Quality Assurance Engineer

Toronto, ON
Hybrid
Posted Oct 7, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

Own functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing for complex application, backend, API, database, and file-based workflows. Create and execute test plans and automated tests, manage defects and quality reporting, assess delivery risks, and mentor QA colleagues while improving team processes.

Job details

Title: SR QA Engineer Duration: Permanent Role Location: Hybrid Key Responsibilities Own functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing for complex application and backend workflows. Analyze business and technical requirements, identify test scenarios, assess test coverage, and highlight requirement or design gaps early in the delivery lifecycle. Create and maintain high-quality test documentation including test plans, detailed test scenarios, test cases, traceability matrices, test evidence, execution reports, and release-quality summaries. Perform database and backend validation using SQL to verify data integrity, transformations, transactional accuracy, and downstream processing results. Validate APIs and service integrations using tools such as Postman and support automation of repeatable API and backend regression scenarios. Develop, maintain, and execute automated tests using appropriate UI, API, or backend automation frameworks; contribute to improving regression efficiency and coverage. Perform defect analysis and triage, provide clear reproduction details and supporting evidence, and collaborate with engineering teams through resolution and retesting. Validate file-based workflows, scheduled jobs, and inter-system data exchanges, including reconciliation of source and target results. Estimate testing effort, plan test execution, identify delivery risks, and communicate testing status and quality concerns to project and QA leads. Mentor less experienced QA engineers on functional testing practices, test design, documentation quality, defect reporting, and effective validation techniques. Contribute to QA process improvements, reusable test assets, automation candidates, and continuous improvement initiatives across the team. Required Skills Strong hands-on experience in functional and manual testing of enterprise applications, with the ability to independently own complex test areas. Experience in both manual and automation testing, with practical knowledge of designing, maintaining, and executing automated regression tests. Strong understanding of STLC, test strategy, test planning, test design techniques, regression management, requirement traceability, and defect lifecycle management. Proficiency in SQL and database testing for backend validation, reconciliation, data integrity checks, and troubleshooting. Strong experience preparing structured test documentation and producing clear test evidence and execution reporting. Hands-on API testing experience using Postman or similar tools, including request/response validation and negative testing. Experience testing backend processes, integrations, and file-based data workflows. Ability to analyze complex business flows, identify edge cases, and translate requirements into comprehensive test coverage. Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery teams and collaborating with developers, business analysts, product owners, and other cross-functional stakeholders. Good-to-Have / Preferred Skills Hands-on experience testing batch processing systems, scheduled jobs, batch files, job dependencies, restart/recovery scenarios, and batch reconciliation. Exposure to Kafka, including validation of producer/consumer message flows, topics, payloads, and event-driven integrations. Exposure to ETL testing, data pipelines, source-to-target validation, transformation rules, and data reconciliation. Experience with automation technologies such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Rest Assured, Java, Python, or equivalent frameworks. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar delivery tooling. Exposure to cloud-native or microservices-based environments, including Azure and Kubernetes. Exposure to AI-assisted software testing, GenAI testing tools, AI-based test design or automation, or practical use of AI to improve QA productivity and coverage. Banking or financial-services domain experience. Qualifications & Experience Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. 8+ years of hands-on software quality assurance experience, with strong functional/manual testing experience and meaningful exposure to test automation. Prior experience independently owning testing for complex releases or functional areas is expected. Soft Skills / Work Environment Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills with high attention to detail. Ability to challenge assumptions, identify gaps, and communicate quality risks constructively. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly in documenting test results and explaining defects or risks. Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver in a fast-paced Agile environment. Collaborative mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for product quality.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 8+ years of hands-on QA experience, including strong functional and manual testing and meaningful automation experience. Candidates should be proficient in SQL, API and backend validation, test documentation, Agile collaboration, and independently owning complex testing areas.