Senior QA API Automation Engineer

Senior QA API Automation Engineer Business Operations Manager at Direct IT Recruiting Inc., WBE Canada Certified Location: Hybrid – 2 days/week in office, Toronto, Ontario. Employment Type: 6‑Month Contract, 7.5 hours/day, 37.5 hours/week with strong possibility of extension. Base Pay Range: CA$85.00/hr – CA$90.00/hr. Seeking an outstanding Senior QA API Automation Engineer to lead the architecture, strategy, and execution of API automation across our digital platforms, including AI‑ and LLM‑powered services. This senior technical expert role focuses on driving quality engineering excellence, building modern automation frameworks, and elevating test maturity through innovation and best practices, leveraging enterprise‑grade Parasoft tooling. Key Responsibilities Own the end‑to‑end API automation strategy and framework architecture across microservices and distributed systems. Build advanced API automation using Playwright (API), Cypress (API), RestAssured, Postman/Newman, and Karate. Design and automate AI/LLM test use cases to validate response quality, correctness, consistency, determinism, and safety. Build API‑level automated tests for LLM prompt handling, structured outputs (JSON), error scenarios, and edge cases. Implement contract testing, schema validation, negative testing, and API security testing. Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) and drive shift‑left quality practices. Use service virtualization and mocking tools (Parasoft, WireMock) to stabilize environments and accelerate delivery. Improve automation stability, reduce flakiness, and define quality KPIs and reporting metrics. Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and code reviews across automation initiatives. Hands‑On Parasoft Experience. Hands‑on expertise with Parasoft SOAtest and Parasoft Virtualize to design, build, and maintain enterprise‑grade API automation frameworks. Implement service virtualization to simulate complex backend systems, third‑party services, and AI dependencies, enabling early and stable testing. Design and enforce API contracts, schema validation, and data‑driven tests using Parasoft. Integrate Parasoft test suites into CI/CD pipelines and leverage dashboards to track coverage, execution health, and quality KPIs. Collaborate with security, architecture, and DevOps teams to align Parasoft usage with enterprise governance standards. Provide best‑practice guidance and technical leadership on scalable Parasoft adoption. Required Qualifications 8–12 years of QA and automation experience, including 4–6 years in a senior or staff‑level role. Deep expertise with API automation frameworks and strategies. Hands‑on expertise with Playwright, Cypress, RestAssured, Karate, and Postman/Newman. Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, microservices, Git, cloud platforms, and containerization. Proven hands‑on experience with Parasoft SOAtest and Parasoft Virtualize. Preferred Qualifications Experience testing AI‑ and LLM‑powered APIs and validating response quality and correctness. Familiarity with AI quality risks such as hallucinations, non‑deterministic outputs, bias, and response drift. Experience validating structured AI outputs (JSON, schemas, contracts). Contract testing (Pact) and performance testing (JMeter, Gatling, k6). API security testing and advanced service virtualization experience. Demonstrated mentorship and technical leadership experience. Key Skills Playwright (API), Cypress (API), RestAssured, Postman, Karate, Parasoft SOAtest / Parasoft Virtualize. TO APPLY: Direct IT Recruiting – Job Posting Seniority Level Mid‑Senior Level Employment Type Contract Job Function Quality Assurance and Information Technology Industries Banking Additional Information Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Direct IT Recruiting Inc. by 2×. Get notified about new Quality Assurance Automation Engineer jobs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. #J-18808-Ljbffr