Test Automation Engineer

Iris Software Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Iris Software Inc. is seeking a Test Automation Engineer in Toronto, hybrid, on a 24+ month arrangement. The role focuses on bridging manual testing with automation using Selenium and Perfecto, coordinating across onshore and offshore delivery teams.

You will design and execute comprehensive test strategies, develop robust automation frameworks, and collaborate with Product Owners, BAs, and Dev Leads to ensure quality and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver/Grid.
• Strong background in manual functional testing, regression, and exploratory testing.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and execute test plans, cases, and automated scripts for complex software.
• Build and maintain scalable test automation frameworks from scratch using Selenium WebDriver.
• Balance manual functional testing with automation based on risk, timelines and feature maturity.
• Coordinate with onshore/offshore teams to ensure 24-hour test execution cycles.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Dev Leads to clarify requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Identify, log, and track defects with root-cause analysis.

Skills

Selenium Automation

Manual Testing

API Testing

CI/CD

Version Control

Tools

Postman

SoapUI

RestAssured

Job description

Iris's client, one of the world's largest multinational investment banking and financial services corporation is looking to hire a Test Automation Engineer Our direct client is a is a world-leading financial services company, provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial services and products.

Test Automation Engineer

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Duration: 24+ Months

Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

Job Description

Seeking a highly skilled Functional cum Automation QA Engineer to design, develop, and execute comprehensive test strategies. In this role, you will bridge the gap between manual precision and automated efficiency using Selenium and Perfecto. As a critical link in our delivery pipeline, you will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and drive testing alignment across an onshore/offshore delivery model.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Strategy & Execution: Define, maintain, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and automated test scripts for complex software applications.
• Automation Engineering: Build and maintain scalable, robust test automation frameworks from scratch using Selenium WebDriver
• Hybrid Testing Execution: Balance manual functional testing with automation, selecting the optimal approach based on risk, timeline, and feature maturity.
• Delivery Model Coordination: Act as a key coordinator in an onshore/offshore model, assigning tasks, reviewing offshore deliverables, and ensuring seamless 24-hour test execution cycles.
• Stakeholder Management: Partner directly with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Development Leads to clarify requirements, define acceptance criteria, and communicate QA risks.
• Defect Management: Identify, isolate, log, and track defects through their entire lifecycle, providing detailed root-cause analysis to the development team.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Technical Skills

• Core Automation: 4+ years of hands-on experience developing test automation frameworks using Selenium (WebDriver, Grid).
• Functional Expertise: Strong background in manual functional testing, regression testing, and exploratory testing methodologies.
• API Testing: Proficient in testing RESTful APIs using tools like Postman, SoapUI, or RestAssured.
• CI/CD Integration: Experience integrating automated test suites into DevOps pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, or Azure DevOps).
• Version Control: Solid understanding of Git or SVN.

Professional & Soft Skills

• Onshore/Offshore Experience: Demonstrated success working in a globally distributed team structure, managing handovers and time-zone differences.
• Stakeholder Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present QA metrics and technical risks clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Agile Mindset: Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, sprint ceremonies, and continuous testing principles.

About Iris Software Inc.

Iris Software, Inc. (registered as SSA Infosystems in Canada) is a CMMi Level 5 New Jersey based company providing information technology solutions to clients nationwide for over 30 years. Iris has been growing at over 100% annually. In a program sponsored by Price Waterhouse, PNC Bank and Marsh, Iris has been honored for being

- One of New Jersey's Finest 25 companies for the year 2001 and 2002.

- Iris is also ranked 75th among Inc 500 s list of privately held companies for year 2001.

- NJ Technology FAST 50 Company for year 2002.

In a competitive industry, we distinguish ourselves by reliability, technical expertise and a history of successfully completed projects for clients ranging from mid-sized to Fortune 1000 companies.