Senior QA Automation Engineer
Senior QA Automation Engineer
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About the Role
At Morningstar our shared passion for empowering investors drives our collaboration and commitment. Were seeking a skilled QA Automation Engineer to join our Portfolio team. In this role you will work closely with our product manager scrum master and developers to design and develop comprehensive test plans and cases create automated scripts for frontend and backend testing conduct performance tests and develop deep expertise in our products. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical skills and experience in automation testing a passion for delivering highquality products excellent collaboration and communication skills and a desire to learn and grow with our team.
This position is based in our Toronto office and we follow a hybrid policy of at least 3 days onsite allowing for 2 days remote work.
Job Responsibilities:
- Architect and implement robust automation frameworks to enhance testing efficiency and coverage
- Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to develop comprehensive test strategies aligned with product goals
- Design and execute endtoend automated test suites for API testing
- Analyze and optimize existing test processes to improve overall quality and reduce timetomarket
- Implement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for automated testing
- Conduct performance testing and provide detailed analysis of system bottlenecks
- Develop and maintain test data management strategies to ensure data integrity and test reliability
- Mentor junior QA team members in automation best practices and emerging technologies
- Participate in code reviews to ensure highquality maintainable automated test scripts
- Collaborate with development teams to implement shiftleft testing practices
- Generate comprehensive test reports and dashboards to provide visibility into quality metrics
- Proactively identify and mitigate potential risks in the software development lifecycle
- Stay updated with industry trends and emerging tools in test automation
- Be part of oncall rotation for support as needed
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or related field
- 5 years of experience in software quality assurance with at least 3 years focused on test automation
- Strong programming skills in C# Java
- Expertise in automation tools such as Selenium Cypress or Playwright
- Proficiency in API testing using tools like Postman REST Assured or SoapUI
- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP)
- Solid understanding of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL)
- Familiarity with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins GitLab CI or Azure DevOps)
- Knowledge of behaviourdriven development (BDD) frameworks like Cucumber or SpecFlow
- Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or Gatling
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in an Agile environment
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of financial equity data is a plus.
- Certification in relevant areas (ISTQB AWS Azure)
Morningstars hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate inperson each week. Weve found that were at our best when were purposely together on a regular basis at least three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are youll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.
001MstarInc Morningstar Inc. Legal EntityRequired Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
