Senior SDET / Quality Engineering Lead/Architect

Droisys; Brampton; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Droisys in Brampton, ON seeks a Senior SDET / Quality Engineering Lead to drive cloud-native test automation and QA strategy for trading platforms. You will architect frameworks, enable in-sprint automation, and push AI-assisted testing while shaping governance for global teams.

Strong Java, API testing, and CI/CD experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift are essential, along with leadership in multi-region QE efforts and data validation across SQL/NoSQL stores.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in software development and quality engineering.
• 3+ years as Lead/Principal SDET or QA Architect.
• Domain experience in Financial Services or low-latency platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and build cloud-native test automation frameworks.
• Enable in-sprint automation for UI, microservices, and streaming data.
• Incorporate AI-assisted testing and self-healing automation.
• Architect API and microservice testing with contract approaches.
• Define non-functional testing strategies (load, latency, endurance).
• Embed quality gates into CI/CD with Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift.
• Provide technical leadership to global SDET teams.

Skills

Lead/Principal SDET

Quality engineering

Cloud-native testing

CI/CD practices

AI-assisted testing

Java expertise

API testing

UI automation

Performance testing

SQL data validation

Contract testing

Kafka testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS

ISTQB Advanced

AWS/GCP certs

Tools

Cucumber

TestNG/JUnit

Selenium WebDriver

Playwright

Cypress

Postman/WireMock

JMeter

Gatling

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Git/CI tools

Job description

Droisys is an innovation technology company focused on helping companies accelerate their digital initiatives from strategy and planning through execution. We leverage deep technical expertise, Agile methodologies, and data-driven intelligence to modernize systems of engagement and simplify human/tech interaction.

Amazing things happen when we work in environments where everyone feels a true sense of belonging and when candidates have the requisite skills and opportunities to succeed. At Droisys, we invest in our talent and support career growth, and we are always on the lookout for amazing talent who can contribute to our growth by delivering top results for our clients. Join us to challenge yourself and accomplish work that matters.

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Senior SDET / Quality Engineering Lead/Architect

Brampton, ON

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Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) / Quality Engineering Architect to join our team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in architecting cloud-native test automation frameworks, performance engineering, and CI/CD quality gates and a proven ability to drive global quality engineering strategy for multi-tier, low-latency trading platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build next-generation, cloud-native test automation frameworks using Core Java and BDD/TDD principles.
• Enable true in-sprint automation for UI, microservices, and streaming pipelines through shift-left quality practices.
• Evaluate and integrate AI/ML-assisted testing solutions for synthetic data, self-healing automation, and test impact analysis.
• Architect API and microservice testing for REST, gRPC, WebSockets, and Kafka with contract testing approaches.
• Build data validation frameworks for complex financial data pipelines across SQL and NoSQL stores.
• Define non-functional testing strategies for load, stress, spike, endurance, and latency benchmarking.
• Analyze performance bottlenecks and recommend optimizations across application and infrastructure layers.
• Implement resilience and chaos engineering practices in cloud and containerized environments.
• Embed automated quality gates into CI/CD pipelines across Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
• Define metrics and dashboards for quality analytics, coverage, defect leakage, and efficiency.
• Provide technical leadership and governance to global SDET and QE teams across regions.
• Establish coding standards, code review policies, and reusable testing assets.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, and Engineering for test planning, release coordination, and risk assessment.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 8–12+ years in software development and quality engineering, including 3+ years as Lead/Principal SDET or QA Architect.
• Domain experience in Financial Services, Capital Markets, FinTech, or low-latency trading platforms.
• Expert Core Java, including collections, multithreading, concurrency, and design patterns.
• Proven delivery of scalable test frameworks from the ground up using Cucumber BDD and TestNG/JUnit.
• Deep API and service testing with Rest Assured, Postman/Newman, WireMock, and contract testing.
• UI automation with Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, or Cypress using POM or Screenplay patterns.
• Performance testing with JMeter or Gatling and strong profiling of system capacity limits.
• Advanced SQL and automated data validation for Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
• CI/CD integration using Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Tekton, Harness, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on exposure to AI-assisted testing, LLM-driven test generation, and self-healing automation.

Preferred Skills:

• Prior experience as a Software Engineer with Java/Spring Boot.
• Event-driven architectures and messaging with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or IBM MQ.
• Contract testing with Pact and familiarity with service mesh patterns.
• Cloud-native platforms such as AWS, GCP, OpenShift, or Kubernetes.
• Security testing fundamentals and DAST/SAST pipeline integration.

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• ISTQB Advanced, Certified Software Test Architect, AWS or GCP certifications, Java SE Professional.

Droisys is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. Droisys believes in diversity, inclusion, and belonging, and we are committed to fostering a diverse work environment.