Sr. QE Automation Engineer (With Kafka Experience) || Toronto ON - Onsite || Fulltime FTE

Senior QE Automation Engineer (With Kafka Experience)

Location: Toronto, ON
Work Arrangement: Hybrid 4 Days Onsite
Employment Type: Full-Time / Permanent (FTE)

Experience: 8+ Years

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior QE Automation Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Java and Selenium test automation . The ideal candidate will have solid experience across the software testing lifecycle within Agile environments and exposure/experience in Kafka.

Candidates with experience in Lending Decisioning and FICO are strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test solutions using Java and Selenium .

• Develop and execute automated test scripts for functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.

• Participate in all phases of the Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC) within Agile delivery teams.

• Develop and maintain scalable test automation frameworks.

• Analyze requirements and create comprehensive test scenarios, test cases, and automation scripts.

• Execute automated test suites and analyze results to identify defects and quality risks.

• Log, track, troubleshoot, and validate defects through resolution.

• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and other QE professionals.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.

• Support continuous improvement of automation frameworks, test coverage, and QA processes.

• Contribute to testing activities involving event-driven architectures and Kafka , where applicable.

• Provide test execution status, defect analysis, and quality metrics to project stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Software Testing, or Test Automation.

• Strong hands-on experience with Java .

• Strong hands-on experience with Selenium / Selenium WebDriver .

• Proven experience in test automation framework development and maintenance.

• Strong understanding of the Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC) .

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

• Experience with functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing.

• Strong defect management, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka .

Nice to Have

• Experience testing Kafka-based applications, event-driven systems, messaging, or data flows.

• Experience with API and integration testing.

Domain Experience

• Lending Decisioning experience is preferred.

• FICO experience is highly preferred.

• Banking / Financial Services domain experience is an asset.