Senior Test Automation Specialist

PQA Testing; Calgary; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software testing services company is seeking a Senior Test Automation Specialist. This role involves designing and implementing automation strategies, documenting defects, and consulting with clients. Candidates must possess a Computer Science degree and at least 10 years of test automation experience. Additional skills in various automation frameworks and multiple coding languages are essential. The successful candidate will work onsite from one of the office locations in Canada, including Calgary, AB.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off

Group RRSP

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of test automation experience with at least three projects/roles.
• Experience with multiple automation toolsets/frameworks (like Selenium and Robot).
• Expert in more than one coding language (Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.).
• Candidate must be willing to work onsite from an office location.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement automation strategies, frameworks, and test scripts.
• Identify and document defects encountered during test execution.
• Work with clients on prioritizing testing activities.
• Consult with clients regarding test automation.

Skills

Test automation

Web testing

API testing

Communication

Consulting

Education

Computer Science degree or equivalent

Tools

Selenium

Robot Framework

Jenkins

Postman

Job description

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The Opportunity

Ottawa, ON | Toronto, ON | Fredericton, NB | Halifax, NS | Regina , SK | Vancouver, BC | Calgary, AB Information Technology Experienced Full-time Benefits: Health Insurance Dental Insurance Paid Time Off Group RRSP Life Insurance Employee Assistance Program

PLATO is Canada's only Indigenous-led, Indigenous-staffed software testing services firm. We insist on working with quality people who share our passion for quality testing and have built a team of people who also believe quality is the most important deliverable. Our team of software testing specialists believes that better software leads to a better world.

We are committed to building strong communities - PLATO trains and employs members of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities across the country and strives to build a network of 1000 Indigenous software testers across Canada. PLATO has offices on or near Indigenous communities across Canada in Ottawa, Fredericton, Sault Ste Marie, Regina, Calgary, and Vancouver.

We are actively looking for a Senior Test Automation Specialist for our client project.

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What you’ll do

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement automation strategies, frameworks and test scripts
• Identify and document defects encountered during test execution activities utilizing defect tracking tools
• Participate with clients in discussions of prioritizing testing activities
• Analyze and interpret results to help identify issues and propose solutions
• Consult with clients to provide advice, direction, and proposed solutions with respect to the implementation of test automation

What you’ll need

Qualifications

Mandatory:

• Computer Science degree or equivalent
• Minimum 10 years of test automation experience with a minimum of three projects/roles
• Experience testing Web, Desktop, API, and Enterprise solutions
• Experience with multiple automation toolsets/frameworks (Selenium, Robot, WebDriverIO, Playwright, Tosca, etc)
• Expert in more than one coding language (Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, etc.)
• Excellent communication and consulting skills
• Candidate must be willing to work onsite from one of our office locations

Preferred:

• Experience with Robot Framework and Python preferred
• Experience with Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, GitLab, etc.)
• Experience in automated API testing (ReadyAPI, Postman, etc)
• Experience working in a mobile test environment that includes iOS and Android
• A continuous learner, up to date with industry best practices and the flexibility to transfer knowledge between toolsets
• Excellent time management skills, able to manage multiple tasks, self-motivated, and strong attention to detail
• Bilingual (EN/FR) would be an asset

A little bit about us

PLATO

Who We Are

PLATO is a software testing and technology services company trusted by clients around the world.

In addition to providing our clients the highest quality software testing services, PLATO is creating careers in technology for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people from coast to coast to coast through our innovative train-and-employ model. Since 1997, we have been helping organizations all over the world reach their quality objectives by delivering scalable, proven, quality-centric managed services. Companies such as Apple, Suncor, TD Bank, Medavie, BCLC, LinkedIn, Boeing, and many others have gained considerable advantage from our Quality Assurance (QA), Testing, and eLearning expertise and experience.

We deliver specialized QA services to our clients with the goal of helping them increase profitability, boost customer satisfaction, manage development cycles and implement quality‑centric solutions. We develop innovative approaches and solutions, designed to generate increased efficiencies, competitive advantage, and market share for our clients.