Senior Quality Engineer/Lead - EN 323

Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 97,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Professional development

Inclusive culture

Wellness programs

Community engagement

Job summary

Export Development Canada (EDC) seeks a Senior Quality Engineer/Lead to modernize test automation with AI integration and to enhance software reliability and delivery speed. The role sits in a hybrid work environment with potential locations across Canada, including Ottawa and other regional offices.

Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates. The successful candidate will design and implement secure, enterprise-grade testing solutions, establish AI-assisted quality practices,

Qualifications

• Experience in quality engineering for software products.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites across APIs, web apps, and services.
• Ability to integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines and drive quality gates.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and maintain comprehensive test suites for functional, integration, and end-to-end scenarios.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation solutions using Python and Robot Framework.
• Develop reusable automation libraries, frameworks, and testing components.
• Automate testing across APIs, web applications, integrations, backend services, and end-to-end workflows.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and establish effective quality gates.
• Drive continuous improvement of automation reliability, coverage, and performance.
• Lead quality engineering practices across an AI-enabled SDLC.

Skills

AI expertise

Test automation

Quality engineering

Automation design

Python

Robot Framework

CI/CD

Tools

Python

Robot Framework

CI/CD

Job description

Application deadline: October 16th at 12:00PM ET

Join the EDC Team! At EDC, we support Canadian businesses to succeed globally. We provide the financial tools and expertise they need to explore new markets, reduce risks, all towards the goal of making Canada and the world better through trade.

Position: Senior Quality Engineer/Lead Employment Type: Permanent Compensation Details: Senior Software Engineer 18: Salaries typically range from $96,557 to $128,743 annually, based on qualifications and experience plus a performance-based incentive of 15% Location: Export Development Canada is a hybrid work environment. This role may be performed from EDC's headquarters in Ottawa or any regional offices in Toronto, Mississauga, Halifax or Vancouver. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates.

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About EDC: At Export Development Canada (EDC), we empower Canadian businesses to succeed globally. As a financial Crown corporation, we offer innovative financial solutions and expert insights to help businesses explore new markets, mitigate risks, and achieve growth.

Why Join EDC?

Comprehensive Benefits: EDC offers a competitive compensation & benefits package, work-life balance, & the opportunity to help make Canada and the world better through trade.

• Work-Life Balance: EDC offers a competitive compensation package & work-life balance. We have hybrid work options, 3 to 4 weeks paid vacation, a corporate closure period, summer early Friday's & no meeting Fridays.
• Professional Development: Take advantage of our continuous learning opportunities, including training programs, workshops and language training.
• Inclusive Culture: Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace that champions employment equity & values diversity of ideas, strengths, & backgrounds to succeed.
• Wellness Programs: Access to wellness initiatives, mental health support, and fitness programs to keep you healthy and happy.
• Community Engagement: Participate in volunteer opportunities and give back to the community through our various social responsibility programs.

Team Overview

As EDC aims to be the leader in helping all Canadian exporters go, grow, and succeed internationally, the Digital Platform Delivery & Architecture (DPDA) group in EDC plays a critical role in enabling leaders to leverage technologies by providing an easy-to-use, secure and fit-for-purpose digital business platform.

The Digital Platforms team within the Working Capital Solutions group is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer/Lead with specialized AI expertise to help build and evolve EDC's AI-enabled quality engineering capabilities.

This role will focus on modernizing test automation, integrating AI into quality assurance practices, and improving software reliability, delivery speed, and operational performance across the SDLC. The incumbent will design and implement secure, enterprise-grade testing solutions, establish best practices for AI-assisted quality engineering, and support the adoption of emerging capabilities that enhance how software is validated, tested, monitored, and supported. As EDC's AI journey matures, the role will contribute to the evolution of increasingly intelligent and automated quality processes while ensuring strong governance, security, and human oversight. To implement strategic technology vision by building an effective platform that supports the needs of EDC now and in the future. This role is accountable for the hands-on coding, design, build, support, and operations of the DPDA group.

What this role is and is not:

This is not a traditional manual testing role. Success in this position requires a blend of quality engineering expertise, test automation development, and collaboration with delivery teams to embed quality throughout the software lifecycle. Candidates looking exclusively for manual testing or test coordination responsibilities may find the role unsuitable.

What you will be doing:

• Design, execute, and maintain comprehensive test suites, ensuring coverage of functional, integration, end-to-end, and customer-centric scenarios.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation solutions using Python and Robot Framework.
• Develop reusable automation libraries, frameworks, and testing components.
• Automate testing across APIs, web applications, integrations, backend services, and end-to-end workflows.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and establish effective quality gates.
• Define and execute automation strategies based on risk, business value, and maintainability.
• Drive continuous improvement of automation reliability, coverage, performance, and execution speed.
• Lead quality engineering practices across an AI-enabled and Agentic SDLC.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate test design, automation development, defect analysis, and reporting.
• Validate AI-generated test cases, automation code, and recommendations b