Automated Test Developer (5-Month Contract)

Position Title: Automated Test Developer

Employment Type: Full-time Contract (5-Month Contract) Union (Unifor)

Annual Salary range: $63802.62 - $69754.51

Division: Product and Technology

Reports To: Manager Quality Assurance

Location: 2180 Yonge Street Toronto ON

TVO Media Education Group (TVO) is devoted to inspiring learning that changes lives and enriches communities. We are an internationally recognized digital learning organization that strives to engage inform and educate Ontarians of all ages.

Who we are

We are an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Education and a registered charity that contributes to learning civic engagement and public service media across Ontario. We provide free trusted and accessible educational content that can support Ontarians of all ages regardless of background location or circumstance. To fulfill our mandate TVO delivers curriculum-connected resources through TVO Learn and TVOkids offers Ontarios largest online high school through TVO ILC and produces journalism documentaries current affairs programming and podcasts with TVO Today that help Ontarians understand the issues shaping their communities.

What were looking for

TVO is hiring an Automated Test Developer on a short-term contract to design and implement automated tests that ensure the reliability accessibility and performance of our digital products. This role is part of a collaborative cross functional team and focuses on building and maintaining high quality scalable test automation using modern JavaScript based technologies.

How you will make an impact

• Apply a strong quality assurance mindset by thinking critically about risk coverage edge cases and user experienceensuring 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.
• Design develop and maintain automated test suites using JavaScript based frameworks such as Playwright or Cypress.
• 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.

What you will bring to TVO

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.
• 3 years of experience in automated testing for web and mobile applications.
• 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.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript for test automation.
• 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.
• Solid understanding of core web technologies (HTML CSS JavaScript) and client server interactions

What we offer

Working at TVO youll have the opportunity to do meaningful work that impacts millions of Ontarians. Youll belong to a diverse tight-knit community of talented colleagues who share a passion for education. With learning at the centre of everything we do we invest in developing our people and promoting a culture of continuous learning. You might even get to meet Polkaroo!

We hope youll consider joining us.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00pm on September 18 2026.

Not sure you have everything were asking for but know you can make a big impact We encourage you to apply for consideration.

Please Note:

We are hiring for an immediate vacancy on our team and expect to move forward with screening and interviewing candidates shortly after the posting closes.

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 decisionâmaking 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 .

Required Experience:

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