QA Automation Engineer

QA Automation Engineer (Askuity division) at The Home Depot in Toronto, ONM5V 1K4

Job Description

Pay Range: $90,000 - $120,000

At The Home Depot Canada, we want you to feel valued and supported. The pay range you see represents base salary only. In addition, your total rewards may include: semi-annual bonuses tied to business performance; Deferred Profit-Sharing Program to assist with retirement savings; comprehensive paid benefits; a 15% discount on Home Depot stock purchases; and merit-based salary increases. We are committed to recognizing your efforts and supporting your growth with us.

Are you someone who thrives on helping others succeed, enjoys making an impact, and takes pride in guiding customers to the right solutions for their projects? If you’re also naturally curious and eager to keep learning, consider starting or growing your career with us at The Home Depot.

Position Overview:

Askuityis a Toronto-based retail analytics software company operating as a division within The Home Depot (THD). Through our supplier analytics program, Askuity’smission is to enable suppliers and merchants at The Home Depot to make profitable, data-driven decisions and drive real-time execution.

We are looking for a dynamic QA Automation Engineer, eager to deliver high quality SaaS based products. As a member of the Product Development team at Askuity, you will help design and execute test strategies to ensure delivery of high-quality software that has a meaningful and immediate impact on our growing customer base.

Key Responsibilities:

QA Automation

Development and maintenance of our test automation suite

Designing and executing effective test plans to ensure consistent high-quality product delivery

Conduct thorough baseline, regression, functional, integration and post-release testing.

Identify, document and escal defects with clear and actionable details.

Cross functional collaboration

Work with Product Owners and Developers to understand new product requirements and devise test cases to ensure coverage for acceptance criteria.

Participate in various Agile ceremonies, provide story point estimation, provide inputs during Sprint planning and Retrospectives.

Effectively communicating product quality issues and collaborating with software development to accelerate issue resolution.

Action Oriented

Drives Results

Communicates Effectively

Plans and Aligns

Skills:

Problem-solving and critical thinking skills

Strong communication, written and verbal

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

QA Manager

Travel Requirements:

Limited

Travel to corporate headquarters annually, as requested

Physical Requirements:

Extended Sitting

Repetitive Tasks

Working Conditions:

Working in an office setting: computer work, camera on virtual meetings

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

3+ years of QA automation experience

None

Certifications:

Software Testing certifications e.g CTSB or ISTQB preferred

Other Requirements/Assets:

Experience developing automation frameworks for Web based applications using tools such as WebdriverIO

Worked as a part of an Agile team and participated in agile ceremonies like stand-ups, refinement, planning, and retrospective meetings

Strong understanding of QA concepts and testing best practices

Ability to estimate story points and write well-formed test cases based on acceptance criteria

Experience identifying test data requirements Knowledge of Test Management tools like Test Rail, Zephyr etc.

Ability to report and track defects in JIRA or a similar tool

Hands-on experience with Distributed version control systems such as GIT and Bitbucket

Strong understanding of DB testing concepts

ISTQB certification. Experience with API automation using tools like JMeter, Postman Exposure, and Google GCP (nice to have)

Knowledge of CI/CD principles, CI tools like GitHub, Bitbucket pipeline (nice to have)

Knowledge of the retail domain (nice to have)

Experience testing a product based on AI/ML (nice to have)

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Pragmatisme.

In our commitment to efficiency, consistency, and a fair hiring experience for all candidates, The Home Depot Canada uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to assist with the screening and assessment of applicants for this position. This technology is used to quickly and consistently identify candidates whose skills and experience are the strongest match for the role. Our process is designed to ensure human oversight is maintaine