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Wirehead

Senior Automation Engineer

On site

Toronto, Canada

Senior

Freelance

07-01-2026

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Skills

Communication SQL Version Control Test Selenium Defect Management api testing Postman SDLC Manual Testing Automation Testing

Job Specifications

Role: Senior Automation Tester

Client: Ontario Government

Job Type: Contract

Term: 12 Months

Workplace Type: Hybrid / Onsite

Pay Rate: Negotiable

Start date: 2-3 weeks

Location: Toronto, ON

Language: English

Clearance: N/A

ATS ID #: 10115

Requirements: What you'll need

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Qualifications:

Required Skills:

Provides senior-level advice on testing strategy, test planning, and tool selection.
Plans and organizes testing for large enterprise systems across GUI and non-GUI environments.
Designs and executes automated and manual test cases for functional, integration, and system testing.
Minimum 5 plus years of experience as a QA analyst or functional tester on large-scale enterprise systems.
Strong experience in automation testing, API testing, and database validation.
Strong experience supporting UAT activities.
Strong understanding of SDLC and QA best practices.
Experience testing Commercial Off-the-Shelf applications.

Additional Skills:

Strong experience with automated testing tools and frameworks.
Experience using version control systems.
Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Strong team collaboration skills with a consistent track record of meeting deadlines.

MUST HAVES:

Strong Experience in Automation testing using Selenium (or similar UI automation).
Minimum 5 plus years of QA experience on large-scale enterprise systems.
Proficient in REST API testing using tools such as Postman and SOAP UI.
Strong SQL experience for test data preparation and result validation.
Experience designing and maintaining automated test scripts.
Strong manual testing, defect management, and integration testing experience.

PREFERRED SKILLS

SDLC + UAT + REST API + Postman / SOAP UI + SQL + Selenium + Automation

HOW TO APPLY

Patrick Marsan is hiring for this position.

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