QA Automation Lead

Who we are As the Working and Learning Company, we at Staples Canada, are dynamic, inspiring partners to our customers and the communities in which we live. At Staples, we inspire people to work smarter, learn more and grow every day. We look for people who are curious, approachable and passionate, and who enjoy finding solutions. If that's you, let's work, learn and grow together. We are building an inclusive and diverse team Staples Canada is creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. We welcome, value and thrive on perspectives and contributions from backgrounds that vary by race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. Some of what you will do As the QA Automation Lead, you will work within the Supply Chain Product team and lead the QA activities for multiple large-scale projects , working with our cross-functional teams to deliver high quality eCommerce platform to our customers. You will play an important role in balancing manual and automated testing. As the QA Automation Lead, you will be responsible to develop test automation strategy, identify the ideal test mechanism, and develop automation scripts for web and API testing. Working alongside a variety of stakeholders, each day will be fast-paced, challenging, rewarding and meaningful and you will be inspired to bring your best, every day. Specifically, you will: • Collaborate with product managers and developers to develop test strategy, test plan, and test cases • Develop and execute functional and non-functional test cases for all phases of testing: system, integration and user acceptance testing, and report defects and document them clearly for engineers • Develop a test automation framework and coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve roadblocks for automation • Develop and maintain test environments, test scripts and test data to automate testing and improve the quality and project timelines • Ability to triage and reproduce production issues in collaboration with business teams and engineers Some of what you need • 5+ years of quality assurance background with experience developing test strategy, test plans, testing methodologies, defect reporting • 3+ years of experience with automation tools such as selenium webdriver, Postman, etc. • Experience at an eCommerce company and an agile environment is strongly preferred • Experience in Source control environment and cloud environment an asset • Basic SQL knowledge is a plus • BS/BA degree or Diploma • Strong SDLC experience with knowledge of quality assurance processes, tools and metrics • Prior on-hands experience with test automation tools for web, mobile, and API testing • Experience with project and defect tracking tools such as Jira, etc. • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and evolving priorities at a fast pace • Strong communication skills and ability to work cross functionally and collaboratively with other departments and teams • Curious • Approachable • Passionate • Solutions finder Some of what you will get • Associate discount • Health and Dental benefits • RRSP/DPSP • Performance bonuses • Learning & Development programs • And more... Additional Information • Office environment #bringyourpassion