PLATO is Canada's only Indigenous-led, Indigenous-staffed software testing services firm. We insist on working with quality people who share our passion for quality testing and have built a team of people who also believe quality is the most important deliverable. Our team of software testing specialists believes that better software leads to a better world.

We are committed to building strong communities - PLATO trains and employs members of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities across the country and strives to build a network of 1000 Indigenous software testers across Canada. PLATO has offices on or near Indigenous communities across Canada in Ottawa, Fredericton, Sault Ste Marie, Regina, Calgary, and Vancouver.

We are actively looking for a Senior Test Automation Specialist for our client project.

Mandatory:

• This role requires Federal Secret Clearance. Having resided in Canada for the past 10 years is required to qualify for clearance.
• Computer Science degree or equivalent
• Minimum 8 years of test automation experience with a minimum of three projects/roles
• Experience testing Web, Desktop, API, and Enterprise solutions
• Experience with multiple automation toolsets/frameworks (Selenium, Robot, WebDriverIO, Playwright, Tosca, etc)
• Expert in more than one coding language (Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, etc.
• Excellent communication and consulting skills
• Candidate must be willing to work onsite from one of our office locations

Preferred:

• Experience with Robot Framework and Python
• Experience with Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, GitLab, etc.)
• Experience in automated API testing (ReadyAPI, Postman, etc)
• Experience working in a mobile test environment that includes iOS and Android
• A continuous learner, up to date with industry best practices and the flexibility to transfer knowledge between toolsets
• Excellent time management skills, able to manage multiple tasks, self-motivated, and strong attention to detail
• Bilingual (EN/FR) would be an asset

At PLATO, we encourage our employees' personal career growth. We have plans in place to make sure that each employee is connected with a people manager to help guide them through their professional development, offer e-learning classes, and give our employees the opportunity to pursue software certifications for cutting-edge technologies.

PLATO respectfully acknowledges that our offices are located on treaty territories, unceded First Nations and Inuit territories, and part of Métis homelands. We honour their long history of welcoming many Nations to the beautiful Turtle Island and we actively work towards reconciliation between Métis, Inuit, and First Nation peoples and non-Indigenous people on this Land.

We contribute to proactive employment practices to promote inclusivity and diversity to those especially marginalized populations such as women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, and all other groups protected under the Human Rights Code.

We are committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.