QA Automation Developer

SmartSkin Technologies provides manufacturing optimization solutions globally to the food, beverage & pharmaceutical sectors. SmartSkin serves the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies and all major beverage brands with its patented and award-winning Quantifeel™ sensor and software solutions. While most of our engineering and production activities are undertaken in New Brunswick, Canada, our global presence is increasing with team members located in major centers in North America and Europe. 

The QA Automation Developer joins our quality team to build and maintain the automated test suite that keeps our platform reliable. This is a code-first QA role — you'll write Playwright end-to-end tests, develop automation frameworks, and help to integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines. You'll work closely with development teams across cloud, app, and data to ensure quality is built in at every stage.

Responsibilities:

• Write, maintain, and expand end-to-end test suites across web and API surfaces
• Leverage modern coding agents to generate the automated test suites
• Write API tests, unit tests and work to expand our test coverage
• Identify test gaps and develop automation coverage for new features
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and monitor results
• Reproduce and document defects with clear, actionable reports
• Collaborate with developers to understand feature behavior and define acceptance criteria
• Contribute to improving test reliability, speed, and maintainability
• Assist in creating observable test coverage strategies
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• JavaScript / TypeScript: Foundational coding ability; test automation is real software development
• Browser Automation: Playwright, Selenium, or any browser automation framework
• API testing: REST, Postman, or similar
• Performance or load testing:  JMeter, Benchmark, others.
• QA Fundamentals: Understanding QA fundamentals, the test types (unit, integration, E2E) and why they matter
• Attention to Detail: Ability to spot edge cases, inconsistencies, and unexpected behaviors
• Communication: Clear bug reports and documentation that developers can act on
• Curiosity: Interest in breaking things constructively and understanding systems deeply
• Coding Agents: Experience or interest in coding agents.  Understanding and using coding agents like Claude Code or Codex to build automation
  
  

Bonus Qualifications:

• CI/CD pipeline integration for tests
• Git and version-controlled test suites
  
  

SmartSkin is driven by integrity, innovation, and ambition. We offer competitive compensation, company-paid health and dental benefits, a Group RRSP with matching, and real opportunities to grow while making an impact in a collaborative forward-thinking environment.

Please apply online for this opportunity. We appreciate your interest in our company! Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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