Automated Test Developer (5-Month Contract)

Position Title:                     Automated Test Developer (5-Month Contract)

Employment Type:            Full-time Contract | Union

Salary range:                      $63,802.62 - $69,754.51

Division:                              Product and Technology

Reports To:                         Manager, Quality Assurance

Location:                             Toronto, Yonge & Eglinton (On-site)  

TVO Media Education Group (TVO) is a social impact organization devoted to inspiring learning that changes lives and enriches communities. We are an internationally recognized digital learning organization that strives to engage, inform and educate Ontarians of all ages.

Who We Are

We’re an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Education and a registered charity funded primarily by the Province of Ontario and supported by thousands of sponsors and donors. Through our brands, TVO Kids, TVO Today, TVO ILC and TVO Learn, we provide multi-platform educational programming; ground-breaking original documentaries; in-depth public affairs content; the largest online secondary school in Ontario; and award-winning digital-learning resources that support Ontario’s curriculum.

The Opportunity

TVO is hiring an Automated Test Developer on a short-term contract to design and implement automated tests that ensure the reliability, accessibility, and performance of our digital products. This role is part of a collaborative, cross functional team and focuses on building and maintaining high quality, scalable test automation using modern JavaScript based technologies.

How you will make an impact

• Apply a strong quality assurance mindset by thinking critically about risk, coverage, edge cases, and user experience—ensuring automation supports meaningful, reliable quality outcomes, not just execution.
• Create and maintain test documentation and follow QA and SDLC best practices.
• Collaborate within QA, development, and other cross functional teams to ensure test coverage aligns with business and technical requirements.
• Support multiple testing levels including smoke, integration, system, regression, and end to end testing, with an understanding of code level testability and the ability to prioritise testing based on risk, impact, and delivery timelines.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of test automation practices, including the adoption of modern tooling and emerging AI assisted testing capabilities, where appropriate.
• Set up and maintain test environments to support automated testing across multiple platforms.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites using JavaScript based frameworks such as Playwright or Cypress.
• Execute and analyse automated test results, escalating issues and risks to development teams as needed.
• Develop and maintain API tests (REST and GraphQL) to validate complex data flows and service integrations.
• Contribute to non functional testing efforts, including performance, load, and security testing, in partnership with other teams.
• Work in cloud based environments (AWS, Azure) and integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

What you will bring to TVO

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.
• 3+ years of experience in automated testing for web and mobile applications.
• Strong attention to detail and problem solving skills, with a solid grounding in QA principles and practices (ISTQB Foundation Level certification or equivalent understanding is an asset).
• A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for working in an agile, cross functional environment that values continuous learning, open communication, and shared success.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript for test automation.
• Hands on experience with Playwright, Cypress, or similar automation tools.
• Experience writing front end and back end automated tests, leveraging modern tooling and data driven insights.
• Experience with API testing, using tools such as Postman or native scripting for REST and GraphQL APIs.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins), including running automated tests in containerised environments such as Docker.
• Solid understanding of core web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and client server interactions

TVO & YOU

We are a learning organization. Learning is at the core of everything we do. As part of this commitment, TVO invests in the learning goals of our employees and everyone at TVO commits to developing our own knowledge as well as elevating each other’s through peer-to-peer learning, workshops and lunch and learns.  All employees have the option to join the Public Service Pension Plan right on day one and we offer an array of services through our Employee and Family Assistance Plan.

We would be thrilled to have you join us. We’re a tight-knit community – whether you’re a recent graduate or  further along in your career, you will get to meet, work with, and be supported by talented and diverse colleagues at all levels. Maybe you’ll even get to meet Polkaroo!

To learn more about us and our culture, please visit us at https://tvo.me/work-with-us/ .

We invite you to submit your application by August 31, 2026 at 4 pm.

Not sure you have everything we’re asking for, but know you can make a big impact? We encourage you to apply for consideration. 

Please Note:

We are hiring for an immediate vacancy on our team and expect to move forward with screening and interviewing candidates shortly after the posting closes.

The posted salary range reflects the target hiring range for the position. Final compensation will be determined based on a number of factors including qualifications, relevant experience, and internal equity. 

TVO does not use artificial intelligence (AI) or automated decision‑making tools to screen, assess, or select candidates. All applications are reviewed by the hiring team.

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process (e.g., including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms). If you are seeking accommodations during the application or interview process, please advise us as soon as possible so that appropriate arrangements can be made by sending your request to [email protected].