Technical Lead - Automation QA Engineer
- 3pillar Global
- Remote Canada
Job Description
🌟 Distinguished Tech Innovator: 3Pillar warmly extends an invitation for you to join an elite team of visionaries. Beyond software development, we are dedicated to engineering solutions that challenge conventional norms. Envision you: steering the foundational architecture that will enable a major financial services client to transition from a 12-week regression testing cycle to a 2-week continuous delivery model. Your invaluable expertise will serve as the cornerstone in shaping the future direction of our testing frameworks, utilizing cutting-edge agentic development to accelerate automation.
This role transcends the ordinary realms of coding; it's about orchestrating technological marvels that disrupt industries. Seize this extraordinary opportunity to lead a team that is actively shaping the tech landscape for our clients, and sets global standards along the way. 🌍🔥
Responsibilities
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Independently guide the technical direction and implementation of core testing frameworks (Desktop Harness, Vendor Simulation, Document Verification) from conceptualization to deployment within a rapid 2-month initial build phase.
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Evaluate trade-offs between correctness, robustness, performance, and customer impact to ensure the development of highly scalable automation frameworks, with client success at the forefront.
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Create and lead the team's technical documentation and repository management practices, ensuring a seamless handover of the established frameworks to the QA automation team.
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Collaborate with the Solutions Architect, Product Development Manager, and client stakeholders to provide necessary oversight of architecture and dependencies influencing product strategy and direction.
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Contribute to code reviews, documentation, and addressing complex bug fixes with a focus on auto-healing capabilities, performance, and reliability.
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Be an active leader in the Engineering Practice community, mentoring QA Engineers as they transition to utilizing the new frameworks across multiple workstreams.
Requirements
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A minimum of 7+ years of experience/expertise working as a Full Stack or Framework Engineer, with proficiency in the specified technologies.
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Strong proficiency in .NET, WPF, and WinForms required to evaluate and build custom automation test harnesses.
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Extensive experience with API mocking, simulation layers, and API testing tools such as GraphQL and Pact.js.
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Demonstrated experience using agentic development tools (e.g., Autogent, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate code and framework generation.
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High level of English proficiency required to interact with a globally-based development team.
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US-based alignment required for this specific engagement.
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Demonstrated experience following and adapting high-level architecture to project and client needs, with the ability to verify/validate architecture implementations.
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Desktop Application Test Harness Deliverables
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Evaluate tooling and build a test harness for a WPF/WinForms Windows client application.
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Validate automated interaction patterns against static administrative screens to enable reliable UI-level testing.
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Integration & Vendor Simulation Deliverables
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Design and develop an MVP simulation and mocking architecture for 2-3 high-value vendor integrations.
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Scale reusable mocking patterns to support approximately 80 third-party API integrations that restrict direct platform automation.
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Document Verification Deliverables
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Build an automated verification pipeline template that complements the client's existing Azure Document Intelligence system.
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Implement validation logic to automatically extract and verify calculated values (rates, fees, payments, escrow) from generated mortgage PDFs.
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Quality, Reliability & Collaboration Deliverables
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Harden all frameworks and successfully hand them off to the QA execution team by the end of Month 2.
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Provide tapered technical support (25% allocation), troubleshooting, bug fixes, and edge-case framework extensions during Months 3 through 6 as the QA team scales velocity
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What is it like working for 3Pillar Global? At 3Pillar, we offer a world of opportunity:
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Imagine a flexible work environment – whether it's the office, your home, or a blend of both. From interviews to onboarding, we embody a remote-first approach.
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You will be part of a global team, learning from top talent around the world and across cultures, speaking English everyday. Our global workforce enables our team to leverage global resources to accomplish our work in efficient and effective teams.
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We’re big on your well-being – as a company, we spend a whole trimester in our annual cycle focused on wellbeing. Whether it is taking advantage of fitness offerings, mental health plans (country-dependent), or simply leveraging generous time off, we want all of our team members operating at their best.
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Our professional services model enables us to accelerate career growth and development opportunities - across projects, offerings, and industries.
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We are an equal opportunity employer. It goes without saying that we live by values like Intrinsic Dignity and Open Collaboration to create cutting-edge technology AND reinforce our commitment to diversity - globally and locally.
