Software Designer II

Jobtailor; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Montreal is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to design, develop and maintain automated test suites for cloud applications and services.

You will implement end-to-end, integration, functional and regression tests using Playwright, Selenium or Cypress, and automate REST API tests in CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in software development or test automation.
• Significant experience developing automated tests.
• Strong experience with test automation frameworks and tools.
• Experience with Playwright, Selenium, Cypress or similar.
• Testing REST APIs and web services using Postman/REST-assured.
• Proficient in Python, Go, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• CI/CD pipeline integration experience.
• Git and modern software development practices knowledge.
• Kubernetes and containerized applications experience.
• AWS experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automated test suites for Cloud apps.
• Develop end-to-end, integration, functional and regression tests.
• Automate Web UI tests with Playwright, Selenium or Cypress.
• Develop automated tests for REST APIs and web services.
• Integrate and run tests in CI/CD pipelines.
• Analyze test failures and identify root causes.
• Improve reliability and speed of automated tests.
• Collaborate with developers and stakeholders.

Skills

Automated testing

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

REST API testing

CI/CD integration

Git

Kubernetes

AWS

Tools

Postman

REST-assured

Docker

GitLab

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

• Design, develop and maintain automated test suites for Cloud applications and services
• Develop end-to-end, integration, functional and regression automated tests
• Automate Web application and UI tests using Playwright, Selenium or Cypress
• Develop automated tests for REST APIs and web services
• Define test strategies for new backend services and features in collaboration with developers
• Design reusable frameworks, libraries, utilities and automated test data
• Integrate and run automated tests in CI/CD pipelines
• Analyze test failures, identify root causes and collaborate on issue resolution
• Improve the reliability and speed of automated tests
• Validate behavior and integration of distributed Cloud services
• Use Kubernetes and containerized environments to configure, run and debug tests
• Develop an understanding of the AWS infrastructure that supports the SaaS solution
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering standards and best practices
• Take part in SAFe Agile activities: planning, backlog refinement, reviews and retrospectives
• Collaborate with developers, architects, Product Owners and other stakeholders
• Contribute to the quality, reliability and scalability of EXFO’s Cloud solutions, a company that develops intelligent test, monitoring and analytics solutions for networks

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in software development or test automation
• Significant experience developing automated tests
• Strong experience with test automation frameworks and tools
• Experience with Playwright, Selenium, Cypress or a similar tool
• Solid experience testing REST APIs and web services using Postman, REST-assured or equivalent technologies
• Programming experience in multiple modern languages, including exposure to Python, Go and JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience integrating and running automated tests within CI/CD pipelines
• Good knowledge of Git and modern software development practices
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized applications
• Experience with a public Cloud platform, ideally AWS
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in multi-component systems
• Good understanding of version control, code reviews, automated testing and continuous integration
• Ability to work effectively as part of an Agile development team
• English proficiency is required for frequent verbal and written communication with clients, partners, vendors or colleagues outside Quebec
• Assets: experience with cloud-native or distributed systems, AWS services (notably Amazon S3 and IAM), Python or Go, Docker, GitLab/GitLab CI/CD, performance/reliability/scalability testing, SAFe Agile and observability

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing automated test suites for Cloud applications, with strong proficiency in test automation frameworks and tools such as Playwright, Selenium, and Cypress. Possesses solid experience in REST API testing, CI/CD integration, and a good understanding of AWS infrastructure.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Automated Test Development
• Playwright, Selenium, Cypress
• REST API Testing
• CI/CD Integration
• AWS Infrastructure

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Test Automation Frameworks
• Automated Testing
• Programming in Python, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript
• Kubernetes
• Containerized Applications
• Version Control with Git
• Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving
• Performance Testing
• Reliability Testing
• Scalability Testing

Soft Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Collaboration
• Agile Teamwork
• Communication

Industry Keywords

• Cloud Applications
• Distributed Systems
• SAFe Agile
• Continuous Integration
• Quality Assurance

Tools & Technologies

• Postman
• REST-assured
• Docker
• GitLab
• GitLab CI/CD