Software QA Engineer - Permanent - 19515

LRO Staffing; Canada; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

LRO Staffing is sourcing a Software QA Engineer for a growing Canadian software company focused on SaaS solutions for telecom clients. The role emphasizes end-to-end QA across distributed systems, API testing, front-end automation, and performance validation.

The candidate will contribute to CI/CD pipeline integration, cloud-based test infrastructure, and test framework development using Java and Python. Remote-friendly, Ontario-resident candidates preferred.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Java and Python for test framework development.
• Experience with modern test automation tools and frameworks (Selenium, JUnit, Playwright, Postman).
• Familiarity with CI/CD and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts, networking, and performance testing.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute the entire QA lifecycle for distributed systems.
• Develop and maintain test automation across API, UI, and performance tests.
• Collaborate with R&D to integrate testing with CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Java

Python

Test automation

Distributed systems

Communication

Tools

Selenium

JUnit

Playwright

Postman

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

About The Opportunity

A growing software company with operations across Canada is looking for a Software QA Engineer to join their thriving R&D group. Reporting to the QA Lead, this individual will manage and execute the entire QA lifecycle. This role requires deep, holistic knowledge of complex distributed systems from a software testing perspective involving everything from CI/CD pipeline integration and cloud-based test infrastructure to API-level test development and front-end test automation, performance and database testing, etc. This is a mid-sized company that specializes in providing SaaS-based software solutions to a global, telecom-focused client-base. While this software company is 100% remote-friendly, only candidates residing within Ontario will be considered.

About You

• 4+ years of hands-on software quality engineering or test automation experience
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in Object-Oriented languages (such as Java) and scripting languages (such as Python) for test framework development and automation
• Automation Frameworks: Experience writing and owning test suites using modern test automation tools and frameworks (Selenium, Junit, Playwright, Postman, etc.)
• DevOps & Infrastructure: Familiarity with CI/CD and containerized environments using tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Github Actions, Jenkins, etc.
• System Fundamentals: Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts, basic networking, and performance/load testing principles
• Communication: Clear verbal and written communication skills with a collaborative, quality-focused mindset

About the Job

Our client is offering a comprehensive compensation package that includes a base salary of $70,000 to $80,000 CAD plus bonus (roughly 10-15%), full benefits, etc.

Please note that all candidates must be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity.