Senior QA Automation Engineer

Wirehead; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer for a 12-month contract in Downtown Toronto. The role entails developing automated testing frameworks with strong skills in Selenium, Cypress, and REST API testing. Candidates must possess excellent communication skills and a deep understanding of the QA lifecycle as well as various testing methodologies.

Qualifications

• Looking for a senior QA with automation experience.
• Deep knowledge of the software testing lifecycle and QA methodologies.
• Expertise with performance testing tools like JMeter or Gatling.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement automation test cases.
• Analyze test cases for automation suitability.
• Work collaboratively with technical teams.

Skills

Test Automation

Selenium

Cypress

WebDriverIO

Postman

API Testing

JMeter

Gatling

CI/CD

Communication Skills

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Job description

This range is provided by Wirehead. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

CA$60.00/hr - CA$70.00/hr

Client: Government

Type: Contract

Role: Senior QA Automation Engineer

Term: 12 Months

Pay Rate: $60 - $70.00

Location: Downtown Toronto / Hybrid

ATS ID #: 9164

Requirements: What you'll need

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Qualifications:

Technical Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as:
• Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or WebDriverIO (for UI testing)
• Postman, REST Assured, or SoapUI (for API testing)
• JMeter or Gatling (for performance testing)
• Experience with version control and CI/CD tools like Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.
• Solid understanding of test frameworks (e.g., TestNG, JUnit, Mocha) and BDD tools (e.g., Cucumber, SpecFlow).

Quality Assurance & Testing:

• Deep knowledge of the software testing lifecycle (STLC) and QA methodologies (e.g., functional, regression, integration, system, smoke, and exploratory testing).
• Experience developing data-driven, keyword-driven, or hybrid automation frameworks.
• Ability to analyze manual test cases and identify areas suitable for automation.

Soft Skills:

• Strong communication skills; both written and verbal
• Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams
• Demonstrated ability to work with functional and technical teams Demonstrated ability to participate in a large team and work closely with other individual team members
• Proven analytical skills and systematic problem solving
• Strong ability to work under pressure, work with aggressive timelines, and be adaptive to change

Must Have:

• Looking for a senior QA with automation experience.
• Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or WebDriverIO (for UI testing)
• Postman, REST Assured, or SoapUI (for API testing)
• JMeter or Gatling (for performance testing)

PREFERRED SKILLS

Automation + Selenium + Cypress + Playwright + WebDriverIO + Postman + SoapUI + REST + Git + Azure DevOps + JMeter + CI/CD

HOW TO APPLY

Patrick Marsan is hiring for this position.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Quality Assurance and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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