Quality Assurance Engineer

Position: Quality Assurance Engineer Position Type: Full-time, Permanent (Existing Vacancy) Location: Remote within Canada (EDT hours) The Company: Postmedia is a Canadian news media company representing more than 110 brands across multiple print, online and mobile platforms. Award-winning journalists and innovative product development teams bring engaging content to millions of people every week whenever and wherever they want it. This exceptional content, reach and scope offers advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences. We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team. The Opportunity: We are seeking a QA Automation Engineer to lead and evolve our automated testing practice. This role focuses on building reliable, scalable test automation while introducing AI‑assisted approaches to improve coverage, speed, and maintainability across the organization. You will be a hands‑on engineer who brings strong automation fundamentals and the curiosity and judgment to responsibly adopt AI within QA workflows. What you’ll do: Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks for web and API‑based applications Own automation strategy for functional, regression, and integration testing Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to support fast, reliable releases Partner with Engineering, Product and other QA peers to define acceptance criteria and embed quality early Design, evaluate, and operationalize AI-assisted testing approaches (e.g., test generation, prioritization, self-healing), with clear measurement of impact on quality and delivery speed Leverage production telemetry, test analytics, and failure patterns to continuously optimize test coverage, prioritization, and reliability Evaluate and introduce AI‑enabled QA tools and practices into the organization Partner with developers to integrate AI-assisted testing into development workflows, improving release speed and confidence Perform targeted manual and exploratory testing for complex or high‑risk scenarios Analyze defects, test results, and quality trends to drive continuous improvement Promote modern QA and automation best practices Who you are: 5+ years of experience in QA automation or software quality engineering Strong hands‑on experience with Playwright, using TypeScript, Cucumber and Selenium WebDriver Strong knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript, Java Understanding of HTML, CSS, and DOM structure Experience testing web applications and APIs (REST, authentication, data flows) Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps) Familiarity with AI‑assisted development or testing tools, with the ability to introduce them thoughtfully into automation workflows Strong understanding of Agile and modern SDLC practices Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and collaboration skills Understanding of regression, functional, and cross-browser testing Can act as a mentor to other team members in effective engineering and test practices including Continuous Delivery, BDD, ATDD and TDD within an Agile environment. Familiarity with agile and bug tracking software such as Jira Nice to Haves Experience with performance, reliability, or accessibility testing Exposure to testing AI‑enabled or data‑driven features Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Experience in media, SaaS, or high‑traffic consumer platforms What Success Looks Like Automation coverage scales with product growth without slowing delivery AI‑assisted testing measurably improves efficiency and reliability Regression cycles are fast, trusted, and largely automated QA is a proactive partner in product and engineering decisions Compensation: Employment offers presented to the selected candidate are based on a combination of qualifications, experience, responsibilities of the role and the candidate's location. Base Salary: $59,001 - $72,000 We thank in advance all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. Only candidates legally eligible to work in Canada will be considered. No phone calls or agencies please. Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all areas of the hiring process. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please make your needs known in advance. Accommodation requests will be provided on an individual basis. Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to employment equity and an inclusive barrier-free selection process and work environment. Postmedia Network Inc. encourages applications from women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.