At a Glance
- Tasks: Automate software testing processes and collaborate with teams to enhance quality.
- Company: Leading tech firm in Toronto focused on innovation and teamwork.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, health benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Fast-paced environment with potential for career advancement.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make a real impact in software quality assurance.
- Qualifications: Experience with automation tools and strong programming skills required.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
Location: Toronto
Work Model: Onsite
Duration: 11 months
Extension: 1
Must Haves
- Strong hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or WebDriverIO (for UI testing)
- Postman, REST Assured, or SoapUI (for API testing)
- JMeter or Gatling (for performance testing)
- Solid understanding of test frameworks (e.g., TestNG, JUnit, Mocha) and BDD tools (e.g., Cucumber, SpecFlow).
- Ability to analyze manual test cases and identify areas suitable for automation.
Description / Responsibilities / Skills
Responsibilities
- Identifies opportunities for automation within software processes
- Designs and executes QA tests using scripts that automatically test functionality.
- Designs and writes test automation scripts
- Utilizes test automation frameworks
- Investigates problems in software as a result of testing
- Works with QA analysts and software developers to find solutions
General Skills
- Experience running tests for databases, systems, networks, applications, hardware and software
- Experience identifying and documenting bugs and quality issues in development, service or business processes.
- Experience installing applications and databases relevant to automation
- Experience collaborating with stakeholders to understand how automation can improve workflow and creating documentation
- Experience gathering and documenting requirements from end-users to develop the best automation solutions
- A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, managing competing priorities and client relationship management experience
Experience & Skill Set Requirements
Technical Skills - 40%
- Proficiency in scripting/programming languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#.
- Experience with version control and CI/CD tools like Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.
Quality Assurance & Testing - 35%
- Deep knowledge of the software testing lifecycle (STLC) and QA methodologies (e.g., functional, regression, integration, system, smoke, and exploratory testing).
- Experience developing data-driven, keyword-driven, or hybrid automation frameworks.
Soft Skills- 20%
- Strong communication skills; both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams
- Demonstrated ability to work with functional and technical teams
- Demonstrated ability to participate in a large team and work closely with other individual team members
- Proven analytical skills and systematic problem solving
- Strong ability to work under pressure, work with aggressive timelines, and be adaptive to change
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