Systems Developer (14 Month Contract)

Job summary

What you will do

• Build, maintain, and enhance test frameworks and suites using Playwright, C#, Node.js, and CI/CD, applying data-driven testing, Behavior Driven Development, and maintainable design patterns.
• Create functional, integration, end-to-end, smoke, and regression tests from requirements, acceptance criteria, and Gherkin scenarios.
• Assess requirements and risks to select test coverage, automation feasibility, and reusable test designs.
• Troubleshoot application components, environments, integrations, infrastructure dependencies, and deployment pipelines.
• Maintain version control, configuration management, traceability, test data, environment configurations, and utilities for repeatable execution.
• Use approved AI-enabled tools for automation, test data, and documentation; validate outputs against quality, security, and audit requirements.
• Improve automation, processes, tools, reporting, and documentation; participate in pull requests, peer reviews, framework decisions, and coding-standard improvements.
• Work with analysts, developers, product owners, and testing partners on requirements, coverage, defect resolution, and release readiness.
• Use Azure DevOps for test cases, defects, execution results, reporting, and traceability where applicable.
• Use SQL for data analysis, validation, test data, troubleshooting, production fixes, and ETL-related needs; support triage, root-cause analysis, release validation, and production investigations.
• Participate in standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

What you bring

• At least 5 years in software development, test automation, quality engineering, or a related technical discipline, with ownership of maintainable automated test solutions.
• University degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong experience with Playwright and an object-oriented programming language such as C# or Java.
• Strong SQL skills for data analysis, troubleshooting, outcome validation, and reliable test data creation.
• Strong understanding of quality engineering, test design, risk-based testing, automation design patterns, and software development lifecycle practices.

Additional skills and assets

• Selenium and unit test frameworks such as xUnit or MSTest are assets.
• Node.js experience is preferred; TypeScript experience or ability to learn it is an asset.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Git-based source control, CI/CD pipelines, Visual Studio or VS Code, Azure, and .NET is preferred.

Benefits and workplace culture

• People-focused culture and commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Learning and development initiatives, including workshops, Speaker Series events, and LinkedIn Learning.
• Membership in HOOPP's defined benefit pension plan.
• Permanent employees receive company-paid extended health and dental benefits; optional post-retirement health and dental benefits are subsidized at 50%.
• Wellness offerings include yoga, meditation, nutritional consultations, and seminars.