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Automation Developer

  • Toronto, ON, Canada

$65 to $70 CAD / hour · Contract

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$65 to $70 CAD / hour
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Original job description

Russell Tobin & Associates is hiring on behalf of one of its esteemed clients.

Job Title: Automation Developer

Location: Toronto ON (5 Days Onsite)

Duration: 13 months (Possible extension)

Client: Public Sector

Pay Rate: $65 - $70/hour [CAD]

Must Have:

  • Strong hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as:
  • Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or WebDriver IO (for UI testing)
  • Postman, REST Assured, or SoapUI (for API testing)
  • JMeter or Gatling (for performance testing)
  • Solid understanding of test frameworks (e.g., TestNG, JUnit, Mocha) and BDD tools (e.g., Cucumber, SpecFlow).
  • Ability to analyze manual test cases and identify areas suitable for automation.

Nice to have:

Prior public sector exp.

Technical Skills - 40%

  • Strong hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as:
  • Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or Web DriverIO (for UI testing)
  • Postman, REST Assured, or SoapUI (for API testing)
  • JMeter or Gatling (for performance testing)
  • Proficiency in scripting/programming languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#.
  • Experience with version control and CI/CD tools like Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.
  • Solid understanding of test frameworks (e.g., TestNG, JUnit, Mocha) and BDD tools (e.g., Cucumber, SpecFlow).

Quality Assurance & Testing - 35%

  • Deep knowledge of the software testing lifecycle (STLC) and QA methodologies (e.g., functional, regression, integration, system, smoke, and exploratory testing).
  • Experience developing data-driven, keyword-driven, or hybrid automation frameworks.
  • Ability to analyze manual test cases and identify areas suitable for automation.

Soft Skills- 20%

  • Strong communication skills; both written and verbal
  • Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams
  • Demonstrated ability to work with functional and technical teams Demonstrated ability to participate in a large team and work closely with other individual team members
  • Proven analytical skills and systematic problem solving
  • Strong ability to work under pressure, work with aggressive timelines, and be adaptive to change

Public sector Experience- 5%

If this opportunity matches your experience and career goals, please share your most updated resume for consideration.

More about this job

Responsibilities

Develop and use automated tests across UI, API, and performance testing, and build data-driven, keyword-driven, or hybrid automation frameworks. Analyze manual test cases for automation opportunities and contribute to functional, regression, integration, system, smoke, and exploratory testing.

Requirements

Requires hands-on experience with test automation tools, programming or scripting, version control and CI/CD, test frameworks, and BDD tools. Candidates should understand the software testing lifecycle, identify suitable manual tests for automation, and demonstrate strong communication, teamwork, analytical problem-solving, and adaptability; public sector experience is a plus.

Skills

  • Test Automation
  • Selenium
  • Cypress
  • Playwright
  • WebdriverIO
  • Postman
  • REST Assured
  • SoapUI
  • JMeter
  • Gatling
  • Java
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • C#
  • Git
  • CI/CD

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Categories

  • Software
  • Technology
  • Government & Public Sector

Keywords

  • Test Automation
  • Selenium
  • Cypress
  • Playwright
  • WebdriverIO
  • Postman
  • REST Assured
  • SoapUI
  • JMeter
  • Gatling
  • Java
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • C#
  • Git
  • Jenkins
  • Azure DevOps
  • GitLab CI
  • TestNG
  • JUnit
  • Mocha
  • Cucumber
  • SpecFlow
  • Software Testing Lifecycle
  • Quality Assurance
  • Functional Testing
  • Regression Testing
  • Integration Testing
  • Performance Testing
  • Public Sector

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