Senior QE Automation Engineering Tester

Position Description:

This position is hybrid requiring onsite presence at the downtown Toronto office at least 3 days per week. Onsite expectations may be adjusted based on organizational needs.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

UI Automation Strategy & Development
Design build and maintain scalable UI automation frameworks using Selenium Playwright or equivalent tools.
Drive cross browser testing strategies (Chrome Firefox Edge Safari) to ensure consistent user experiences.
Implement automation for responsive design validation across desktop tablet and mobile breakpoints.
Optimize the test suite for reliability maintainability and execution speed.
API Test Automation
Develop automated functional integration and contract tests for REST and GraphQL APIs using Postman RestAssured or similar frameworks.
Validate API reliability error handling performance under load and adherence to API specifications.
Ensure automated API tests are integrated into CI pipelines with proper reporting and notifications.
Automation Framework Architecture
Contribute to evolving automation frameworks making them modular robust and easily maintainable.
Enhance CI/CD integration using tools such as Azure DevOps Jenkins GitHub Actions or GitLab.
Implement design patterns such as Page Object Model (POM) Screenplay Data Driven or BDD frameworks like Cucumber.
Functional Integration & End to End Testing
Drive comprehensive test planning covering functional flows non functional requirements user journeys and edge cases.
Collaborate with SMEs Product Owners and Business Analysts to understand branch workflows and transaction scenarios.
Validate complex integration points across multiple platforms and third party systems.
Branch Technology & Peripheral Testing
Perform validation of branch devices and peripherals such as:
oCard readers
oCash recyclers/cash dispensers
oSignature pads
oCheque scanners
oReceipt/ledger printers
oBiometric or ID verification devices
Troubleshoot connectivity driver compatibility and integration issues between peripherals and core branch applications.
Defect Management & Quality Governance
Identify track and report defects using tools like Jira or Azure DevOps with clear reproduction steps and logs.
Collaborate with Developers and Product Managers to triage defects and prioritize critical issues.
Revalidate resolved defects and maintain traceability across test artifacts.
Shift Left Quality Strategy
Engage early in design and requirement discussions to uncover risks ambiguities and system gaps.
Promote testability and automation friendly design across features.
Establish early testing patterns such as service mocks test data planning and static analysis.
Performance & Security Testing Support
Assist with basic performance assessments including load stress and baseline benchmarking.
Support UI and API level security scanning through tools like OWASP ZAP or similar vulnerability scanners.
Work with security and performance engineers to interpret findings and validate fixes.
Documentation & Reporting
Maintain clear documentation for automation frameworks test scripts execution results and test strategies.
Provide stakeholders with dashboards quality trends and release readiness reports.
Ensure compliance with organizational QA standards and audit requirements.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Experience
610 years of experience in Quality Engineering with at least 3 years in a QE Lead or Senior QE role.
Proven leadership in driving quality strategy and managing automation across large complex systems.
Technical Skills
Automation
Strong hands on experience in UI automation (Selenium Playwright).
Solid API automation expérience (Postman RestAssured Karate etc.).
Skilled in either Java JavaScript/TypeScript Python or C# for coding test scripts.
Frameworks / Tools
Experience building or enhancing automation frameworks from scratch.
Familiarity with CI/CD technologies (Azure DevOps Jenkins GitHub Actions etc.).
Knowledge of Git branching strategies and version control best practices.
Branch Technology Expertise
Strong understanding of branch operations workflows teller applications customer servicing and related systems.
Ability to quickly learn new branch management platforms and complex financial transactions.
Peripheral / Hardware Integration Skills
Experience testing physical devices integrated with software applications.
Understanding of drivers connectivity protocols and hardware dependencies.
Quality Engineering Practices
Strong grasp of test strategy test design techniques risk based testing and coverage models.
Working knowledge of both Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and traditional SDLC processes.
Soft Skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
Ability to work autonomously and guide teams in high pressure delivery cycles.
A mindset oriented toward continuous improvement and innovation in automation and quality processes.

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level geographic market experience and training and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $80000$130000. This role is an existing vacancy.

Disclaimer: Use of the term engineering in this job posting refers to the technical sense related to Information Technology (IT) and does not imply that the individual practices engineering or possesses the requisite license as prescribed by the applicable provincial or territorial engineering regulator. We are seeking individuals with expertise in IT engineering-related functions but licensure from an engineering regulator is not a prerequisite for this position. Engineering is a regulated profession in Canada which is restricted in terms of use of titles and designation.

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Use of the term engineering in this job posting refers to the technical sense related to Information Technology (IT) and does not imply that the individual practices engineering or possesses the requisite license as prescribed by the applicable provincial or territorial engineering regulator. We are seeking individuals with expertise in IT engineering-related functions but licensure from an engineering regulator is not a prerequisite for this position. Engineering is a regulated profession in Canada which is restricted in terms of use of titles and designation.

Skills:

• Software Architecture
• Financial Services

What you can expect from us:

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