Quality Assurance Automation Engineer
Askuity is a Toronto‑based retail analytics software company operating as a division within The Home Depot (THD). Through our supplier analytics program, Askuity’s mission is to enable suppliers and merchants at The Home Depot to make profitable, data‑driven decisions and drive real‑time execution.

We are looking for a dynamic QA Automation Engineer, eager to deliver high quality SaaS‑based products. As a member of the Product Development team at Askuity, you will help design and execute test strategies to ensure delivery of high‑quality software that has a meaningful and immediate impact on our growing customer base.

Key Responsibilities

Development and maintenance of our test automation suite

Designing and executing effective test plans to ensure consistent high‑quality product delivery

Conduct thorough baseline, regression, functional, integration and post‑release testing.

Identify, document and escalates defects with clear and actionable details.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

Work with Product Owners and Developers to understand new product requirements and devise test cases to ensure coverage for acceptance criteria.

Participate in various Agile ceremonies, provide story point estimation, provide inputs during Sprint planning and Retrospectives.

Effectively communicating product quality issues and collaborating with software development to accelerate issue resolution.

Action Oriented

Drives Results

Communicates Effectively

Plans and Aligns

Skills

Problem‑solving and critical thinking skills

Strong communication, written and verbal

Direct Manager / Direct Reports

QA Manager





Travel Requirements

Limited

Travel to corporate headquarters annually, as requested

Physical Requirements

Extended Sitting

Repetitive Tasks

Working Conditions

Working in an office setting: computer work, camera on virtual meetings

Minimum Years of Work Experience

3+ years of QA automation experience

None

Certifications

Software Testing certifications e.g CTSB or ISTQB preferred

Other Requirements / Assets

Experience developing automation frameworks for Web based applications using tools such as Selenium and WebdriverIO

Worked as a part of an Agile team and participated in agile ceremonies like stand‑ups, refinement, planning, and retrospective meetings

Robust understanding of QA concepts and testing best practices

Ability to estimate story points and write well‑formed test cases based on acceptance criteria

Experience identifying test data requirements Knowledge of Test Management tools like Test Rail, Zephyr etc.

Ability to report and track defects in JIRA or a similar tool

Hands‑on experience with Distributed version control systems such as GIT and Bitbucket

Strong understanding of DB testing concepts

ISTQB certification. Experience with API automation using tools like JMeter, Postman Exposure, and Google GCP (nice to have)

Knowledge of CI/CD principles, CI tools like GitHub, Bitbucket pipeline (nice to have)

Knowledge of the retail domain (nice to have)

Experience testing a product based on AI/ML (nice to have)

Seniority Level
Associate

Employment Type
Full‑time

Job Function
Quality Assurance

Industries
Software Development

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📌 Quality Assurance Automation Engineer (Ontario)
🏢 Askuity
📍 Ontario