
Senior Developer, QA Automation
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
Duties & Responsibilities
- Architect and enhance test automation frameworks to ensure scalability, maintainability, and reusability
- Lead the integration of automated testing in CI/CD pipelines across multiple teams
- Mentor and coach intermediate developers and manual testers transitioning to automation
- Support automation solutions in production environments by troubleshooting and optimizing performance
- Continuously evaluate and recommend adoption of AI-powered automation solutions and evolving QA technologies
- Collaborate with business stakeholders and IT counterparts to assess automation opportunities, gather requirements, and implement solutions aligned with strategic goals
- Launch, support and optimize production automation solutions, including troubleshooting, creating monitoring, and improving system performance
- Drive automation best practices and governance, contributing to documentation, process standardization, and compliance initiatives
- Research and evaluate emerging technologies in AI, large language models (LLMs/SLMs), and process automation to enhance capabilities
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to developers and other IT team members on automation technologies and implementation strategies
- Actively participate in Porter’s Safety Management System (SMS) including reporting hazards and incidents encountered in daily operations; understand, comply and promote the Company Safety Policy
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent
- 6+ years of experience in test automation development, preferably with Selenium
- Proven track record of designing, implementing and improving automation frameworks
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to mentor manual testers transitioning to automation
- Experience in guiding technical discussions and decision-making across cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated leadership in driving automation initiatives across teams
- Experience in programming languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript for automation scripting
- Strong understanding of software testing principles, including test case design, defect tracking, and test reporting
- Hands-on experience with API testing using tools like Postman, RestAssured, or similar frameworks
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline for automated testing integration
- Knowledge of performance testing tools such as JMeter or Gatling is a plus
Company DescriptionSince 2006, Porter Airlines has been elevating the experience of economy air travel for every passenger, providing genuine hospitality with style, care and charm. Porter’s fleet of Embraer E195-E2 and De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft serves a North American network from Eastern Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, Porter is an Official 4 Star Airline® in the World Airline Star Rating®. Visit or follow @porterairlines on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.