Specialty Developer - Playwright Automation

Location: Toronto, ON

Onsite Flexibility

Hybrid Thursday and 4th Friday of the month (in-office; may change due to business requirements)

Contract Details

- Position Type: Contract
- Contract Duration: 6 months (with potential for extension)
- Pay Rate: C$80.00 C$95.00 / Hour (CAD)
- Shift / Schedule: 37.5 hours per week; no overtime required

Job Summary

The main function of a Developer (Other Specialty) is to design, develop, and implement applications using in-demand languages and technologies to support business requirements. This is a critical role as the organization is building out a new QA automation team to perform test automation for existing and new applications, including web applications and data engineering solutions. The position sits within Global Asset Management Technology, supporting the GAM transformation journey to enhance the QA automation function. Global Asset Management institutional execution is the process by which asset managers carry out large-scale investment transactions on behalf of institutional clients, involving optimizing trade strategies, ensuring best pricing, minimizing market impact, and adhering to regulatory requirements to achieve efficient and secure execution of investment decisions.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop and maintain UI automation frameworks using Playwright for web applications
- Create and execute automated tests for Databricks data engineering workflows, including notebooks, ETL pipelines, and data reconciliation
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation
- Collaborate with developers and data engineers to define quality standards and resolve defects
- Analyze test results, document findings, and provide actionable insights




- Ensure comprehensive test coverage for both frontend and backend components
- Utilize JavaScript/TypeScript and Python for automation scripting
- Potentially lead a future offshore QA team on test automation/execution
- Continue to support traditional manual testing efforts as required
- Analyze highly complex business requirements; generate technical specifications to design or redesign complex software components and applications
- Act as an expert technical resource for modeling, simulation, and analysis efforts
- Leverage industry best practices to design, test, implement, and support a solution
- Assure quality, security, and compliance requirements are met for supported area
- Be flexible and thrive in an evolving environment
- Adapt to change quickly and adjust work accordingly in a positive manner

Required Skills

- Playwright automation (JavaScript/TypeScript/Python)
- CI/CD integration
- Data reconciliation / data testing
- API testing
- Manual testing and conversion to automation
- Leadership
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to lead technical discussions
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills
- Development experience in needed language or technology
- Hands-on experience in designing, developing, and successful deployment of large-scale projects from end-to-end
- Hands-on experience in following the iterative and Agile SDLC





Preferred Skills

- Global Asset Management / Wealth / Capital Markets experience
- Experience leading an offshore QA automation team

Education Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering, or related field required

Required Experience

- 5 7 years of experience required

About the Client

This client is a large full-service multinational financial institution operating across its home market in Canada and internationally, with significant commercial and investment banking presence in the United States and other global markets, serving millions of individual, business, and institutional clients. The organization offers a comprehensive range of banking, wealth management, and capital markets products and services, employing professionals across technology, asset management, investment banking, and enterprise operations functions. The institution is recognized for its team-oriented and inclusive culture, well-developed career development frameworks, competitive compensation, and meaningful commitments to diversity and inclusion making it a strong setting for technology professionals seeking stability and structured growth within a top-tier financial services organization.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-09507 Industry: Software Engineering

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📌 Specialty Developer - Playwright Automation (Canada)
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📍 Canada