Offshore Senior QA Engineers

People Force Consulting is currently looking for a Sr. QA Engineer for a 6+ months contract role with the possibility of an extension contract opportunity with one of our Canada-based clients.
This is a fully remote position for candidates based in India. Please note that the role requires working exclusively during EST hours.
Job Title: Senior QA Engineers
Location: Remote role but work as per EST time for our projects in Toronto, Canada
Duration: contract role (6+ months)
Note:- Working hour EST Time Zone only
Need an immediate joiner (within 2–3 weeks)
Job Description:
Experience: 10–15+ years
Mandatory Skills: Cypress (Web), Appium (Mobile), Azure Devops, API, Automation, Accessibility Testing, Performance testing, CI Integration
Role Summary
We are looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer with strong Cypress-first web automation, Appium mobile automation, and experience operating in an Azure-native, microservices-based environment.
This is a hands-on role requiring ownership of quality across web, mobile, and APIs, with the ability to embed directly into engineering teams and drive automation strategy.
Must-Have Skills (Non-Negotiable)
Web Automation (Primary)
· Strong hands-on experience with Cypress for E2E testing
· Proficient in JavaScript / TypeScript
· Experience designing stable, maintainable test frameworks
o Page Object Model or component-based patterns
o Robust selector strategies (data-test IDs, avoiding brittle selectors)
· Proven ability to debug and stabilize flaky tests
Mobile Automation
· Hands-on Appium experience for Android and iOS
· Experience testing Flutter-based mobile applications
· Familiarity with device clouds (BrowserStack, Sauce Labs)
API Testing & Automation
· Strong REST API testing fundamentals
· Experience with Postman/Newman or equivalent
· Comfortable validating authentication, pagination, idempotency, error handling, and contract adherence
Azure-Native CI/CD
· Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps Pipelines
· Integrating automated tests into CI/CD workflows
· Experience with test stages, quality gates, artifacts, reporting, and environment-aware execution
Required Technical Context (Senior-Level Expectations)
Frontend
· Working knowledge of Angular
· Ability to validate UI workflows end-to-end
Backend
· Experience testing .NET-based APIs
· Comfortable collaborating with backend engineers on testability, mocking, and integration testing
Architecture
· Strong experience testing microservices and distributed systems
· Understanding of asynchronous workflows, retries, eventual consistency, and idempotent APIs
Data
· Familiarity with Cosmos DB
· Data validation patterns, query verification, and test data setup/teardow
Non-Functional Testing
· Performance testing using tools such as k6 or JMeter
· Ability to interpret results and drive improvements
· Security awareness including OWASP top risks and basic authN/authZ validation
Strongly Preferred
· Azure Application Insights and telemetry validation
· Release readiness and go-live support
· Triage leadership during release windows
· Flaky test management and parallelization strategies
Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity Employment:
At People Force Consulting Inc, we are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including Indigenous peoples, women, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process, please let us know, we will work with you to ensure an accessible and positive experience.

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