Automated Test Developer

Position Title: Automated Test Developer

Employment Type: Full-time Permanent | Union

Salary Range: $63,802.62 - $69,754.51

Reports To: Manager, Quality Assurance

Reason for Vacancy: Existing Vacancy

• Set up and maintain test environments.
• Apply a strong quality assurance mindset by thinking critically about risk, coverage, edge cases, and user experience—ensuring automation supports meaningful, reliable quality outcomes, not just execution.
• Create and maintain test documentation and follow QA and SDLC best practices.
• Collaborate within QA, development, and other cross functional teams to ensure test coverage aligns with business and technical requirements.
• Support multiple testing levels including smoke, integration, system, regression, and end to end testing, with an understanding of code level testability and the ability to prioritise testing based on risk, impact, and delivery timelines.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of test automation practices, including the adoption of modern tooling and emerging AI assisted testing capabilities, where appropriate.
• Set up and maintain test environments to support automated testing across multiple platforms.
• Execute and analyse automated test results, escalating issues and risks to development teams as needed.
• Develop and maintain API tests (REST and GraphQL) to validate complex data flows and service integrations.
• Contribute to non functional testing efforts, including performance, load, and security testing, in partnership with other teams.
• Work in cloud based environments (AWS, Azure) and integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.
• 3+ years of experience in automated testing for web and mobile applications.
• Experience using source control systems such as GIT.
• Strong attention to detail and problem‑solving skills, with a solid grounding in QA principles and practices (ISTQB Foundation Level certification or equivalent understanding is an asset).
• A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for working in an agile, cross‑functional environment that values continuous learning, open communication, and shared success.
• Hands‑on experience with Playwright, Cypress, or similar automation tools.
• Experience writing front‑end and back‑end automated tests, leveraging modern tooling and data‑driven insights.
• Experience with API testing, using tools such as Postman or native scripting for REST and GraphQL APIs.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins), including running automated tests in containerised environments such as Docker.

We are a learning organization. Learning is at the core of everything we do. As part of this commitment, TVO invests in the learning goals of our employees and everyone at TVO commits to developing our own knowledge as well as elevating each other’s through peer‑to‑peer learning, workshops and lunch and learns. All employees have the option to join the Public Service Pension Plan right on day one and we offer an array of services through our Employee and Family Assistance Plan.

The posted salary range reflects the target hiring range for the position. Final compensation will be determined based on a number of factors including qualifications, relevant experience, and internal equity.

TVO does not use artificial intelligence (AI) or automated decision‑making tools to screen, assess, or select candidates. All applications are reviewed by the hiring team.

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process (e.g., including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms). If you are seeking accommodations during the application or interview process, please advise us as soon as possible so that appropriate arrangements can be made by sending your request to accommodations .