Test Automation Specialist (24-month Contract)

Bcfsa; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BCFSA is seeking a Test Automation Specialist to design, develop, and maintain automated testing solutions for enterprise applications using Playwright, TypeScript, APIs, and CI/CD. The role also provides technical guidance to the QA team and collaborates across teams to ensure quality throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

The position supports a hybrid work model in Vancouver, with responsibilities spanning test design, automation development, maintenance, analysis, and documentation,

Qualifications

• Five or more years of software QA experience, including test planning and manual testing.
• Hands-on experience designing automated test frameworks.
• Advanced expertise with Playwright and TypeScript.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools for test automation and documentation.
• Ability to review AI-generated tests, code, and outputs for quality and security.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines and manage test data.
• Provide technical guidance to the QA team on automation practices.
• Coach and mentor QA team members in AI-assisted development and best practices.
• Lead test planning and various testing activities (functional, integration, regression, end-to-end).

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Coaching

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline

Tools

Playwright

TypeScript

GitHub Copilot

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

SQL

Dynamics 365

Power Platform

CI/CD

Git

Job description

Test Automation Specialist (24-month Contract)

Date: Oct 30, 2026

Location

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA, V6C 2T8

Job Summary

BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) helps to protect British Columbians during the biggest financial decisions in their lives. We regulate B.C. ’s financial services sector, including credit unions, real estate licensees, registered pension plans, insurance and trust companies and mortgage brokers. Through modern, effective and efficient oversight, BCFSA protects consumers by impartially setting and enforcing standards across the entire sector ensuring the prosperity of the province.

BCFSA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all groups. This includes Indigenous Peoples, women, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who may contribute to diversity at BCFSA.

We recognize unique styles, perspectives, beliefs, and creativity that support a diverse, respectful, inclusive and collaborative work environment. To achieve this, we are committed to:

• Hiring team members who represent the population we serve;
• Removing barriers that may prevent equitable employment; and
• Supporting respectful work environments where everyone feels included and able to produce excellent results.

BCFSA is proud to be selected as one of BC's Top Employers (2025) in recognition of our competitive compensation, work-life balance, and progressive programs.

What We Offer

When you join us, you become part of a high-performing team. Here, each Team Member can bring their unique talent to make outstanding contributions as we work towards the common goal of protecting British Columbians during the most important financial transactions in their lives. We offer:

• Healthy living and work-life balance
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits plan
• Opportunities for personal and professional development
• Competitive compensation
• A challenging and engaging team environment
• Defined benefits pension plan
• Our team members enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model. They can choose every day where they want to work to be the most effective, from the comfort of their home to our beautiful office in downtown Vancouver. (Eligibility may vary, depending on position).

Summary

The Test Automation Specialist designs, develops, and maintains automated testing solutions for enterprise applications using Playwright, TypeScript, APIs, and CI/CD practices. The role combines strong quality assurance fundamentals with modern automation engineering, and uses GitHub Copilot and other approved AI-assisted development tools to support test design, automation development, maintenance, analysis, and documentation. It also provides technical guidance to the QA team and participates in test planning, functional, and other testing activities.

Accountabilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reusable automated testing frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Use GitHub Copilot and other approved AI-assisted development tools for test analysis, test design, automation code development, debugging, maintenance, failure analysis, and documentation, while reviewing and validating all AI-generated outputs.
• Apply AI-assisted tools in line with organizational AI use, data handling, and security policies, ensuring sensitive or confidential data is not exposed.
• Build and maintain automated functional, regression, smoke, integration, API, and end-to-end tests.
• Develop automated test coverage for complex user journeys and integrated business processes across web applications, APIs, low-code platforms, SaaS platforms, and other enterprise systems.
• Assess, prioritize, and recommend test automation investments based on business risk, value, repeatability, stability, technical feasibility, and organizational priorities
• Develop and maintain test automation strategies, standards, reusable patterns, and implementation roadmaps.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and deployment decisions.
• Design and manage test data and test environment setup to support reliable, repeatable automated execution.
• Implement automated data validation and reconciliation checks across applications, integrations, migrations, and reporting solutions.
• Coach, mentor and provide technical guidance to QA team members in Playwright, TypeScript, AI-assisted development, debugging, source control, and CI/CD practices.
• Leads test planning, test case design, and functional, integration, regression, exploratory, end-to-end, and release validation testing.

Job Requirements

• Minimum five years of experience in software quality assurance, including requirements analysis, test planning, test case design, and manual functional, regression, and exploratory testing.
• Substantial hands-on experience in test automation, including designing and building automated test frameworks.
• Advanced experience with Playwright and TypeScript.
• Demonstrated proficiency using GitHub Copilot or comparable AI-assisted development tools for test automation, debugging, analysis, and documentation.
• Ability to critically review AI-generated tests, code, analysis, and documentation for accuracy, security, quality, and maintainability.
• Understanding of responsible AI use, including data privacy, confidentiality, and security considerations.
• Experience testing enterprise business applications, including API, integrations, and low-code platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, such as Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Proficiency with Git, branching, pull requests, code reviews, and collaborative development practices.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, test design techniques, automation architecture, Agile delivery, and quality engineering principles.
• Working knowledge of SQL and data validation techniques.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, coaching, and collaboration skills.

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered .

Provisos

Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada and living in British Columbia or intent to settle in the province.

Internal candidates are kindly requested to use their BCFSA email address when applying for this position. This will help us identify and streamline the internal application process.

Hiring Process Accommodation

BCFSA wants to ensure every job applicant is treated fairly and with respect and encourages applications from all candidates, including those with diverse abilities. We welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special support in the application process, including disability accommodation, in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Email us at [e-mail] to notify us of any needs related to your job application.