Senior Quality Assurance Analyst – Test Automation (SDET)

Njoyn; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Planning Program

Generous vacation days

Work-life balance

Learning and Professional Development

Flexible benefits program

Job summary

CIHI is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst – Test Automation (SDET) to lead QA activities across product releases. You will design complex test scripts, coordinate testing, and advance CI/CD, API, and UI automation.

The role emphasizes test automation expertise and data quality in health information systems. The candidate will develop Playwright/Selenium based frameworks, support performance testing, and ensure accessibility and data warehousing testing across cloud-based data

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in a technical QA/QE role within software development cycles.
• Experience with front-end automation frameworks, API testing tools and CI/CD integrations.
• Hands-on with test automation tools/frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, TestNG) and performance testing.
• Knowledge of SQL, BI tools and cloud data/warehousing concepts.
• Experience with accessibility testing (AODA) and responsive design testing.

Responsibilities

• Represent QA on project teams and coordinate testing activities.
• Design and execute test plans, cases and data; log defects and sign off quality.
• Lead automation initiatives and maintain automated test suites.
• Investigate bugs and propose solutions; support SDLC/QA best practices.
• Develop reusable automation frameworks for API, UI and performance testing.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure high-quality releases.

Skills

QA/QE experience

Test automation

Playwright

Selenium

API testing

CI/CD

Performance testing

AODA accessibility

SQL/BI tools

Cloud data/Warehousing

End-to-end testing

Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree in CS/MIS or related

Tools

Postman

Rest Assured

Jenkins

Bamboo

JMeter

K6

Load Runner

Playwright

Selenium

Job description

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst – Test Automation (SDET)

We are an organization comprised of industry thought leaders who are passionate about health data and want to make a difference in the health care field. We are an independent, not-for-profit organization and together with our partners we provide essential information on Canada's health systems, enabling decisions that lead to healthier Canadians. As a valued member of the CIHI team, you and your work will have a pivotal role in the evolution of Canada's health care systems.

CIHI is recognized as an exceptional place to work that embraces diversity, respect, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Learn about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and the work being done to create a more inclusive and welcoming organization by focusing on how we learn, govern and practise.

At CIHI, we recognize what matters to our employees. Some of the benefits of working at CIHI include

• Retirement Planning Program
• Generous vacation days for permanent and long-term contracts
• Work-life balance
• Learning and Professional Development Program
• Flexible benefits program from your first day on the job for permanent and long-term contracts

Why is this role important?

The Senior Analyst, Quality Assurance (QA) plays a critical role in ensuring the quality of CIHI’s deliverables by working closely with ITS staff and business units. This role involves acting as the QA representative on projects, designing and executing complex test scripts, coordinating test efforts, and contributing to the evolution of CIHI’s QA methodologies. The Senior Analyst serves as a subject matter expert in test automation and quality assurance best practices, providing guidance and support to team members.

What you’ll do

1. Represent QA on project teams, collaborating with business and development groups to understand product functionality and testing impacts.
2. Design test strategies, create and execute test plans, cases, and scripts for product releases; identify or create test data; log defects; and sign off on product quality.
3. Lead and coordinate test efforts on projects and development activities, including automation initiatives.
4. Investigate bugs and issues during testing and recommend solutions.
5. Develop and maintain test automation frameworks for front-end, API, and accessibility testing. Design, develop, execute, and maintain performance/load testing scripts and test scenarios using appropriate performance testing tools.
6. Promote adherence to CIHI’s Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and QA methodologies.
7. Participate in impact assessments for change requests and review deliverables for compliance with quality standards.
8. Maintain and administer automated test tools and provide training and support to users.
9. Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, policies, and metrics.
10. Support testing of data warehousing, business intelligence solutions, and cloud-based data structures.
11. Collaborate effectively within the QA team and across the organization to ensure high-quality outcomes.
12. Provide hands‑on technical QA/SDET expertise, designing and enhancing reusable Playwright/TypeScript automation frameworks and contributing across API and end‑to‑end testing, CI/CD integration, accessibility automation, and performance/load testing using tools such as k6 and JMeter.

What you’ll bring to the table

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS) or related field, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Further specialization or experience in Quality Assurance methodologies and test automation is preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in a technical analytical QA/QE role within software development cycles.
• Demonstrated experience in test planning, test case development and execution, test data management, and defect tracking.
• Experience with front-end automation frameworks, API testing tools like Postman or Rest Assured and CI/CD integrations (e.g., Bamboo, Jenkins), Performance testing (eg: JMeter or K6 or load runner).
• Experience with black-box testing techniques including functional, security, regression, usability, and user acceptance testing.
• Experience with accessibility (AODA) and responsive design testing is an asset.
• Hands-on expertise in test automation tools and frameworks such as Playwright, Selenium, TestNG, or similar. Playwright using Typescript is preferred.
• Familiarity with RDBMS, SQL, , BI analytical tools (eg: Qlik, Power BI, MicroStrategy etc), and web technologies (Java, HTML, JavaScript).
• Familiarity with cloud-based data transformation and data warehousing concepts is preferred. Experience with AWS services such as S3, Redshift, Athena, CloudWatch, and related technologies is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of systems development methodologies (UML, RUP, CMM, TMMi) is preferred.
• Knowledge required and hands‑on performance/load testing experience using k6 and/or JMeter/or Load Runner, including workload modelling, concurrent‑user testing, response‑time/throughput analysis and identifying performance bottlenecks
• Knowledge of ETL pipelines and backend data infrastructure is an asset.
• Demonstrated understanding of end‑to‑end application architecture and testing across front-end, API/service, and backend/data layers, with the ability to determine the appropriate level of testing and automation
• Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong team player with a client/user orientation.
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and manage workload effectively.

Additional Requirements

• Primary locations: Toronto or Ottawa.
• Must comply with all CIHI workplace policies, including privacy and confidentiality.
• Fluency in English is required, bilingualism in both official languages is an asset.

To find out more about this role and other exciting opportunities visit our website at www.cihi.ca and check out our 'Careers' section.

Please note the CIHI Recruiting Team uses email to communicate with applicants. Please make sure your profile has an updated email address that is checked regularly, including the junk/spam mail folder, as we send time sensitive emails (i.e. testing and interview bookings).

At CIHI we are committed to fostering an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible environment. Part of this commitment includes arranging accommodations to ensure an equitable opportunity to participate in the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

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