Quality Assurance / Quality Engineer — Contract (6 Months)

About

We're looking for a motivated recent graduate to join our client's team on an initial 6-month contract as a Quality Assurance / Quality Engineer. You'll work on-site 4 days per week in Markham, alongside their development team, gaining real-world experience testing REST APIs and building automated test solutions. Strong performance may lead to contract extension or a full-time opportunity.

What You'll Do

• Design and maintain automated test suites for REST APIs and web applications using Java and/or JavaScript
• Collaborate with developers and product managers to define test strategies and acceptance criteria
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing across environments
• Identify, document, and track defects through to resolution
• Validate API contracts, schemas, and payloads using tools like Postman or REST Assured
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated tests into build workflows
• Support QA best practices, documentation, and standards within the team

What We're Looking For

• Recent graduate — Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• Academic, internship, or co-op experience in QA or software testing
• Familiarity with RESTful API concepts (HTTP methods, status codes, request/response structure)
• Working knowledge of Java and/or JavaScript for test automation
• Exposure to frameworks such as JUnit, TestNG, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Mocha
• Able to commute to Markham, ON 4 days per week

Nice to Have

• Experience with Postman, REST Assured, or Karate
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI
• Exposure to performance testing tools like JMeter or k6
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum and Git