Senior Test Automation Lead

Job Title: Senior Test Automation Lead

Job Location: Mississauga, ON

Job Type: Contract

Pay Range: $48.00hr - $53.00hr

Job Overview:

The successful candidate will own and drive the overall test strategy, planning, and execution across multiple releases while leading test automation framework design and overseeing QA team deliverables.

Responsibilities:

• Own and drive the overall test strategy, test planning, and test execution across multiple releases.
• Define testing scope, approach, and quality metrics.
• Ensure adherence to QA standards, best practices, and governance.
• Lead and contribute to test automation framework design and implementation.
• Drive automation coverage for UI, API, and regression testing.
• Provide hands-on experience with Playwright, with experience in Selenium or similar frameworks considered a plus.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Oversee functional, regression, integration, and UAT support testing.
• Review test cases, automation scripts, and test artifacts for quality and completeness.
• Manage defect triage, prioritization, root cause analysis, and closure.
• Lead, mentor, and manage onshore and offshore QA teams.
• Coordinate closely with Product Owners, Developers, Scrum Masters, and other Test Leads.
• Provide daily and weekly status reporting, dashboards, and test closure reports.
• Identify gaps in test processes and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote shift-left testing, an automation-first mindset, and early defect detection.

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in software testing and quality engineering.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience in a Test Lead or QA Lead role.
• 3+ years of web application testing experience.
• Strong experience in test automation frameworks, with Playwright being highly preferred.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman and REST clients.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools such as JIRA and Azure DevOps.
• Basic knowledge of JavaScript or TypeScript for Playwright.
• Database testing and SQL querying skills.
• Solid understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Analytical, detail-oriented, and problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-release environments.

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities