Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

HCLTech; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech in Vancouver seeks an experienced Automation Engineer to own end-to-end test automation across mobile apps (iOS, Android, native). You will coordinate with QA, product, and engineering, developing and maintaining robust automation code while adhering to best practices.

The role requires expert hands-on experience with at least 5 years in test automation, strong analytical skills, and familiarity with Selenium (Java/Python) and Jest. Onsite work five days a week is expected.

Qualifications

• Expert level with at least 5 years hands-on experience in end-to-end test automation.
• Strong logic and analytical skills.
• Mobile app automation for iOS, Android, and native apps.
• Experience with Jest or similar frameworks is a plus.
• Selenium with Java or Python experience; other automation tools welcome.

Responsibilities

• Automation POC for assigned scope.
• Coordinate automation with QA, product, and engineering teams.
• Develop and maintain automation code.
• Adhere to best practices to deliver reliable code.
• Identify blockers during exploratory 0→1 work.
• Monitor ROI and health of automated areas.
• Collaborate with client-dedicated teams to expand coverage.
• Drive issue resolution with cross-functional teams.
• Debug test framework issues.
• Search code for similar fixes.
• Provide reporting and status updates on automation.
• Escalate blockers and failures to SDET/engineers.
• Deliver clear and actionable bug reports.

Skills

Test automation

Analytical skills

Mobile app automation

Jest framework

Tools

Selenium

Job description

5 days onsite work from HCL Vancouver office without exception

• Must have expert level with at least 5 years of hands-on experience in end to end to test automation.
• Strong logic and analytical skills
• Mobile app automation - iOS , Android, Native
• Very Good to have Jest framework, similar framework
• Selenium with Java or Python. Any other automation tools experince works as well.

Summary -

• Automation Point of Contact (“POC”) for a given scope automation project.
• Coordinate automation efforts with QA team, product and engineering teams.
• Develop code that supports team's automation efforts and goals.
• Maintenance of automation test code.
• Adhere to best practices and standards to deliver reliable and robust code..
• Identify technical blockers / challenges to do a task. (i.e. as part of exploratory 0->1 efforts).
• Monitor and follow up on the ROI (i.e. health and reliability) for areas under your purview.
• Works effectively with client dedicated parties to increase automation coverage.
• Effectively drive issues resolution (i.e. RCA issues, specifically around SEV prevention) with XFNs.
• Debug test framework issues.
• Conduct code searches to find similar examples/fixes.
• Reporting/closure
• Deliver plan/updates/status of product automation effectively.
• Communicate/escalate blockers/failures to SDET/product engineers.
• Deliver clear and actionable bug reports.