Senior Automation Engineer

About the opportunity

Take a seat on the rocket ship and join us as Senior Automation Engineer/Lead to help people succeed across the world. Were a global team of builders listeners and problem-solvers who are relentlessly focused on making life simple so our customers can get back to growing their business engaging consumers and doing what they love.

Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Senior Automation QA to own and drive the endtoend quality strategy across Automation Functional and Performance testing for Web and Mobile applications. This role requires strong technical leadership handson automation expertise and the ability to scale quality practices across multiple delivery teams.

The ideal candidate will establish robust automation frameworks embed quality deeply into CI/CD pipelines and mentor teams in adopting sustainable valuedriven testing practices across platforms.

• Own endtoend testing strategy across automation functional and performance testing.
• Build and maintain scalable automation frameworks for web and mobile (Android & iOS) applications.
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines with quality gates and fast feedback.
• Drive crossbrowser crossdevice accessibility and mobile testing coverage.
• Enable and guide performance testing strategy and execution.
• Mentor QA and engineering teams on best practices frameworks and testing maturity.
• Review existing testing practices and continuously improve quality speed and reliability.

Enablement Mentorship & Adoption

• Build and execute automation adoption roadmaps across teams with varying maturity levels.
• Mentor QA and engineering team members on:
  • Web and mobile automation frameworks
  • Testing best practices
  • CI/CD integration and test lifecycle management

The average base salary pay range for this position is $90000 - $150000 CAD

Qualifications :

Qualifications

We are looking for curious and empathetic people. We also love to hear from people who are motivated by meaningful work resonate with our core values have a positive outlook are comfortable with ambiguity and thrive working in an ever-evolving and complex environment. We are inspired by meeting big-picture thinkers and doers people who can be both tactical and strategic aim high and put people first in everything they do.

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java or C#.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Software Quality assurance with at least 5 years of experience in Web Automation and Mobile Automation
• Should have experience in automated web testing Mobile testing and setting up web automation frameworks.
• Experience of working with Automated Web test Framework with Selenium and Playwright.
• Design implementation and delivery of scalable maintainable configurable and robust test automation frameworks.
• Good understanding of web technologies and protocols (HTTP/HTTPS HTML CSS JavaScript XML JSON).
• Demonstrated experience in cross-browser testing ensuring functional usability and accessibility aspects of web applications across multiple browsers and platforms.
• Proficiency in utilizing cloud-based platforms like BrowserStack or LambdaTest for executing both automated and manual testing of web applications.
• Understanding GitHub Azure or other Repos.
• Sound understanding working in a CI/CD and DevOps environment.
• Experience with mobile application testing including functional and non-functional testing UI testing and compatibility testing.
• Solid understanding testing web & Mobile applications REST APIs (ideally using Postman).
• Mature understanding of the different types of testing that QA will engage in: Functional Integration Regression User Acceptance and Release Management.

Desired Qualifications

• Hands-on experience of working with upcoming web automation frameworks such as Cypress Appium and Playwright or similar frameworks is a big plus.
• Familiarity with tools like JIRA and Confluence.
• Prior experience of working in a Testing Centre of excellence or similar set up would be an added advantage.
• Proven experience as a Technical Lead or similar role in test automation.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills working with diverse distributed teams located across the globe.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

At Xplor we believe that the best innovation and ideas happen at the intersections of our differences - people of diverse cultures generations disciplines and lived experiences. So even if you think you do not tick all the boxes we still encourage you to apply.

Additional Information :

Values and Life at Xplor

Our five core values guide us from how we hire and recognise our team members to how we interact with our customers day to day:

• Find a better way
• Do the right thing
• Say it straight
• Win together
• Own the outcome

If these values sound like you and describe people you want to work with you will thrive at Xplor.

As an Xplorer you will be part of a global network of talented colleagues who will support your success. We look for commonalities and shared passions and give people the tools they need to deliver great work and grow at speed.

Some of our perks and benefits are:

• Paid Parental Leave benefit programs
• #GiveBackDays/Commitment to social impact 3 extra days off to volunteer and give back to your local community
• Ongoing dedication to Diversity & Inclusion initiatives such as D&I Council Global Mentorship Program
• Access to free mental health support
• Flexible working arrangements

Ready to apply

To start your application please submit your resume and we will be in touch as soon as we can. Please include the word moonshot at the top of your message to the Hiring Manager so that we know you took the time to read our job ad.

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More about us 

More than 130000 businesses in 72 countries rely on Xplor to run their day and get paid processing over $47 billion in payments annually. Our connected ecosystem helps operators spend less time managing complexity and more time delivering the experiences that matter most. 

Xplor is backed by world-class investors Advent International Battery Ventures and Silver Lake. 

Good to know

To be considered for employment you must be legally authorized to work in the location (country) youre applying for. Xplor does not sponsor visas either at the time of hire or at any later time. 

We kindly ask you to apply through our careers portal or external job boards only. Please dont send your application via email. 

To learn more about us and our products please visit  also invite you to check out our Candidate FAQs for more information about our recruitment process and Artificial Intelligence

We believe in transparent hiring. We use an applicant tracking system that includes artificial intelligence enabled features to assist with the screening and assessment of job applications such as candidate scoring or ranking. These tools support our recruitment process but all hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team following human review. We do not rely on artificial intelligence to make final hiring decisions.

Xplor is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Were dedicated to attracting retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity ethnicity sexual orientation disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community.

We make it a priority to respond to each person who applies.

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time