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Automation Developer: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role:This role is for a senior automation developer focused on test automation, quality assurance, and software testing for enterprise applications.
  • The Person:The person will design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts, run functional and non-functional testing, support UAT, investigate defects, and participate in accessibility, performance, and load testing.
  • Requirements:The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Microsoft Playwright, Katalon, Selenium, Micro Focus UFT, Micro Focus LoadRunner, JMeter, ReadyAPI, Postman, Azure Cloud, .NET, Java, SQL, Oracle, UNIX, Azure DevOps, and Micro Focus ALM.

About the role

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:

  1. Digital
    Experts: IT Consulting expertise. Bright Minds That Produce Proven Results
  2. Recruitment:
    Find The Right People You Need

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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Published September 22, 2026
Location Downsview Central, Canada
Job Type Contract