QA Automation Engineer

Location: North Peel Regional Municipality (Kleinburg)

Trevor France Recruitment is seeking a skilled QA Automation Engineer on behalf of our client. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automated testing frameworks across front‑end, back‑end, and API layers.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring software quality through scalable automation strategies, supporting system enhancements, and contributing to reliable and efficient release cycles. This position involves close collaboration with cross‑functional teams and offers the opportunity to take ownership of automation practices within a modern development environment.

Job Duties

Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks for UI, API, and microservices testing

Plan, create, prioritize, and execute test cases across functional, regression, integration, and release cycles

Lead automation initiatives using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, .NET, and Postman

Develop and implement end‑to‑end testing strategies for complex, multi‑system applications

Enhance and optimize automation frameworks to improve efficiency, scalability, and reliability

Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops where applicable

Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including product, engineering, and business stakeholders

Manage the full defect lifecycle, including identification, tracking, triaging, and validation

Identify opportunities for automation and contribute to the development of automation roadmaps

Conduct research and evaluation of new testing tools and frameworks

Convert manual test cases into automated test scripts

Communicate testing strategies, progress, risks, and quality metrics to stakeholders

Requirements

5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering or Software Testing

5+ years of hands‑on experience in QA Automation

Strong experience with Selenium, Cypress, Test Complete, Postman, and .NET

Experience testing REST APIs and working with API testing strategies

Familiarity with microservices architecture, Angular, and .NET Core

Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), testing methodologies, and defect management processes

Experience with Azure cloud platform and Azure Dev Ops

Strong communication, documentation, and reporting skills

Ability to lead testing efforts in Agile/Scrum environments

Undergraduate degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field

Experience with in financial services environments is considered an asset

Experience working in regulated environments with exposure to risk, compliance, or audit requirements is considered an asset

Trevor France Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and will work with candidates to accommodate any accessibility needs throughout the hiring process.

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