QA Team Lead driving Playwright and Selenium automation for GS1 Canada’s engineering projects and data exchange services. Leading QA strategy, mentoring engineers, and enforcing Secure SDLC quality gates.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain automated test suites using Playwright and Selenium
Define and enforce automation standards, coding conventions, and best practices
Integrate automated suites into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines with quality gates
Use LambdaTest, KaneAI, and the GS1 AI Workbench to accelerate test design, coverage analysis, and defect triage
Lead, coach, and mentor QA Engineers
Run test-script code reviews
Partner with the QA Manager on performance, workload planning, and development
Act as a quality escalation point in sprint ceremonies and defect triage
Own end-to-end test strategy covering functional, regression, integration, performance, and accessibility testing
Define and track QA KPIs
Maintain and improve Quality Gate criteria within the Secure SDLC, including HITL review checkpoints
Drive shift-left testing via BDD/TDD
Collaborate with Architects to understand system boundaries, event-driven flows, and API contracts
Ensure acceptance criteria are testable and traceable
Manage the QA toolchain in Azure DevOps
Produce quality reports and dashboards for the QA Manager and VP
Support GAW telemetry and Squared Up dashboards with QA metrics
Requirements
5+ years in software quality assurance, including 2+ years in a lead or senior QA role
Hands-on, production experience with Playwright (TypeScript or JavaScript) for end-to-end UI/API automation
Hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver (Java), including Page Object Model design pattern
Proficiency with Java (test automation) and TypeScript/JavaScript
Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar)
Solid REST API testing skills (contract validation, status codes, schema assertions) using REST Assured, Postman, or Playwright
Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor QA engineers, including test-script code review
Experience in Agile/Scrum teams and ceremonies
Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Comfort with AI-assisted QA tooling (KaneAI, LambdaTest) and LLMs such as Claude, or willingness to adopt them
Experience testing event-driven/microservices architectures (Azure Service Bus, Event Grid)
Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design and bounded context boundaries
Experience with GS1 standards or supply chain data platforms
Performance/load testing and accessibility testing in Angular apps
STQB certification and familiarity with Azure App Insights and SquaredUp/Power BI dashboards
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