QA Automation Engineer II

Overview:

Guidepoint's Engineering team thrives on delivering innovative technology solutions that accelerate revenue growth, reduce costs and increase efficiency and productivity. As Guidepoint works to achieve it's mission of making individuals, businesses, and the world smarter through personalized knowledge-sharing solutions, the engineering team is taking on challenges to create new products, improve existing platforms to optimize the seamless delivery of our services.

This is a hybrid position based out of Toronto.

What You'll Do:

• Design, build and maintain test automation framework.
• Automate test cases and design, develop, and execute reusable and maintainable automated scripts.
• Analyze issues related to automated and/or load testing, research and propose solutions, and add, modify, or enhance previously recorded automated scripts.
• Analyze test results and determine root causes of issues. Determine severity and scope of issues to guide prioritization for resolution.
• Provide regular software defect tracking and regression updates and present status and technical reports as required.
• Assist in planning, developing, and delivering training related to automated test tools and frameworks.
• Review, establish, and maintain thorough documentation, templates, and process improvements and communicate technical issues to engineering leadership and business stakeholders.
• Work closely with other engineering team members and departments on technical issues and updates.
• Keep abreast of technology trends and advancements within areas of specialization and incorporate improvements into the overall testing process.
• Write test scripts from scratch for manual testing and functional testing to work along scrum pods.

What You Have:

• 3+ years of experience in an QA Automation engineering role
• Strong experience in automated testing practices and tools — Selenium or other similar tools and Web Service testing
• Good understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), experience with a variety of testing techniques (Agile, Waterfall, SCRUM)
• Experience with performance/load testing
• Previous exposure to a ticketing system (Jira preferred).
• Strong hands-on programming skills with JAVA programming language
• In depth knowledge of SOA frameworks, processes, strategies, and approaches
• Experienced with CI/CD/DevOps methodologies/tools and practical implementation of DevOps processes
• Degree in an engineering discipline (Computer Science/Computer Engineering/information Technology/MIS)

What We Offer:  

• Paid Time Off 
• Comprehensive benefits plan 
• Company RRSP Match 
• Development opportunities through the LinkedIn Learning platform 

About Guidepoint:

Guidepoint is a leading research enablement platform designed to advance understanding and empower our clients’ decision-making process. Powered by innovative technology, real-time data, and hard-to-source expertise, we help our clients to turn answers into action.

Backed by a network of nearly 1.5 million experts and Guidepoint’s 1,300 employees worldwide, we inform leading organizations’ research by delivering on-demand intelligence and research on request. With Guidepoint, companies and investors can better navigate the abundance of information available today, making it both more useful and more powerful.

At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, advisors, and client base, which allows us to create connections that offer a wealth of perspectives. We are committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience. 

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