PURPOSE: We''re looking for a QA Automation Engineer-Level 1 who''s eager to grow their craft on a team that''s modernizing how we test software and solutions.

You''ll help build and maintain the automated tests that give our developers fast, reliable feedback, and you''ll work with modern, AI-assisted tooling from day one. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND TASKS: The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Build and maintain automated tests for web, API, and integration scenarios - primarily using Playwright.

Convert existing manual and written test cases into reliable automated tests.

Help run and monitor automated tests within our CI/CD pipelines so issues surface early.

Investigate, document, and report defects clearly, then verify fixes.

Partner with developers to understand new features and spot potential issues early (a shift-left approach).

Help keep our test suites and test environments healthy, stable, and trustworthy.

Use AI-assisted tools (such as Git

Hub Copilot or Claude) to write, accelerate, and maintain automated tests as a regular part of your workflow. REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES: 2+ years of experience in software testing & test automation.

Good understanding of software testing concepts (test cases, test types, and the testing lifecycle).

Understanding of CI/CD tools such as Git

Hub Actions, Git

Lab CI, or Jenkins.

Familiarity with at least one automation framework (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium).

Foundational programming skills in Java

Script/Type

Script or Python.

Comfort using Git for version control as part of a team.

Strong problem-solving instincts and explicit, collaborative communication.

Comfortable using AI coding assistants or other AI tools to enable and accelerate automation across different types of testing. ASSETS: Hands-on experience with Playwright, including its MCP or CLI.

Familiarity with API testing tools (e.g., Postman) or performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, k6).

Awareness of secure coding practices or security testing.

Past working experience in Fintech or similar regulated organizations.

This position requires English to collaborate with development teams, technology vendors,



and stakeholders located outside Quebec.

The incumbent must also review technical documentation, use development and automation tools, and work with software platforms and AI technologies that operate primarily in English.

Data Protection Policy: OBJECTIF Nous recherchons un ingnieur en automatisation de lassurance qualit - niveau 1 dsireux de dvelopper ses comptences au sein dune quipe qui modernise nos mthodes de test des logiciels et des solutions.

Vous contribuerez la cration et la maintenance des tests automatiss qui fournissent nos dveloppeurs un retour dinformation rapide et fiable, et vous travaillerez ds le premier jour avec des outils modernes assists par lIA. FONCTIONS ET TCHES ESSENTIELLES: Les responsabilits lies ce poste comprennent, sans sy limiter, les lments suivants: Crer et maintenir des tests automatiss pour des scnarios web, dAPI et dintgration principalement laide de Playwright.

Convertir les cas de test manuels et crits existants en tests automatiss fiables.

Contribuer lexcution et la surveillance des tests automatiss au sein de nos pipelines CI/CD afin de dtecter les problmes ds leur apparition.

Analyser, documenter et signaler clairement les dfauts, puis vrifier les corrections.

Collaborer avec les dveloppeurs pour comprendre les nouvelles fonctionnalits et dtecter rapidement les problmes potentiels (approche shift-left ).

Contribuer maintenir nos suites de tests et nos environnements de test en bon tat, stables et fiables.

Utiliser des outils assists par lIA (tels que Git

Hub Copilot ou Claude) pour crire, acclrer et maintenir les tests automatiss dans le cadre de votre flux de travail quotidien. COMPTENCES ET APTITUDES REQUISES: Au moins 2 ans dexprience dans le domaine des tests logiciels et de lautomatisation des tests.





Bonne comprhension des concepts lis aux tests logiciels (cas de test, types de tests et cycle de vie des tests).

Matrise des outils CI/CD tels que Git

Hub Actions, Git

Lab CI ou Jenkins Matrise dau moins un framework dautomatisation (par exemple, Playwright, Cypress ou Selenium).

Comptences de base en programmation en Java

Script/Type

Script ou Python.

Aisance dans lutilisation de Git pour le contrle de version au sein dune quipe.

Solide instinct de rsolution de problmes et communication claire et collaborative.

Aisance dans lutilisation dassistants de codage bass sur lIA ou dautres outils dIA pour permettre et acclrer lautomatisation de diffrents types de tests. ATTOUS: Exprience pratique de Playwright, notamment de son MCP ou de son interface en ligne de commande (CLI).

Connaissance des outils de test dAPI (par exemple, Postman) ou des outils de test de performance (par exemple, JMeter, k6).

Connaissance des pratiques de codage scuris ou des tests de scurit.

Exprience professionnelle antrieure dans le secteur de la Fintech ou au sein dorganisations rglementes similaires.

Ce poste exige la connaissance de langlais afin de collaborer avec des quipes de dveloppement, des fournisseurs technologiques et des intervenants situs lextrieur du Qubec.

Le titulaire devra galement consulter de la documentation technique, utiliser des outils de dveloppement et dautomatisation, et travailler avec des plateformes logicielles et des technologies dIA exploites principalement en anglais.

Politique de protection des donnes: About Kitco Metals Inc.: Founded in 1977, Kitco Metals Inc. is headquartered in Montreal and has offices in New York and Hong Kong.

Kitco is one of the largest retailers of precious metals in the world, and a specialized supplier of refining services.

The company is an authorized reseller of products made by some of the most prestigious government mints.

Kitcos website, the worlds #1 precious metals reference, is visited by close to a million people every day. A leading industry innovator, Kitco was one of the first precious metal companies to offer free real-time market information applications for smart phones.

📌 QA Automation Engineer Level 1/Ingénieur en Automatisation AQ – Niveau 1 (Montreal)
🏢 Kitco Metals
📍 Montreal