QE Lead - SDET
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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Original job description
- We are seeking a highly skilled and hands on QE Lead SDET to lead quality engineering initiatives across enterprise applications APIs and digital platforms
- The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in API automation using Karate Framework UI automation using Selenium Python based automation development and overall test automation framework design and implementation
- The QE Lead will be responsible for defining test strategies leading automation efforts driving quality improvements within Agile teams mentoring QA engineers and ensuring best in class software quality through shift left testing practices and continuous testing
- Lead end-to-end Quality Engineering activities across the software development lifecycle ensuring delivery of high quality scalable and reliable applications
- Define own and execute comprehensive test strategies test plans test approaches and quality assurance processes for Agile delivery programs
- Design develop and maintain robust automation frameworks for API UI integration and end-to-end testing
- Develop and enhance API automation suites using Karate Framework and UI automation solutions using Selenium WebDriver
- Collaborate closely with Product Owners Business Analysts Developers Architects DevOps and other stakeholders to drive quality throughout the development lifecycle
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning backlog grooming daily standups sprint reviews and retrospectives
- Review business and technical requirements identify test scenarios and ensure complete test coverage across functional and nonfunctional requirements
- Develop and execute functional integration system regression smoke sanity and end-to-end testing activities
- Integrate automated test suites into CICD pipelines and support continuous testing initiatives
- Analyze test results identify defects perform root cause analysis and work closely with development teams for timely resolution
- Track report and communicate quality metrics test execution status automation coverage defect trends risks and release readiness to stakeholders
- Mentor coach and provide technical leadership to QE engineers and SDETs including code reviews and automation best practices
- Drive continuous process improvement initiatives to increase automation coverage improve test efficiency and reduce quality risks
- Manage test environments test data and dependencies to ensure smooth execution of testing activities
- Support production releases defect triage post release validation and quality incident investigations as needed
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Responsibilities
Lead quality engineering and automation across enterprise applications, APIs, and digital platforms, including test strategy, framework development, and integration of automated suites into CI/CD pipelines. Guide QE engineers, collaborate with Agile stakeholders, monitor quality metrics, and support releases and defect investigations.
Requirements
The role calls for strong hands-on expertise in API automation with Karate, UI automation with Selenium WebDriver, Python-based automation, and test automation framework design. It also requires leadership in Agile quality practices, broad functional and nonfunctional testing, continuous testing, and mentoring QE engineers.
Skills
- Quality Engineering
- Test Automation
- Karate Framework
- Selenium WebDriver
- Python
- API Automation
- UI Automation
- Automation Framework Design
- Agile
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
- Functional Testing
- Integration Testing
- Regression Testing
- Root Cause Analysis
- Test Strategy
- Mentoring
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- Software
- Technology
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Quality Engineering
- SDET
- Test Automation
- Karate Framework
- Selenium WebDriver
- Python
- API Automation
- UI Automation
- Automation Frameworks
- Enterprise Applications
- Digital Platforms
- Agile
- Shift-Left Testing
- Continuous Testing
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Functional Testing
- Integration Testing
- System Testing
- Regression Testing
- Smoke Testing
- End-to-End Testing
- Nonfunctional Testing
- Test Strategy
- Test Coverage
- Defect Triage
- Root Cause Analysis
- Quality Metrics
- Test Environments
- Test Data
- Release Readiness