QA Automation Analyst
About this role
QA Automation Analyst
Tokio Marine Canada | Job Description
Role summary: We are looking for a QA Automation Analyst to help ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of TMCan technology solutions. This role will design, build, and maintain automated testing solutions across applications, APIs, integrations, reporting solutions, cloud platforms, and data-centric systems.
Who We Are
Tokio Marine Canada (TMCan) is a Canadian early-stage entrepreneurial commercial P&C insurer based in Toronto. We partner with select brokers to deliver tailored business insurance solutions across Canada. As part of the Tokio Marine Group, we are able to collaborate under a shared framework while maintaining autonomy and local decision making.
We support Canadian businesses in taking smart risks by delivering practical insurance solutions and exceptional service through trusted broker partnerships.
The Opportunity
As a QA Automation Engineer, you will work closely with developers, business analysts, data specialists, vendor partners, and business stakeholders to embed quality throughout the software delivery lifecycle. You will help build scalable automation frameworks, validate complex integrations and data flows, identify defects early, and improve release confidence across TMCan’s technology landscape.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving technical problems, improving automation coverage, validating APIs and data platforms, and continuously enhancing testing practices in a modern Agile and cloud-enabled environment.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
Quality Engineering & Test Automation
- Design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks, reusable test assets, and automation utilities.
- Develop and execute functional, regression, integration, API, data validation, and end-to-end testing activities.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to improve delivery quality and release confidence.
- Create and maintain test strategies, test plans, test cases, automation scripts, and testing documentation.
- Identify, document, track, and support the resolution of defects and quality risks.
- Promote QA standards, automation best practices, shift-left testing, and continuous improvement across delivery teams.
Application, API & Data Validation
- Validate business applications, workflows, APIs, integrations, and reporting solutions for quality, accuracy, and reliability.
- Perform database validation, ETL testing, reconciliation activities, and data quality assurance.
- Test reporting and analytics solutions, including cloud-based data platforms such as Snowflake.
- Support testing of third-party applications, middleware, vendor integrations, and business-critical interfaces.
- Test and validate insurance workflows and business processes across multiple applications.
Collaboration & Delivery
- Collaborate with developers, business analysts, business stakeholders, vendors, and project teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, test planning, and defect triage.
- Contribute to release planning, production readiness reviews, quality metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support production issue analysis, root cause investigations, and post-release quality improvements as required.
WHO YOU ARE
You are a detail-oriented, analytical, and automation-minded quality professional who is passionate about building reliable technology solutions. You enjoy solving complex technical challenges, creating scalable automation frameworks, validating APIs and data flows, and collaborating with both technical and business teams to deliver strong outcomes.
You bring a proactive, team-oriented mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement. While Property & Casualty insurance experience is an asset, strong QA automation fundamentals, curiosity, and the ability to learn new systems and business domains are most important.
YOU BRING
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance, test automation, or quality engineering roles.
- Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable automated testing frameworks.
- Experience testing enterprise applications, web applications, APIs, integrations, data platforms, and reporting solutions.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
- Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into software delivery processes.
- Exposure to cloud-hosted applications and services in AWS and/or Azure environments.
- Exposure to data platforms, data pipelines, analytics, and reporting solutions, including Snowflake.
- Property & Casualty insurance experience is considered an asset but is not required.
- Experience working with commercial insurance platforms, policy administration systems, bordereau management solutions, or other enterprise business applications is considered an asset.
- Equivalent combinations of education, certifications, and practical experience will be considered.
CORE COMPETENCIES & SOFT SKILLS
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Collaborative and team-oriented mindset.
- Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Curious and adaptable, with a willingness to learn new technologies and business domains.
- Commitment to continuous improvement, quality outcomes, and practical delivery excellence.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Area | Expected Experience |
Automated Testing | Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated testing frameworks, reusable test assets, and automated regression suites. |
QA Foundations | Strong understanding of testing methodologies, tools, and techniques, including functional, regression, integration, API, data validation, and end-to-end testing. |
UI Automation | Hands-on experience with UI automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, and Cypress. |
API Testing | Experience automating and validating REST and SOAP services using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, SoapUI, Swagger/OpenAPI, or similar technologies. |
Programming & Scripting | Experience developing automated tests and supporting utilities using Java, Python, C#, or similar languages. |
Data Validation | Strong SQL skills and experience with database validation, ETL testing, reconciliation testing, data quality assurance, and reporting verification. |
Snowflake & Cloud Data | Exposure to Snowflake, cloud data platforms, data pipelines, reporting solutions, and analytics validation is strongly relevant. |
Cloud & DevOps | Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git-based source control, and cloud environments including AWS and Azure. |
Agile & Test Management | Experience using Jira or similar tools for defect tracking, test management, backlog collaboration, and Agile delivery. |
Insurance Domain Knowledge | Experience testing commercial insurance platforms, policy administration systems, bordereau management solutions, or related enterprise applications is an asset. |
AI Testing Asset | Experience testing AI-enabled, machine learning, or Generative AI solutions, including prompt-based workflows, model output validation, business rule validation, or document processing automation, is considered an asset. |
EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT
This posting is for an existing vacancy at Tokio Marine Canada. We are actively hiring for this position and encourage qualified candidates to apply.
Tokio Marine Canada may use AI tools during the recruitment process to assist with screening, assessment, or selection of applicants for a position.
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $70,000-$85,000. Compensation may vary for roles in other regions to reflect local market conditions and currency differences. At Tokio Marine Canada, salary ranges are designed to reflect the skills, experience, and responsibilities required for each role while providing room for growth. Final offer decisions take into account factors such as location, relevant experience, and individual skill set.
LIFE AT TOKIO MARINE CANADA
At TMCan, we are a relationship company. We value collaboration, innovation, and inclusion, where every voice matters and every team member makes an impact. We believe in flexibility, authenticity, and growth because when our people thrive, so does our business. TMCan offers the opportunity to work side by side with senior leaders, gaining direct exposure to strategic decision-making and business planning.
Our CARE Values
- Collaborative: We communicate openly and honestly as one team in a consensus culture.
- Aspirational: We set high standards for ourselves, set aspirational goals, and hold one another accountable.
- Responsive: We act quickly and foster a culture of exceptional service and transactional excellence.
- Ethical: We operate with integrity and respect.
OUR COMMITMENT TO AN INCLUSIVE AND RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE
At TMCan, we are deeply committed to fostering a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion. We strive to create a workplace where every individual is welcomed, respected, and valued for their unique identity and perspective. By embracing our differences and learning from one another, we aim to build a positive and empowering environment for all.
Tokio Marine Canada was proudly recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Canada by Canadian HR Reporter in 2024.
We work in a hybrid model, and you should expect to split your time between working in the office and working remotely, with flexibility based on the role and business needs. We currently have an office in downtown Toronto and will eventually be establishing offices in other provinces. Should you currently work in a province where we do not have an office, you will remain remote until such time as we establish an office.
Tokio Marine Canada is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if TMCan hires that candidate.
Company at a glance
Tokio Marine Canada (TMCAN) is an entrepreneurial early stage Canadian insurance company with a national focus on the commercial Property and Casualty industry. We are part of the Tokio Marine global family, one of the largest and most recognized insurance brands in the world. We are a broker-focused organization and have built our company on a foundation of seasoned industry veterans. You can count on us to do the right thing and To Be a Good Company.
As part of the Japanese based Tokio Marine Group of Companies, one of the world’s largest and most reputable insurance organizations, TMCAN will work with select top brokers across Canada providing insurance solutions for Canadian businesses across a broad spectrum of industries.
TMCAN exists to help Canadian businesses mitigate the risks they face by working closely with professional insurance brokers to provide practical solutions, coverages, and superb service. We aspire To Be A Good Company – being there for our customers and society in times of need. You can count on us to do the right thing.
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