QA Automation Engineer (12 Month Contract)

Create value at TC Transcontinental.

At TC Transcontinental weve got it made and thats because of the expertise of our team.

We have been driving innovation since 1976.

Founded 50 years ago and 4000 employees strong Transcontinental Inc. (TSX: TCL.A TCL.B) known under the TC Transcontinental brand is a Canadian retail marketing services company Canadas largest printer and the Canadian leader in French-language educational publishing. Driven by the vision of a more informed educated and prosperous society TC Transcontinental propels its clients success across the retail education book and information industries. With agility creativity and boldness we design and deliver innovative high-value products and services.

We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer to work on a brand new platform currently in development. This role includes full ownership of QA from both an automation and manual testing perspective.

This position is currently open and reflects a new position created to support organizational growth

The salary range for this position is $80000 to $90000 per year commensurate with experience education and internal equity. This range is provided to ensure clarity and promote equitable access to employment opportunities.

When your actions lead to success:

The incumbent will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Serve as the technical lead on software testing with Playwright as the primary automation framework including coaching mentoring and training other QA testers to build their automation skills.
• Design implement and maintain advanced automated test scripts using Playwright and related tools.
• Responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of software products by creating and executing both automated and manual test cases with the expectation to shift toward automation as the framework matures.
• Lead all aspects of testing including system testing smoke testing integration testing interface testing and regression testing.
• Research and report issues/defects into a problem tracking system.
• Work with development teams to develop test scripts and utilize test suites.
• Develop and integrate test automation utilities and harness these in the deployment process.
• Design and implement overall automated testing software infrastructure to support modular test management and execution.
• Document test results and produce reports measuring test effectiveness & efficiency.
• Investigate and resolve operational problems in conjunction with other development and technical personnel.
• Participate and conduct peer reviews of automated test scripts to improve team skills.
• Develop and deliver training sessions documentation and best-practice guides to train the QA team on Playwright and automation practices.
• Be knowledgeable of our software products including benefits and business proposition they provide to our customers.
• Demonstrate self-motivation and the ability to stay productive while working either independently or as part of team projects.
• Demonstrate commitment to our core values and team environment.

When your expertise drives us:

• Degree or Diploma in Computer Science Engineering or IT related field
• 5 years of test automation experience with additional hands-on manual testing experience
• Experience with JIRA and QA test case software such as TestRail
• Knowledge of testing software such as JMeter BrowserStack PostMan etc.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright as the primary automation framework (required).
• Knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and scripting languages such as Python are required
• Familiarity with database technologies such as MySQL MS SQL or Oracle DB
• Familiarity with IDEs such as Visual Studio Code etc.
• Excellent analytical problem diagnosis investigation and solving skills
• High attention to detail and ability to learn and adapt to high paced environment where a candidate is required to often switch from one project to another
• Demonstrated experience mentoring or coaching team members on automation practices and tools
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written required (ability to receive and provide feedback a must)
• Ability to work well in a team environment and under tight deadlines is a must

Desirable:

• Experience with Selenium or other automation frameworks in addition to Playwright
• Skilled in User Experience-driven testing
• Results-oriented with a disciplined approach to documentation
• Bilingual in English & French a strong asset
• Will work best in a flexible generalist environment with a broad scope of application

When benefits really help you live better:

We offer a comprehensive and flexible benefits package designed to support your well-being and help you thriveat work and at home. Our offerings include:

• Competitive compensation with performance-based incentives and retirement savings plans with company match
• Customizable group benefits including health dental life disability and travel insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee perks such as discounts on insurance wireless plans travel and more
• Career development opportunities
• A dynamic inclusive work environment where your voice matters and your growth is supported

EEO

TC Transcontinental is committed to fair transparent and equitable hiring practices. We disclose that no artificial intelligence (AI) tools or automated decision-making systems are used in our recruitment or selection process.

TC Transcontinental is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse inclusive and accessible workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation age national origin disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws in the jurisdictions where we operate.

We are also committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and work environmentpromoting dignity independence integration and equal opportunity for all including persons with disabilities. Accommodations including alternative formats will be made available for all parts of the recruitment and selection process. For more information or to request an accommodation please contact

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