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About the Role

Guidepoint's Engineering team delivers innovative technology solutions to accelerate revenue growth, reduce costs, and increase efficiency. The team is focused on creating new products and improving existing platforms to optimize service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks.
• Automate functional, API, and integration test cases by developing reusable and maintainable automated scripts.
• Analyze and troubleshoot issues related to automated and load testing, propose solutions, and enhance existing scripts.
• Review test results, determine root causes of failures, assess severity and scope, and guide prioritization for resolution.
• Collaborate with developers to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide regular updates on defects, regression test status, and automation progress.
• Assist in planning, developing, and delivering training on test automation frameworks and tools.
• Maintain clear documentation of automation processes, templates, and best practices.
• Drive process improvements in test automation.
• Partner closely with engineering teams, product owners, and QA peers in Agile environments to define acceptance criteria and testing approaches.
• Stay updated with technology trends and continuously improve test automation practices.
• Support functional and regression testing efforts to ensure end-to-end quality.

Requirements

• 3–6 years of experience in an SDET or QA Automation engineering role with significant hands-on API automation experience.
• Strong programming skills in Java for test automation.
• Proven experience with automated testing tools and practices (e.g., Selenium or similar) along with Web Service / API testing.
• Hands-on experience testing REST APIs using tools or frameworks such as RestAssured, Postman (automation), or similar.
• Solid understanding of HTTP protocols, API contracts, and service-oriented architectures (SOA).
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and exposure to Agile, Waterfall, and Scrum.
• Experience with performance/load testing tools and approaches, including APIs.
• Familiarity with ticketing systems (Jira preferred).
• In-depth knowledge of SOA frameworks, processes, strategies, and approaches.
• Practical experience with CI/CD and DevOps tools, with the ability to integrate API and UI automation into delivery pipelines.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.

Skills

• Java
• Selenium
• Web Service Testing
• API Testing
• REST APIs
• RestAssured
• Postman
• HTTP protocols
• API contracts
• SOA
• SDLC
• Agile
• Waterfall
• Scrum
• Performance Testing
• Load Testing
• Jira
• CI/CD
• DevOps

Location

• Toronto

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 3-6 years

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field

Salary/Compensations

• $100,000 - $130,000 CAD

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus based on performance
• Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive benefits plan
• Company RRSP Match
• Development opportunities through the LinkedIn Learning platform

About the Company

• Guidepoint is a leading research enablement platform designed to advance understanding and empower client decision-making.
• The platform is powered by innovative technology, real-time data, and hard-to-source expertise.
• Guidepoint helps clients turn answers into action.
• The company is backed by a network of nearly 1.75 million experts and 1,600 employees worldwide.
• Guidepoint informs leading organizations’ research by delivering on-demand intelligence and research on request.
• Guidepoint enables companies and investors to better navigate information, making it more useful and powerful.
• Guidepoint's success relies on the diversity of its employees, advisors, and client base, fostering a wealth of perspectives.
• The company is committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for its community.

Equal Opportunity

• Guidepoint is committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience.