Company Description

At Xplor we help businesses succeed by giving them the software, payments, and commerce-accelerating technologies they need to thrive.

We know our clients and partners because we once were our clients. We understand their industry, customers, and unique goals so that we can help them overcome obstacles and leave a lasting legacy.

Job Description

Job Description

Take a seat on the rocket ship and join us as Senior Automation Engineer/Lead to help people succeed across the world. We’re a global team of builders, listeners and problem-solvers who are relentlessly focused on making life simple, so our customers can get back to growing their business, engaging consumers, and doing what they love.

Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Senior Automation QA to own and drive the end‑to‑end quality strategy across Automation, Functional, and Performance testing for Web and Mobile applications. This role requires strong technical leadership, hands‑on automation expertise, and the ability to scale quality practices across multiple delivery teams.

The ideal candidate will establish robust automation frameworks, embed quality deeply into CI/CD pipelines, and mentor teams in adopting sustainable, value‑driven testing practices across platforms.

• Own end‑to‑end testing strategy across automation, functional, and performance testing.
• Build and maintain scalable automation frameworks for web and mobile (Android & iOS) applications.
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines with quality gates and fast feedback.
• Drive cross‑browser, cross‑device, accessibility, and mobile testing coverage.
• Enable and guide performance testing strategy and execution.
• Mentor QA and engineering teams on best practices, frameworks, and testing maturity.
• Review existing testing practices and continuously improve quality, speed, and reliability.

Enablement, Mentorship & Adoption

• Build and execute automation adoption roadmaps across teams with varying maturity levels.
• Mentor QA and engineering team members on:
  • Web and mobile automation frameworks
  • Testing best practices
  • CI/CD integration and test lifecycle management

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java or C#.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Software Quality assurance with at least 5+ years of experience in Web Automation and Mobile Automation
• Should have experience in automated web testing, Mobile testing and setting up web automation frameworks.
• Experience of working with Automated Web test Framework with Selenium and Playwright.
• Design, implementation, and delivery of scalable, maintainable, configurable, and robust test automation frameworks.
• Good understanding of web technologies and protocols (HTTP/HTTPS, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, JSON).
• Demonstrated experience in cross-browser testing, ensuring functional, usability, and accessibility aspects of web applications across multiple browsers and platforms.
• Proficiency in utilizing cloud-based platforms like BrowserStack or LambdaTest for executing both automated and manual testing of web applications.
• Understanding GitHub, Azure, or other Repos.
• Sound understanding working in a CI/CD and DevOps environment.
• Experience with mobile application testing, including functional and non-functional testing, UI testing, and compatibility testing.
• Solid understanding testing web & Mobile applications, REST API’s (ideally using Postman).
• Mature understanding of the different types of testing that QA will engage in: Functional, Integration, Regression, User Acceptance, and Release Management.

Desired Qualifications

• Hands-on experience of working with upcoming web automation frameworks such as Cypress, Appium and Playwright or similar frameworks is a big plus.
• Familiarity with tools like JIRA and Confluence.
• Prior experience of working in a Testing Centre of excellence or similar set up would be an added advantage.
• Proven experience as a Technical Lead or similar role in test automation.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills working with diverse distributed teams located across the globe.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Additional Information

Life at Xplor

You’ll be part of a global network of talented colleagues who support your success. We look for commonalities and shared passions and give people the tools they need to deliver great work and grow at speed.

The average base salary pay range for this position is $90,000 - $150,000CAD

Our four core values - Make life simple, Build for people, Move with purpose and Create lasting communities are key to who we are and guide us from how we hire to how we recognise our team members.

As an Xplorer, you will be part of a global network of talented colleagues who will support your success. We look for commonalities and shared passions and give people the tools they need to deliver great work and grow at speed.

Some of our perks and benefits are:

• 12 weeks Paid Parental Leave
• #GiveBackDays/Commitment to social impact – 3 extra days off to volunteer and give back to your local community
• Ongoing dedication to Diversity & Inclusion initiatives such as D&I Council, Global Mentorship Program
• Access to free mental health support
• Flexible working arrangements

We understand that diverse candidates have diverse needs. We welcome you to inform us of any additional needs related to completing your job application or participating in the interview process, via [email protected].

More about us

More than 130,000 businesses in 72+ countries rely on Xplor to run their day and get paid, processing over $47 billion in payments annually. Our connected ecosystem helps operators spend less time managing complexity and more time delivering the experiences that matter most.

Xplor is backed by world-class investors Advent International, Battery Ventures, and Silver Lake.

Good to know

To be considered for employment, you must be legally authorized to work in the location (country) you're applying for. Xplor does not sponsor visas, either at the time of hire or at any later time.

We kindly ask you to apply through our careers portal or external job boards only. Please don't send your application via email.

To learn more about us and our products, please visit www.xplortechnologies.com/careers.

We also invite you to check out our Candidate FAQs for more information about our recruitment process www.xplortechnologies.com/recruitment-faqs.

EEO and Artificial Intelligence

We believe in transparent hiring. We use an applicant tracking system that includes artificial intelligence enabled features to assist with the screening and assessment of job applications, such as candidate scoring or ranking. These tools support our recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team following human review. We do not rely on artificial intelligence to make final hiring decisions.

Xplor is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We're dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community.

We make it a priority to respond to each person who applies.

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