QA Automation Engineering - UI & API

QA Automation Engineering – UI & API

Position Description
This role is hybrid and requires attendance at our downtown Toronto office (250 Yonge Street) and/or client office a minimum of 2 days per week, subject to change at any time.

CGI is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer with strong expertise in UI and API test automation to support a strategic branch banking initiative spanning both on-premises and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on quality engineering professional responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated test solutions across frontend and backend applications. This role will focus on building scalable automation frameworks, expanding automated test coverage, integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines, and supporting stable, high-quality releases within an Agile delivery environment.

Your future duties and responsibilities
• Design, develop, and maintain automated UI tests using Selenium and/or Playwright.
• Build scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation frameworks using TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Develop and execute automated tests for frontend applications and backend APIs.
• Execute end-to-end, functional, regression, integration, and smoke testing across applications.
• Perform API testing and validation using Postman or comparable API testing tools.
• Implement and optimize parallel test execution to improve automation efficiency and execution time.
• Perform cross-browser testing across Chromium, WebKit, Firefox, and other supported browsers.
• Validate user-interface workflows, application functionality, and responsive design behaviour.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines, including GCP Cloud Build or comparable technologies.
• Support quality engineering activities for applications hosted in on-premises and GCP environments.
• Collaborate closely with developers, business analysts, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and establish appropriate test coverage.
• Identify, document, track, and manage defects through resolution using JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Analyze automation results, troubleshoot failures, and collaborate with development teams to resolve issues.
• Provide clear reporting on test execution, automation coverage, defects, risks, and quality metrics.
• Contribute to continuous improvements in automation frameworks, testing processes, tools, and quality engineering practices.
• Participate actively in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and support timely, high-quality delivery.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
• 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering/Test Automation.
• Strong hands-on experience with Selenium and/or Playwright for UI automation.
• Strong programming/scripting experience using TypeScript and/or JavaScript.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and maintaining automation frameworks.
• Strong experience with frontend and API automation testing.
• Hands-on API testing experience using Postman or similar tools.
• Experience with parallel test execution and cross-browser testing.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience executing end-to-end, regression, functional, integration, and smoke testing.
• Experience working with cloud-based applications and testing environments.
• Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, processes, and quality engineering best practices.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work effectively with geographically distributed technical and business teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Knowledge of GCP services such as Cloud Run, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), App Engine, and Cloud Build.
• Experience testing applications developed using React or Angular.
• Experience working with microservices and containerized environments.
• Previous experience within banking or financial services.
• Experience with accessibility testing and WCAG standards.
• Experience with automated test reporting solutions such as Allure, Selenium-based reporting, or Playwright reporting.
• Experience testing applications across both on-premises and cloud-native environments.

#LI-GS!

"CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $55,000–$105,000. This role is an existing vacancy."

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Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

At CGI, we value the strength that diversity brings and are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone belongs. We collaborate with our clients to build more inclusive communities and empower all CGI partners to thrive. As an equal-opportunity employer, being able to perform your best during the recruitment process is important to us. If you require an accommodation, please inform your recruiter.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.

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