QA Automation Developer

Job summary

The QA Automation Developer will design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and reusable automation suites. They will collaborate with Agile teams to support continuous testing and quality engineering practices.

Job details

Canus Tech is seeking experienced QA Automation Developer to support large-scale digital transformation and enterprise modernization initiatives across public-sector and enterprise environments. The selected consultants will work within Agile product delivery teams focused on building modern digital services, improving user experiences, and enabling rapid, high-quality software delivery. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in automation testing, quality engineering, CI/CD-aligned QA practices, and modern test frameworks, with the ability to contribute across multiple concurrent digital projects. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and reusable automation suites Create detailed test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for enterprise applications Perform functional, integration, end-to-end, regression, API, security, load, and performance testing Develop and execute automated UI and API test scripts Support Agile teams with continuous testing and quality engineering practices Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and DevOps teams Contribute to CI/CD pipeline integration for automated testing Support Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Test Driven Development (TDD) practices Define and track QA metrics, test coverage, and quality KPIs Participate in defect triage, root cause analysis, and issue resolution Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities and production validation Contribute to enterprise QA standards, governance, and reusable automation assets Support AI-assisted testing initiatives and intelligent QA automation practices Required Skills & Experience 4+ years of experience creating and maintaining automation test scripts 3+ years of experience with automation testing frameworks and quality engineering practices Strong experience developing automation scripts using modern testing tools and frameworks Experience preparing and executing automation test plans and test strategies Experience with: Automated functional testing End-to-end testing Performance and load testing Security testing Regression testing Experience using GitHub or similar version control platforms Strong understanding of Agile SDLC methodologies and QA best practices Experience working in cross-functional Agile delivery teams Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills Experience with API testing Experience with Cypress Experience with Cucumber and/or Gherkin Experience with Jira and Xray Experience establishing QA automation standards and governance Experience defining and collecting QA automation metrics Experience supporting large-scale enterprise UAT initiatives Exposure to AI-enabled testing tools and intelligent automation frameworks Experience supporting cloud-native or digital transformation programs Qualifications Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field Strong understanding of software testing lifecycle and automation best practices Ability to work independently and collaboratively within distributed teams Experience supporting enterprise or public-sector digital initiatives is an asset Additional Information Candidates must be authorized to work within Canada Work is primarily remote; occasional onsite meetings may be required Consultants must provide their own compatible work equipment Successful candidates may be required to complete background verification and security clearance processes based on project requirements Work must be performed from within Canada Why Join Canus Tech Canus Tech delivers modern consulting, quality engineering, cloud, ERP, AI, compliance, and digital transformation services to organizations across North America. Our teams work on high-impact enterprise modernization initiatives using Agile delivery, automation, and emerging technologies.

What you’ll do

The QA Automation Developer will design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and reusable automation suites. They will collaborate with Agile teams to support continuous testing and quality engineering practices.

Requirements

Candidates should have 4+ years of experience in creating and maintaining automation test scripts and 3+ years with automation testing frameworks. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills are essential, along with experience in Agile delivery teams.

Listed skills

• Software · Preferred
• Analytical · Preferred
• CI/CD · Preferred
• analysis · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Troubleshooting · Preferred
• Agile · Preferred
• Engineering Practices · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Integration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Automation Testing
• Quality Engineering
• CI/CD
• Test Frameworks
• API Testing
• Cypress
• Cucumber
• Gherkin
• Agile SDLC
• GitHub
• Analytical Skills
• Troubleshooting
• Communication Skills
• Performance Testing
• Security Testing
• Regression Testing

Job areas

• Technology
• Consulting
• Government & Public Sector
• Software