Senior QA Automation Developer – Healthcare

Senior QA Automation Developer – Healthcare
Client: Health Services Cluster – Ontario Public Service
Ministry: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Location: 5700 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Start Date: September 21, 2026
End Date: September 24, 2027
Contract: Full-time, 100% allocation
Security Clearance: CRJMC

Position Overview
Our client, the Ontario Public Service – Health Services Cluster, is seeking a Senior Automation Developer to design, develop, implement, and continuously improve automated software testing solutions for large, complex healthcare IT environments.
The successful candidate will provide hands-on technical leadership in test automation, develop and maintain automation frameworks and scripts, support functional and non-functional testing, and collaborate closely with QA Analysts, Developers, Architects, Product Owners, and other stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience with test automation, Selenium, performance testing/LoadRunner, API testing, DevOps, SQL, security testing, accessibility testing, and healthcare/public-sector IT environments, along with experience applying modern automation technologies, including AI.
Key Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to introduce and enhance automation within software development and software testing processes.
  
• Design, develop, and execute automated QA tests using automation scripts to validate application functionality.
  
• Design, develop, maintain, and improve test automation frameworks.
  
• Design and develop automation solutions using emerging technologies, including AI-enabled test automation approaches.
  
• Develop, maintain, execute, and troubleshoot automated test scripts.
  
• Utilize established test automation frameworks and tools, including Selenium.
  
• Review existing test automation approaches and recommend improvements, efficiencies, and best practices.
  
• Analyze testing and DevOps processes, standards, and practices and drive continuous improvement.
  
• Provide technical support for test automation tools, frameworks, environments, and associated technologies.
  
• Participate in Sprint Retrospectives and identify opportunities to improve QA and automation practices.
  
• Evaluate test automation tools and technologies and provide recommendations for adoption and implementation.
  
• Translate functional, business, technical, and system requirements into effective test strategies, test cases, and automation solutions.
  
• Create and manage test data according to approved test plans.
  
• Analyze test results, troubleshoot failures, perform retesting, and ensure expected results are achieved.
  
• Participate in walkthroughs, reviews, defect triage, and stakeholder validation activities.
  
• Work closely with Developers, Architects, Product Owners, QA Analysts, and other stakeholders to establish effective test plans based on feature and solution documentation.
  
• Track, investigate, and resolve testing and production issues and quality deficiencies.
  
• Support client acceptance activities and recommend changes required to achieve acceptable testing outcomes.
  
• Perform testing and retesting in live/production environments where required and support recommendations for user sign-off.
  
• Ensure test automation assets are maintained under source control, appropriately documented, and included in applicable disaster recovery processes.
  
• Apply QA, technical, troubleshooting, and analytical expertise to maintain application and client service integrity.
  

Requirements

Mandatory Qualifications & Experience
Public Sector / Healthcare Experience

• 5+ years of experience working with federal, provincial, or broader public-sector healthcare providers.
  
• Experience working on public-sector health-related projects.
  
• Experience with large, complex IT healthcare projects.
  
• Knowledge of Public Sector Enterprise Architecture artifacts, processes, and practices, with the ability to produce technical documentation aligned with industry standards.
  
• Knowledge of public-sector IT project management methodologies, including PMI and/or equivalent methodologies.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Ministry policies, IT project approval processes, and requirements.
  
• Experience adopting and adhering to public-sector Unified I&IT Project Methodology, Enterprise Architecture, gating processes, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies.
  

QA, Automation & Software Testing
7+ years of experience in QA, automation, and software testing, including:

• Identifying opportunities for automation within software development and testing processes.
  
• Designing, developing, and executing automated QA tests to validate application functionality.
  
• Designing, developing, and maintaining test automation frameworks and scripts.
  
• Experience with Selenium or equivalent test automation frameworks.
  
• Experience with AI and/or emerging technologies for test automation is required for this engagement.
  
• Experience identifying, documenting, troubleshooting, and resolving bugs and quality issues.
  
• Experience installing applications and databases relevant to automation and testing.
  
• Knowledge of testing methodologies in object-oriented environments.
  
• Experience working in both traditional and Agile delivery teams.
  
• Experience working with standard DevOps processes and tools.
  
• Proficiency with at least one programming language used for test automation/development.
  
• Experience with enterprise-level performance testing tools, specifically LoadRunner or equivalent.
  
• Experience performing functional and non-functional testing of:
  
  • Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) applications
    
  • Application patches and new releases
    
  • Enhancement requests
    
  • Regression testing
    
  • In-house web applications
    
  • HL7/FHIR-based web services
    
  • RESTful APIs
    
  • JSON/XML interfaces
    
  • Integration components
    
  • Extensions and enhancements
    
  • Reporting solutions
    
• Experience testing HL7/FHIR-based web services and APIs.
  
• Experience testing security components, including SAML and JWT.
  
• Ability to create complete system testing documentation and artifacts, including:
  
  • Test Strategies
    
  • Test Plans
    
  • Test Use Cases
    
  • Test Scripts
    
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, SOAP UI, or equivalent, or API testing through programming languages.
  
• Strong experience with SQL, information retrieval, data queries, and ad-hoc queries.
  
• Experience performing accessibility testing for websites, web content, and mobile applications.
  
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.0 and accessibility testing tools in support of AODA requirements.
  
• Experience preparing test-result reports, including performance and security testing results, for defect reviews with clients, partners, and project teams.
  
• Experience testing Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, including data setup/integration, data validation, analytical reports, ad-hoc reporting, dashboards, data accuracy, completeness, and integrity.
  
• Experience validating successful deployment of software releases into production environments and preparing deployment/testing results reports.
  

Defect Management, Tracking & Reporting
7+ years of experience with:

• Identifying, documenting, and tracking issues, risks, and quality deficiencies.
  
• Creating and maintaining defect logs and defect summary reports.
  
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, TestRail, or equivalent.
  
• Updating tasks, work items, and project status.
  
• Participating in QA, technical, and cross-functional team meetings.
  
• Prioritizing test execution based on business priorities, defect trends/patterns, risk, and available testing timelines.
  
• Managing testing challenges involving shared environments, resources, and test data.
  
• Participating actively in walkthroughs, defect triage, and defect review sessions.
  

Technical Skills
Candidates should demonstrate strong hands-on experience with:

• Test Automation
  
• Automation Framework Development
  
• Selenium
  
• AI-enabled Test Automation / Emerging Automation Technologies
  
• LoadRunner / Enterprise Performance Testing
  
• API Testing
  
• Postman / SOAP UI
  
• REST / JSON / XML
  
• HL7 / FHIR
  
• SAML / JWT
  
• SQL / Data Queries
  
• Web Application Testing
  
• COTS Application Testing
  
• Regression Testing
  
• Functional & Non-Functional Testing
  
• Performance Testing
  
• Security Testing
  
• Accessibility Testing
  
• WCAG 2.0 / AODA
  
• Business Intelligence Testing
  
• DevOps Processes and Tools
  
• Source Control
  
• Agile / Scrum
  
• Jira / Confluence / TestRail or equivalent
  
• At least one programming language
  

Senior-Level / Soft Skills

• Proven technical leadership and ability to identify improvement opportunities and recommend practical solutions.
  
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills.
  
• Strong critical-thinking capabilities.
  
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
  
• Strong stakeholder engagement and consulting skills.
  
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Developers, QA teams, Architects, Product Owners, business stakeholders, and clients.
  
• Excellent listening and issue-resolution skills.
  
• Strong customer-service orientation, tact, and diplomacy.
  
• Highly motivated, flexible, detail-oriented, and creative.
  
• Strong organizational, prioritization, multitasking, and time-management skills.
  
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively while meeting strict deadlines.
  

Mandatory Must-Haves – Recruiter Screening
Candidates must clearly demonstrate the following in their resume:

1. 7+ years of QA, automation, and software testing experience.
   
2. Design and development of automated QA tests and automation scripts.
   
3. Design and development of test automation frameworks.
   
4. Hands-on Selenium experience.
   
5. Experience identifying opportunities for test automation and improving automation approaches.
   
6. Experience using AI or emerging technologies for test automation.
   
7. Enterprise-level performance testing experience with LoadRunner or equivalent.
   
8. Experience with functional and non-functional testing.
   
9. API testing using Postman, SOAP UI, programming languages, or equivalent.
   
10. Experience with HL7/FHIR, REST, JSON/XML, and APIs.
    
11. Experience testing SAML/JWT security components.
    
12. Strong SQL/data-query experience.
    
13. Experience with accessibility testing, WCAG 2.0, and AODA.
    
14. Experience with BI solution testing and data validation.
    
15. Experience with Agile and DevOps environments.
    
16. Experience with defect management tools such as Jira, Confluence, and/or TestRail.
    
17. 5+ years of public-sector healthcare experience, preferably within Ontario/public-sector health environments.
    
18. Experience working on large, complex healthcare IT projects.
    
19. Ability to work onsite at 5700 Yonge Street, Toronto, Monday to Friday, 7.25 hours per day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, excluding lunch.
    
20. Ability to obtain/hold the required CRJMC security clearance.
    

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Direct experience with Ontario Public Service (OPS) or Ontario Ministry healthcare projects.
  
• Experience with Public Sector Enterprise Architecture and I&IT governance.
  
• Experience with OPS gating and approval processes.
  
• Experience with public-sector health information systems.
  
• Experience implementing AI-driven testing, intelligent test generation, self-healing automation, or other modern automation technologies.
  

Work Arrangement
This is an onsite Toronto position. The successful candidate is expected to work Monday to Friday, 7.25 hours per calendar day, within the standard working hours of 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, excluding lunch breaks, at the client's office located at 5700 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario.
Only candidates who can meet the onsite requirement and demonstrate the mandatory technical and public-sector healthcare experience should be submitted.