QA Automation Developer - Digital Services | Remote, Canada

QA Automation Developer – Digital Services

Location: Remote (Canada – Edmonton, AB preferred)
Duration: 12 Months (with possible extension)

Rate: $60–$65/hour C2C (All-inclusive, including HST)

Security Clearance: Enhanced Security Clearance (RCMP Top Secret eligibility may be required)

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Submit your resume with detailed experience listed per project (with job durations in MMM/YYYY – MMM/YYYY format) and include three references relevant to QA Automation work.

Job Overview:

We are seeking a results-driven QA Automation Developer to lead quality assurance efforts for digital services delivered by a government client. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing test strategies, automation frameworks, and supporting the continuous delivery of secure, high-quality applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create detailed test plans, test cases, and test scenarios aligned with agile delivery.
• Design and execute system, performance, load, and security tests.
• Build and maintain automated test suites for rapid and continuous integration/deployment.
• Promote Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Test Driven Development (TDD) within development teams.
• Integrate code linting, test coverage analysis, and enforce testing standards.
• Leverage AI-based testing tools and reusable components to optimize quality assurance.
• Track and report automated metrics and generate quality artifacts for stakeholders.
• Support UAT and cross-functional collaboration to validate end-user requirements.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 4 years experience with automation test script creation and modification.
• Minimum 3 years experience in:
  • Preparing automation test plans
  • Using automation testing frameworks
  • Conducting load, performance, security, and end-to-end testing
• Minimum 2 years experience in:
  • Developing new automation scripts
  • Version control using GitHub

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• API testing
• Working knowledge of Cucumber and/or Gherkin
• Familiarity with Cypress
• Experience defining and managing automation testing metrics
• Proven contribution to QA automation standards in teams
• Hands-on with Jira Xray
• Involvement in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for complex platforms

Additional Requirements:

• Must provide three professional references with relevant project experience.
• Project experience must include clear dates: MMM/YYYY – MMM/YYYY.
• Must complete mandatory onboarding training (FOIP, Cybersecurity, Information Management, Respect in the Workplace).
• Occasional travel within Alberta may be required for field/user research.
• Must be eligible for Enhanced Security Clearance (Top Secret RCMP may be requested later).

Qualification Skill Matrix:

Skill/Requirement

Minimum Experience

Mandatory/Nice-to-Have

Automation test script creation & modification

4 Years

Mandatory

Test plan and scenario preparation

3 Years

Mandatory

Automation testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JUnit)

3 Years

Mandatory

Performance, Load, Security, End-to-End Testing

3 Years

Mandatory

Script development/coding (e.g., Java, Python)

2 Years

Mandatory

Version control using GitHub

2 Years

Mandatory

API Testing

1 Year

Nice-to-Have

Cucumber/Gherkin

1 Year

Nice-to-Have

Cypress

1 Year

Nice-to-Have

Automation Metrics & QA Reporting

1 Year

Nice-to-Have

Implementing QA automation standards

2 Years

Nice-to-Have

Jira Xray for test management

1 Year

Nice-to-Have

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) – large, complex systems

1 Year

Nice-to-Have

Why Join Us?

• Influence government-wide digital transformation with high impact QA work.
• Collaborate in Agile environments and lead automation efforts end-to-end.
• Flexibility to work 100% remotely with a long-term government engagement.
• Be part of a forward-thinking digital services team.