We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic SDET Quality Engineer for an exciting hybrid contract opportunity based in Vancouver. In this role, you will own the testing capabilities across multiple programs and projects, driving unified development processes and quality initiatives across the organization.
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As a senior technical leader within the team, you will collaborate closely with Software Engineers, UX/UI designers, Product Managers, and stakeholders to deliver high-performing, engaging, and seamless customer experiences. This role requires an entrepreneurial spirit, a passion for automation, and the ability to confidently guide agile teams through complex, ambiguous situations.
Location: Vancouver, BC (Hybrid - 4 days/week in-office)
Contract Duration: 6 months (with a high likelihood of extension)
Advantages
Strong Extension Potential: Start with a solid 6-month foundation on a project that is highly likely to extend.
Strategic Ownership: Take full ownership of testing capabilities across multiple high-visibility programs and influence organizational QA processes.
Modern Tech Stack: Work extensively with top-tier automation tools (Playwright/Cypress) and cutting-edge AI productivity tools like Copilot.
Great Culture: Join a collaborative environment that values continuous learning, psychological safety, and integrating fun into the daily workflow.
Responsibilities
Test Strategy & Planning: Plan comprehensive test schedules, strategies, and quality principles in accordance with project scope and delivery dates under minimal supervision.
Automation Leadership: Design scalable automated test solutions, participate in automation script code reviews, and provide hands-on programming guidance using modern test frameworks.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional product and engineering teams to understand objectives, gather requirements, troubleshoot issues, and deliver powerful customer experiences.
Agile Team Support: Identify gaps within the agile team regarding skills and resources, managing task delegation, dependency identification, and test data/environment utilization.
Metrics & Reporting: Develop, monitor, and report on test metrics, providing clear and timely risk assessments and performance communication to key stakeholders.
Mentorship & Training: Devise and execute training initiatives to elevate technical skills within the team, fostering continuous innovation and technical growth.
Innovation & Research: Continuously research, identify, and implement modern testing technologies and AI tools to optimize testing environments and workflows.
Qualifications
Technical Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
QA/Development Experience: 8+ years of proven experience across QA engineering and/or software development.
Automation Expertise: 3+ years of hands-on experience utilizing automation tools like Playwright or Cypress, with the comfort level to program and script as needed.
POS Domain Knowledge: 2+ years of experience working with Point-of-Sale (POS) systems; Oracle Xstore experience is highly valued.
CI/CD & Tooling: Strong understanding of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) concepts, alongside demonstrated experience using GitHub and JIRA.
Modern Tooling: Familiarity with leveraging AI acceleration tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to optimize task delivery.
Leadership & Professional Skills
Risk & Problem Solving: Proven track record of assessing risk to determine testing depth, isolating complex problems logically, and managing ambiguous technical situations effectively.
Communication & Presentation: Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to share technical testing topics with both internal peer groups and broader organizational stakeholders.
Project Management: Strong estimating, planning, and time-management skills, with the ability to handle multiple large-scale projects simultaneously.
Summary
If you're interested in the SDET Quality Engineer role based in Vancouver, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic SDET Quality Engineer for an exciting hybrid contract opportunity based in Vancouver. In this role, you will own the testing capabilities across multiple programs and projects, driving unified development processes and quality initiatives across the organization.
As a senior technical leader within the team, you will collaborate closely with Software Engineers, UX/UI designers, Product Managers, and stakeholders to deliver high-performing, engaging, and seamless customer experiences. This role requires an entrepreneurial spirit, a passion for automation, and the ability to confidently guide agile teams through complex, ambiguous situations.
Location: Vancouver, BC (Hybrid - 4 days/week in-office)
Contract Duration: 6 months (with a high likelihood of extension)
Advantages
Strong Extension Potential: Start with a solid 6-month foundation on a project that is highly likely to extend.
Strategic Ownership: Take full ownership of testing capabilities across multiple high-visibility programs and influence organizational QA processes.
...
Modern Tech Stack: Work extensively with top-tier automation tools (Playwright/Cypress) and cutting-edge AI productivity tools like Copilot.
Great Culture: Join a collaborative environment that values continuous learning, psychological safety, and integrating fun into the daily workflow.
Responsibilities
Test Strategy & Planning: Plan comprehensive test schedules, strategies, and quality principles in accordance with project scope and delivery dates under minimal supervision.
Automation Leadership: Design scalable automated test solutions, participate in automation script code reviews, and provide hands-on programming guidance using modern test frameworks.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional product and engineering teams to understand objectives, gather requirements, troubleshoot issues, and deliver powerful customer experiences.
Agile Team Support: Identify gaps within the agile team regarding skills and resources, managing task delegation, dependency identification, and test data/environment utilization.
Metrics & Reporting: Develop, monitor, and report on test metrics, providing clear and timely risk assessments and performance communication to key stakeholders.
Mentorship & Training: Devise and execute training initiatives to elevate technical skills within the team, fostering continuous innovation and technical growth.
Innovation & Research: Continuously research, identify, and implement modern testing technologies and AI tools to optimize testing environments and workflows.
Qualifications
Technical Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
QA/Development Experience: 8+ years of proven experience across QA engineering and/or software development.
Automation Expertise: 3+ years of hands-on experience utilizing automation tools like Playwright or Cypress, with the comfort level to program and script as needed.
POS Domain Knowledge: 2+ years of experience working with Point-of-Sale (POS) systems; Oracle Xstore experience is highly valued.
CI/CD & Tooling: Strong understanding of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) concepts, alongside demonstrated experience using GitHub and JIRA.
Modern Tooling: Familiarity with leveraging AI acceleration tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to optimize task delivery.
Leadership & Professional Skills
Risk & Problem Solving: Proven track record of assessing risk to determine testing depth, isolating complex problems logically, and managing ambiguous technical situations effectively.
Communication & Presentation: Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to share technical testing topics with both internal peer groups and broader organizational stakeholders.
Project Management: Strong estimating, planning, and time-management skills, with the ability to handle multiple large-scale projects simultaneously.
Summary
If you're interested in the SDET Quality Engineer role based in Vancouver, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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