Develop and maintain automated testing solutions for enterprise applications. Responsibilities include functional, integration, performance, load, accessibility, UAT, and non-functional testing; defect investigation; test planning; framework enhancement; and collaboration with development and business teams. The role supports Agile, DevOps, cloud-based environments, and large-scale systems while using tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Katalon, ReadyAPI, Postman, JMeter, and LoadRunner.
Position: Automation Developer
Location: Toronto, ON
Job ID#: RQ11677
Duration: 6 Months
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Automation Developer with extensive
experience in test automation, quality assurance, and software testing
practices. The successful candidate will support testing initiatives across
enterprise applications, helping ensure quality, performance, accessibility,
and reliability through modern automation tools and methodologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify
opportunities for automation within software processes.
- Design
and execute QA tests using scripts that automatically validate
functionality.
- Design,
develop, and maintain automated test scripts.
- Utilize
and enhance automated testing frameworks.
- Investigate
software issues identified through testing activities.
- Collaborate
with QA analysts, business stakeholders, and development teams to resolve
defects and improve quality.
- Provide
recommendations regarding testing strategies, test plans, testing tools,
and resource requirements.
- Plan
and organize testing efforts for large-scale and complex systems,
including:
- Functional
testing
- Non-functional
testing
- Systems
integration testing
- User
acceptance testing (UAT)
- Stress
and performance testing
- Support
cloud-based development environments and Agile/DevOps delivery practices.
- Participate
in accessibility testing and remediation initiatives.
Required Qualifications
General Skills
- Experience
identifying automation opportunities within business and software
processes.
- Experience
designing and executing automated QA testing solutions.
- Experience
testing databases, systems, networks, applications, hardware, and
software.
- Experience
identifying, documenting, and managing defects and quality issues.
- Experience
installing applications and databases relevant to automation initiatives.
- Experience
collaborating with stakeholders to improve workflows through automation.
- Experience
gathering and documenting requirements to support automation solutions.
- Ability
to manage competing priorities while meeting project deadlines.
- Experience
planning, organizing, and implementing testing efforts.
- Experience
executing functional, non-functional, and integration testing.
- Experience
supporting User Acceptance Testing activities.
- Experience
with quality assurance practices including accessibility, integration,
performance, and load testing.
- Knowledge
of automated testing tools and frameworks.
Technical Skills
- Extensive
experience with:
- Microsoft
Playwright
- Katalon
- Selenium
- Micro
Focus UFT
- Micro
Focus LoadRunner
- Experience
with:
- JMeter
- ReadyAPI
- Postman
- API
testing
- Web
Services
- Experience
working within:
- Agile
environments
- DevOps
environments
- Waterfall
methodologies
- Experience
with:
- Microsoft
Azure Cloud
- .NET
platform
- Java
technologies
- SQL
and relational databases
- Oracle
databases
- UNIX
environments
- Experience
with test management platforms such as:
- Azure
DevOps
- Micro
Focus ALM
- Experience
conducting accessibility compliance audits and remediation activities
using accessibility testing tools.
- Experience
creating, reviewing, and executing:
- Test
strategies
- Test
plans
- Test
cases
- Experience
with software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes.
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience
with at least one programming language.
- Experience
using information retrieval tools and packages.
- Knowledge
of Information Management principles and best practices.
- Understanding
of accessibility standards and compliance requirements.
- Experience
planning and organizing testing efforts for both small and large systems.
- Experience
developing reusable automated test cases.
- Experience
testing Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) applications.
Soft Skills
- Excellent
analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong
decision-making capabilities.
- Excellent
organizational and planning skills.
- Strong
verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability
to build and maintain effective working relationships.
- Demonstrated
creativity, perseverance, and teamwork.
Must-Have Requirements
- Extensive
experience with Microsoft Playwright in a DevOps environment.
- Extensive
experience in Test Automation Development.
- Extensive
experience with ReadyAPI and/or Postman.
- Experience
using JMeter for performance testing.
About Symbiotic Digital.
Symbiotic Digital provides the IT Experts you need that
solve problems and get things done. See what the top 2% in their field can do
for you. (Symbiotic Digital is a division of Symbiotic Group Inc.) We serve
customers in two ways, we provide:
- Digital
Experts: IT Consulting expertise. Bright Minds That Produce Proven Results
- Recruitment:
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Serving IT & Business leaders, Symbiotic Digital
provides a business system that enable us to provide the Expert Technical staff
needed to solve challenging business and IT problems. IT leaders in the most
reputable organizations in Canada have relied on Symbiotic Digital to help them
staff difficult assignments with proven Experts uniquely evaluated by our
proven QMS- Quality Management System Staff Development Model. We are a 100%
Indigenous owned company.
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