- Our client, a leading financial institution, is seeking a highly skilled ETL Quality Assurance Testing professional to join their team. In this role, you will support parallel projects in a fast-paced environment, working independently to develop and execute comprehensive testing strategies across various methodologies (Agile, Waterfall). You will collaborate closely with Development and other internal teams to troubleshoot issues, identify risks, and ensuOur client, a leading financial institution, is seeking a highly skilled ETL Quality Assurance Testing professional to join their team. In this role, you will support parallel projects in a fast-paced environment, working independently to develop and execute comprehensive testing strategies across various methodologies (Agile, Waterfall). You will collaborate closely with Development and other internal teams to troubleshoot issues, identify risks, and ensu
- Our client, a leading global financial institution, is seeking a highly skilled Automation QA Engineer to design, develop, and execute automated testing frameworks for their core financial applications. In this role, you will ensure the quality, scalability, and security of high-volume transaction platforms while collaborating directly with engineering teams in Toronto and international business units across Spanish-speaking regions.This is a fantastic oppOur client, a leading global financial institution, is seeking a highly skilled Automation QA Engineer to design, develop, and execute automated testing frameworks for their core financial applications. In this role, you will ensure the quality, scalability, and security of high-volume transaction platforms while collaborating directly with engineering teams in Toronto and international business units across Spanish-speaking regions.This is a fantastic opp
- We are seeking a highly experienced Senior QA Manual Tester to join a premier technical team within the financial sector. This role is designed for a veteran quality assurance professional who brings deep expertise in manual testing methodologies, strong database skills, and a solid understanding of complex financial applications. You will be responsible for ensuring the absolute reliability, security, and performance of enterprise-grade web applications bWe are seeking a highly experienced Senior QA Manual Tester to join a premier technical team within the financial sector. This role is designed for a veteran quality assurance professional who brings deep expertise in manual testing methodologies, strong database skills, and a solid understanding of complex financial applications. You will be responsible for ensuring the absolute reliability, security, and performance of enterprise-grade web applications b
- Our client, a major Canadian financial institution, is seeking an experienced Senior QA Automation & ETL Engineer to join their quality engineering team.In this role, you will lead the development and execution of enterprise testing strategies across parallel projects in a fast-paced environment. Operating within both Agile and Waterfall frameworks, you will design, build, and maintain robust automated test frameworks for web applications, APIs, and compleOur client, a major Canadian financial institution, is seeking an experienced Senior QA Automation & ETL Engineer to join their quality engineering team.In this role, you will lead the development and execution of enterprise testing strategies across parallel projects in a fast-paced environment. Operating within both Agile and Waterfall frameworks, you will design, build, and maintain robust automated test frameworks for web applications, APIs, and comple
- Our client, a premier player in the financial services sector, is seeking an autonomous Senior QA Engineer (Data/ETL Specialist) to join their Toronto-based Data & Analytics team. This team manages the critical financial data domain, overseeing ETL transformations that generate the organization's corporate financial statements.Currently operating on an Oracle database and Informatica PowerCenter, the team is launching a high-priority platform migration oveOur client, a premier player in the financial services sector, is seeking an autonomous Senior QA Engineer (Data/ETL Specialist) to join their Toronto-based Data & Analytics team. This team manages the critical financial data domain, overseeing ETL transformations that generate the organization's corporate financial statements.Currently operating on an Oracle database and Informatica PowerCenter, the team is launching a high-priority platform migration ove
- Our client, a leading financial institution, is seeking an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer to join their quality engineering team.In this role, you will be responsible for testing and delivering complex software requirements to drive critical business outcomes. Operating as a key individual contributor within an Agile team environment, you will ensure software meets strict functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements. You will design,Our client, a leading financial institution, is seeking an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer to join their quality engineering team.In this role, you will be responsible for testing and delivering complex software requirements to drive critical business outcomes. Operating as a key individual contributor within an Agile team environment, you will ensure software meets strict functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements. You will design,
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about QA engineer jobs
QA engineer jobs focus on the creation, maintenance, and testing of automated scripts, analyzing the results from tests, and investigating issues. QA engineers generate plans and reports, and provide cost and time estimates on web projects. Overall responsibility for making sure the technologies team develops user-friendly, stable, and functional products belongs to QA engineers.
what QA engineer jobs entail
QA engineer jobs in Canada typically involve standard 9 to 5 hours, from Monday to Friday. QA engineers work in office settings alongside the IT team, developing or maintaining technologies application and projects. Quality assurance engineers typically report to a senior engineer or manager who will ensure that their work is up to standard and on track.
QA engineer salaries
QA engineers can expect to earn sizable salaries across Canada. QA engineer job salaries typically start at $76,800 per year, while senior QA engineer salaries are on average $124,800 per year.
your day to day tasks
QA engineers are tasked with a variety of responsibilities, ranging from developing and testing technology, to writing reports for management. In a quality assurance job you will:
- create, maintain, and execute test scripts
- design, develop, analyze automation scripts
- create and maintain test scripts
- generate test plans and reports
- provide estimates on web projects
- support developers to help them complete work
- run regular tests and perform debugging
- review technical design specifications
- track quality assurance metrics
- investigate causes of defects and correct them
where you can work
QA engineers can expect to find work in any city with a large or growing technologies sector. Major cities such as Toronto, Vancouver and others with comparable technology sectors will have the most opportunities. Some industries that are currently seeking QA engineers include ecommerce companies, software developers, app developers, and risk management firms.
what you bring to the table
QA engineers require a variety of skills, from programming familiarity to interpersonal skills. Some skills that will be required include:
- Understanding of UI/UX standards
- Strong communication skills
- Proficiency with languages such as: C#, selenium, JMeter, HTTPS, S/FTP, web services (SOAP, RESTful), SQL, CSS, JavaScript
- Understanding of frameworks such as Wordpress, Magento and Bootstrap
training and certifications
To stand out while applying for QA engineer jobs in Canada, a candidate will need at a minimum a bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a comparable field. Several years of professional experience with such tasks as testing web-based applications, working with automated UI tested, or creating scripts with java are often required by employers.
where your career is headed
QA engineers bring a diverse array of skills to the technologies team, having familiarity with coding and web frameworks, in addition to making sure that all new software and technologies products are functional and user-friendly. Through further developing their skills over time they can potentially take on more senior leader roles on the technologies team. Becoming a senior QA engineer, or a director or manager are all options on the career path of a QA engineer.
Do you have the skills and technical background for a QA engineer job? Start your job search with Randstad, Canada’s largest recruitment agency. Browse available quality assurance jobs below or contact us to get started.