Job Description

From coast-to-coast, our inspiring colleagues are at the heart of what we do best: helping people, businesses and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times. With our team, you\xe2\x80\x99ll bring this purpose to life every day by living our Values, being open to change, and pursuing your goals.

In return, we\xe2\x80\x99ll give you countless opportunities to learn and grow, alongside a diverse and passionate community of experts \xe2\x80\x93 the best the industry has to offer. You\xe2\x80\x99ll be empowered to be your best self, do your best work, and make a meaningful impact. Here, you can help shape the future of insurance, win as a team, and grow with us.

About the role

As a Test Automation Developer, you will be responsible for key parts of the continuous software development process. In this role, you will work within cross-functional agile teams alongside developers and other agile team members to assess new features, plan and execute tests, and provide quality assistance and testing expertise to all development and integration efforts. You will also be responsible for gaining a holistic understanding of the system and solving overarching quality and automation problems including development of test automation frameworks along the CI/CD pipeline. You have a strong experience in supporting numerous applications using a mixture of manual and automated skill set to control software testing. Join a team that is looking to the future, and which fosters collaboration, trust, collective ownership, an engineering mindset, continuous learning, and a "automate everything" mentality.

Some awesome things you will do:

As a member of Automation team, you will help define the overall automated testing vision, select the tools, develop the frameworks, and help grow the team responsible for maintaining and enhancing the testing environments and focus on publishing reports. You will be involved in developing automated test suites for front-end, API/REST, back-end, and database. Your responsibilities on the Automation team will involve:

Work as a member of an Agile team helping with backlog preparation, sprint planning and task estimates.

Developing Test Cases and Procedures and executing the user stories against acceptance criteria.

Analyze requirements, product specifications, break down complex software systems and design strategies to test these systems

Creating the Automation Core Frameworks and scripts for End-to-End Testing and support Sprint Testing by performing Automation Testing.

Executing the Regression suite with distributed test execution process using Selenium Grid to support Releases

Responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining UI test scripts on Playwright/Cucumber FW using Typescript.

Test Rest services using our API FW built on Cucumber JS and HTTP requests. Knowledge of any API related tool like Postman, SOAP UI is must.

Replicate the UI application flow on the REST side using a Python based FW which uses HTTP requests and test relevant backend functionalities.

Performing Defect Tracking Cycle and working closely with the developers to look for the fixes.

Ensuring an elevated level of customer service is maintained to stakeholders while addressing critical requests.

Contributing to improve and optimize our automation process to help automate current manual and repetitive processes/tasks.

• Coaching and mentoring junior team members to improve the overall automation engineering skillsets.

Continuously look for improvements to enhance our software delivery process and software engineering practices and finding efficiencies to help increase the productivity of the team.

Your Skills:

Team player with a positive attitude and excellent interpersonal skills

Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in computer sciences or equivalent experience

Programming experience in Java, JavaScript, Typescript or Python.

3+ years of experience with UI automation testing using tools such as:

Playwright

WebDriver IO

Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid

Protractor

Proficiency testing RESTful APIs and working with related tools (Postman, SoapUI, Rest Assured)

Experience working on Node JS

Familiar with management Tools such as JIRA.

In depth understanding of CICD tools like Jenkins.

Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases

Experience with Version Control Repository tools like GIT.

Extensive Knowledge of Quality Assurance standards, methodologies, and strategies with a good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) & Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).

Experience in formulating Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scenarios and Test Approaches

Experience with Automation Testing Frameworks building from scratch using different approaches like TDD (Test Data Driven) & BDD (Behavior Data Driven) using Cucumber

Experience working in an Agile Scrum environment

Ability to communicate, both in writing and orally and work independently while establishing relationships across many teams

Ability to think critically, analyze and resolve technical issues while identifying different options and creating great solutions to problems that have not been encountered before.

What we offer

Working here means you\'ll be empowered to be and do your best every day. Here is some of what you can expect as a permanent member of our team:

A financial rewards program that recognizes your success

An industry leading Employee Share Purchase Plan; we match 50% of net shares purchased

An extensive flex pension and benefits package, with access to virtual healthcare

Flexible work arrangements

Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

An annual wellness account that promotes an active and healthy lifestyle

Access to tools and resources to support physical and mental health, embracing change and connecting with colleagues

A dynamic workplace learning ecosystem complete with learning journeys, interactive online content, and inspiring programs

Inclusive employee-led networks to educate, inspire, amplify voices, build relationships and provide development opportunities

Inspiring leaders and colleagues who will lift you up and help you grow

A Community Impact program, because what you care about is a part of what makes you different. And how you contribute to your community should be just as unique.

We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, we value diversity and strive to create an inclusive, accessible workplace where all individuals feel valued, respected, and heard.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We\xe2\x80\x99ll work with you to meet your needs.

, including background checks, internal candidates, and eligibility to work in Canada.

If you are an employee of Intact, belairdirect, or Johnson Insurance, please apply for this role on Contact People.

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