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QA Automation Engineer

Toronto, ON · On-site · Contract

Rate

CAD $70–$75/hr

Duration

6 months

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Required skills

  • Selenium
  • Cypress
  • Playwright
  • Java
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • Git
  • Jenkins

About the role

Requirements: What you'll need

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Qualifications:

Technical Skills:

  • 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)
  • 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.
  • Solid understanding of test frameworks (e.g., TestNG, JUnit, Mocha) and BDD tools (e.g., Cucumber, SpecFlow).

Quality Assurance & Testing:

  • 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.
  • Ability to analyze manual test cases and identify areas suitable for automation.

Soft Skills:

  • 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

Must Have:

  • 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.

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