, API and Mobile Automation testing.

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Equal Opportunity Employment and Inclusion – at Foresters Financial, we are committed to sustaining an equal opportunity environment for all job applicants. We embrace Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (IDE) as a core strategic objective for building strong, innovative teams in which all our employees can show up wholly and authentically as themselves.

Foresters Financial strives to provide an accessible candidate experience for prospective employees with different abilities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodations during the recruitment process, please email [e-mail] in advance of your appointment.

Thank you for choosing Foresters. Only those candidates who will be selected for further consideration will be contacted by our Talent Acquisition Team.