Senior Test Automation Developer (QA/SDET, Jest/Mocha, JS)

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We match developers from all around the world with suitable remote or relocation jobs with Canada's top tech companies. We exclusively partner with employers that are open to sponsoring your visa costs and we also help with the entire immigration process.

We're on a mission to solve one of the biggest challenges for high-growth companies across Canada: the shortage of highly skilled and experienced technical talent. 
At the same time, we are committed to helping tech professionals integrate into a safe and diverse environment, that ensures a path to a thriving life and career.

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Position

Our hiring partner, based in Toronto, is leading the technology revolution in the Canadian commercial insurance industry by making it easy, quick, and affordable for startups, self-employed professionals, contractors, and small businesses to get insured.

They are looking for a Senior Test Automation Developer in Brazil and Colombia to join their The Core team, which is responsible for the engine driving the company’s key goals, such as adding more relevant insurance products with great prices on their website and delivering relevant insurance documents to customers with ease.

You will provide automated testing capabilities for new and existing software systems within the team’s domain and maintain the team’s existing architecture and infrastructure to integrate automated tests into the team’s deployment pipeline.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain system test automation architecture and infrastructure
• Design and implement automated test cases
• Design and evolve quality practices to ensure quality in non-functional requirements like Performance, Security and Accessibility 
• Define and communicate quality strategies and requirements to the broader team, group, and department
• Investigate defects and report via established communication channels and processes
• Monitor system health through automated testing
• Continuously increase automated test coverage and enhance the test automation framework 
• Be an advocate for quality and test automation practices among the dev team 
• Assist with manual testing tasks when necessary 

Your qualification

• 3+ years of experience in Test Automation and Quality Assurance 
• University degree or college diploma in a recognized technical, vocational or academic program (preferably in Engineering or Computer Science) or equivalent work experience 
• Intermediate-level experience in Javascript is a must in this role 
• Experience with at least one testing framework: cypress, selenium, or other testing frameworks
• Experience working with Jest and Mocha; need to have subject matter expertise with one of these
• Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing
• Comfortable writing both API and front-end tests 
• Track record of showcasing finding things to test before being told or before a bug
• Track record of successful troubleshooting and debugging
• A good foundation in time management and prioritization
• Communication skills to be able to share test frameworks implemented to the team members in an elaborate manner and answer any questions related to them
• Experience with technical mentorship to help other team members grow 

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of Typescript
• Jest experience is preferred over Mocha
• Previous experience in working with wedriver.io 
• Previous experience in working with BrowserStack
• Experience in Salesforce

What we offer

Relocation package:

• Visa services (work visa sponsorship)
• Assistance in getting a work permit
• Airport pick-up
• Adaptation tips
• Assistance in finding rent/accommodation
• Flight coverage