Senior Quality Assurance Engineer in Canada Creek, Nova Scotia at Jobgether

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer in Canada.

This role is a senior-level quality engineering position within a fast-growing fintech environment, focused on ensuring the reliability, scalability, and integrity of a modern payment platform.
You will act as the key quality advocate between product and engineering teams, defining how quality is engineered across the full software lifecycle.
The role blends test automation, release risk strategy, and exploratory testing, with a strong emphasis on API, integration, and end-to-end coverage.
You will play a critical part in shaping automated quality practices from the ground up, including frameworks, CI/CD integration, and release governance.
This position requires a product-minded QA engineer who can anticipate failure points, assess risk in financial systems, and drive data-driven release decisions.
It is a highly hands-on role in a dynamic, evolving environment where ownership, autonomy, and technical depth are essential.

• Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks covering API, integration, and end-to-end workflows.
• Develop and own end-to-end test suites using modern tools such as Playwright, ensuring strong product coverage.
• Collaborate with product teams during design phases to identify edge cases, risks, and testability gaps early in the lifecycle.
• Define and implement risk-based release strategies, including regression planning and go/no-go decision frameworks.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with DevOps, improving reliability and deployment speed.
• Conduct exploratory, regression, and chaos testing for high-risk financial workflows such as payments and reconciliation.
• Investigate production issues, perform root cause analysis, and translate findings into long-term automated test coverage improvements.
• Establish and track meaningful quality metrics to measure system reliability and defect escape rates.
• Partner with engineering teams to shift quality left and promote testable design practices.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in QA engineering, including strong hands-on automation experience.
• Proven ability to build or significantly extend test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Strong experience with modern E2E testing tools such as Playwright or Cypress.
• Solid programming skills in TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or Go, with ability to write production-quality test code.
• Experience testing APIs, microservices, and third-party integrations in distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and embedding automated testing within them.
• Experience working with product and engineering teams to translate requirements into test strategies.
• Strong SQL skills and ability to validate data integrity across systems.
• Ability to assess risk and make release quality decisions in high-impact environments.
• Excellent communication skills for writing reports, RCAs, and technical documentation.
• Experience in fintech, payments, or regulated industries is a strong asset.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation aligned with senior QA engineering roles.
• Fully remote work environment with flexible arrangements.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Paid time off and work-life balance support.
• Strong focus on professional development, mentorship, and continuous learning.
• Opportunity to build and own QA frameworks in a high-impact fintech product environment.
• Inclusive, collaborative culture with strong autonomy and ownership.
• Exposure to modern payment systems and complex financial infrastructure.