QA Automation Engineer

Join to apply for the QA Automation Engineer role at DataStealth.io About DataStealth DataStealth is a unified data security platform (DSP) that discovers, classifies, and protects sensitive data across your entire environment, from on-premise to legacy cloud to cloud. Recognized for the fifth consecutive year as a Great Place to Work, we are one of the world’s leading and fastest growing cybersecurity software companies. About You You’re passionate about building reliable, secure, and high-quality software. With your strong automation skills, problem‑solving mindset, and collaborative approach, you thrive in fast‑paced environments where you can design smarter tests, improve processes, and help teams deliver with confidence. Position Overview We are looking for a skilled QA automation engineer to join our team and help automate our quality program for our software delivery. You will work closely with the rest of our engineering, product, and operations teams to ensure our software products meet the highest standards of quality and reliability. This role requires a proactive approach to testing, a deep understanding of QA principles, and the ability to collaborate across teams to deliver exceptional results. Key Responsibilities Collaborate with product owner, business analysts and developers to understand user stories and acceptance criteria Design, develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks (e.g. for API, performance testing) Execute automated test suites, analyze results and log defects Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, Jira) Collaborate with development teams to understand features and technical implementations Create comprehensive test strategies and contribute to test planning Identify opportunities for automation in existing manual test processes Investigate, debug and triage issues found during testing Maintain documentation for automation tools and test cases Contribute to performance testing and load testing when required Participate in code reviews and provide QA insights during planning stages Stay updated on new testing tools, techniques and industry trends Qualifications Intermediate experience in QA automation or software testing Proficiency in programming/scripting languages (e.g. Java, Python, Groovy) Hands‑on experience with test automation frameworks (like TestNG, PyTest) Understanding of network protocols like SFTP, SMTP, HTTP Intermediate experience with UNIX based systems Understanding and working with Docker Containers. Solid understanding of software testing principles (functional, integration, regression, performance) Familiarity with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and bug tracking systems (e.g. GitHub Actions, Jira) Experience testing APIs (e.g. Postman, REST API) Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools and processes Strong understanding of test automation best practices, such as test data management, test environment configuration, and assertion strategies. Ability to analyze requirements and translate them into automated test cases Excellent intermediate debugging, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills Excellent communication and teamwork abilities This is a hybrid role and you need to be able to commute and work in our Mississauga office 4 days/week. Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level Employment Type Full‑time Job Function Quality Assurance Industry Software Development Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada We look forward to reviewing your application DataStealth is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences. #J-18808-Ljbffr