Senior QA Engineer

Luxoft; Toronto; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is seeking a Software Quality Engineer to design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks in an Agile setting. You will drive shift-left validation, collaborate with developers to embed quality from the start, and monitor test automation effectiveness across multiple stages.

The role requires hands-on experience with Selenium/Pytest, API testing, and Python scripting, along with strong SQL data verification skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in software quality engineering, including functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Pytest, or similar)
• Solid understanding of API testing (REST) and ability to write and maintain automated test suites
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into build/release workflows
• Proficiency in Python or equivalent scripting language for test development
• SQL proficiency for data validation, test data setup, and backend verification

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts with independence, improving efficiency and test coverage to enable business capabilities, working in an Agile environment that includes business and T&D partner teams.
• Drive a shift-left approach to software validation, guiding the team to apply automation themselves vs handing it to "QA/QE" to automate
• Participate in product design and development to ensure that quality is built in from the beginning.
• Monitor the effectiveness of test automation and drive improvements through insights gained via analysis at various stages of test automation to ensure stability, efficiency, and scalability.
• Define and execute test plans, test cases/scripts, identify defects, analyze test results and partner with developers to ensure that products or services meet quality standards.
• Apply advanced understanding of engineering best practices and drive continuous improvement across the team through coaching and influencing
• Adhere to Agile SDLC and execute related duties as required.
• Foster collaboration and mentorship, promoting a culture of feedback, learning and professional growth
• Maintain strong relationships with business partners, peer IT teams and vendor partners.

Skills

Software quality engineering

Test automation frameworks

API testing (REST)

CI/CD pipelines

Python scripting

SQL data validation

Tools

Selenium

Pytest

Job description

By applying for the position, you may join one of the most respected and fastest-growing institutional investors in the world. Our client is a professional investment management organization that invests funds globally to ensure long-term sustainability. The company invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments.

The client attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe. Join our team and look forward to:

• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Being motivated every day by important social purpose and unshakable principles
• A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts with independence, improving efficiency and test coverage to enable business capabilities, working in an Agile environment that includes business and T&D partner teams.
• Drive a shift-left approach to software validation, guiding the team to apply automation themselves vs handing it to "QA/QE" to automate
• Participate in product design and development to ensure that quality is built in from the beginning.
• Monitor the effectiveness of test automation and drive improvements through insights gained via analysis at various stages of test automation to ensure stability, efficiency, and scalability.
• Define and execute test plans, test cases/scripts, identify defects, analyze test results and partner with developers to ensure that products or services meet quality standards.
• Apply advanced understanding of engineering best practices and drive continuous improvement across the team through coaching and influencing
• Adhere to Agile SDLC and execute related duties as required.
• Foster collaboration and mentorship, promoting a culture of feedback, learning and professional growth
• Maintain strong relationships with business partners, peer IT teams and vendor partners.

Mandatory Skills Description

Core Skills:

• Proven experience in software quality engineering, including functional, regression, and integration testing
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Pytest, or similar)
• Solid understanding of API testing (REST) and ability to write and maintain automated test suites
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into build/release workflows
• Proficiency in Python or equivalent scripting language for test development
• SQL proficiency for data validation, test data setup, and backend verification

Domain Experience:

• Familiarity with financial services or trading platforms is strongly preferred
• Experience testing event-driven or message-queue-based systems (e.g., SQS, Kafka) is an asset
• Understanding of trade lifecycle and order management systems is a plus