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QA Automation Engineer
Location
Canada
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$72K - $88K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
QA Automation Engineer
Push Operations
• Champion quality assurance and lead the adoption of best practices across the product and engineering teams. • Collaborate closely with developers, designers, and product managers to define effective test strategies and acceptance criteria. • Plan, design, and execute detailed manual and automated test cases to ensure full coverage of features and user scenarios. • Drive technical decisions for our software testing processes and tools. • Build, maintain, and help drive the direction of the test automation framework. • Mentor test engineers on automation best practices. • Identify, document, and track defects with clear and actionable reporting. • Verify fixes, maintain comprehensive regression test suites, and drive continuous improvement of QA processes. • Conduct exploratory, usability, and edge-case testing to uncover hidden issues. • Produce detailed test reports and effectively communicate findings and risks to stakeholders. • Help define, maintain, and improve test environments to mirror production conditions. • Continuously evaluate and enhance QA workflows, tooling (including modern AI tools), and team efficiency.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in software testing or QA, with proven expertise in manual and automated testing and strong analytical skills.
- Experience designing and implementing QA strategies in agile development environments.
- Hands-on experience with test automation tools such as Cypress, Selenium , or similar frameworks.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field.
- Demonstrated success in elevating QA standards and improving product quality across releases.
- Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and testing lifecycles.
- Proficiency in exploratory, regression, and smoke testing techniques.
- Experience with cross-browser, cross-platform, and responsive UI testing.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
- Familiarity with Jira or other project management and defect tracking tools.
- Familiarity with source control management tools such as Git.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating tests into automated build processes.
- Working knowledge of JavaScript or another high-level programming language.
- Leadership experience in software development or software testing.
- Proficiency with modern AI-driven tools such as Claude Code.
Benefits
- Do what you love! It’s the key to happiness.
- Supportive environment to help foster your passion for work.
- Growth opportunities in all areas.
- Professional and personal growth discussions.
- A chance to create an impact and legacy.
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