Automation Developer – Intermediate
Pay Rate: (flexible)
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Contract Length: 5 Months, Onsite
We at Raise are hiring right now for one of our Clients. If you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute manual and automated test cases across UI, API, and integration layers.
- Build and maintain automated tests using Selenium, Java, and approved automation frameworks.
- Convert manual test scenarios into automated scripts to improve coverage and efficiency.
- Participate in design and requirement discussions to clarify test scenarios and ensure testability.
- Collaborate with developers, QA leads, and product teams to triage, investigate, and validate defects.
- Support end-to-end testing and integration testing activities.
- Work with automation team members to understand application workflows and ensure consistent test coverage.
- Maintain test data, test environments, and test documentation as part of ongoing QA cycles.
Must-Have Skills:
- Experience automating Java applications using Selenium (or similar UI automation).
- Hands-on experience automating API tests using REST and SOAP tools (Postman, Swagger, etc.).
- Strong SQL skills and experience validating backend logic and database workflows.
- Familiarity with Jira, SonarQube/SonarLint, version control, and test management tools.
- Understanding of Curam Business Process Objects (BPO) or willingness to learn quickly.
General Skills:
- Solid understanding of the full SDLC and structured QA/testing methodologies.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to organize work, manage priorities, and meet deadlines.
- Clear verbal and written communication; able to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Experience executing functional, integration, regression, and basic performance tests.
- Exposure to automated testing tools and version control systems.
- Ability to create test plans, test cases, and test data for different test phases.
- Experience supporting UAT activities and validating business workflows.
Desirable Skills:
- Scripting/programming experience for automation (Java, JavaScript, Python, etc.).
- Experience writing automated test suites for COTS or packaged applications.
- Familiarity with information management concepts and data retrieval tools.
- Understanding of object-oriented testing approaches.
- Awareness of accessibility testing (AODA/WCAG).
- Experience automating tests across both small and large systems.
Skills
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
Technical Proficiency (Focus Areas)
Testing (≈75%)
- Functional, integration, regression, and API testing across distributed systems.
- Test case design aligned to business priority, risk, and acceptance criteria.
- Hands-on API testing using OpenAPI/Swagger, JSON/XML, and tools such as Postman or SoapUI.
- End-to-end flow validation, data validation, and support for UAT activities.
- Data & Databases
- SQL for preparing test data and validating results.
- Testing database logic including constraints, triggers, stored procedures, and data integrity.
- Automation & Tools
- Building UI/API automated tests using standard automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium).
- Version control and CI integration for automated test suites (Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
- Performing accessibility checks (WCAG/AODA) where applicable.
Collaboration & Communication (≈25%)
- Clear test documentation, results reporting, and defect communication.
- Effective coordination with Development, Architecture, Product, and BA teams.
Must have:
- 3–5 years of experience in automation development
- Experience automating Java applications using Selenium (or similar UI automation).
- Hands-on experience automating API tests using REST and SOAP tools (Postman, Swagger, etc.).
- Strong SQL skills and experience validating backend logic and database workflows.
- Familiarity with Jira, SonarQube/SonarLint, version control, and test management tools.
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