Quality Assurance Engineer - 6-Month Contract
Position: Quality Assurance Engineer - 6-Month Contract Position Type: Full time, Temporary (Existing Vacancy) Location: Toronto, ON (Remote) The Company: Postmedia is a Canadian news media company representing more than 110 brands across multiple print, online and mobile platforms. Award-winning journalists and innovative product development teams bring engaging content to millions of people every week whenever and wherever they want it. This exceptional content, reach and scope offers advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences. We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team. The Opportunity: We’re looking for a QA Engineer to ensure that features developed by our dev teams meet high standards of quality, reliability, and accessibility. You’ll work closely with developers, product, and UX to validate functionality, catch issues early, and improve the overall product experience. What you’ll do: Review requirements and user stories to define test cases and acceptance criteria. Manually test features across browsers, devices, and responsive layouts. Validate frontend work (React, TypeScript, Django templates) and backend functionality (APIs, Django). Collaborate with developers to reproduce issues, report bugs, and verify fixes. Ensure accessibility standards (WCAG) are met. Provide feedback on usability, performance, and potential improvements. Who you are: Experience testing web applications across multiple browsers and devices. Familiarity with frontend frameworks (React, Django templates) and backend services (APIs). Experience writing and executing test plans and cases. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Knowledge of automated testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Jest). Exposure to GCP or other cloud platforms. Experience with accessibility testing. Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams. Attention to detail and strong analytical skills. Proactive problem-solving and curiosity. Ownership of quality and testing processes. Collaboration and knowledge sharing. Compensation: Employment offers presented to the selected candidate are based on a combination of qualifications, experience, responsibilities of the role and the candidate's location. Base Salary: $60,000-$70,000 We thank in advance all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. Only candidates legally eligible to work in Canada will be considered. No phone calls or agencies please. Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all areas of the hiring process. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please make your needs known in advance. Accommodation requests will be provided on an individual basis. Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to employment equity and an inclusive barrier-free selection process and work environment. Postmedia Network Inc. encourages applications from women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.