Intact Financial Corporation

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

About the role

Test Automation Developer

Are you an action-oriented? individual who thrives on a fast pace? Are you someone who likes to plan and anticipate risks? Are you a curious person who likes to solve technical problems?

If so, Commercial Lines - Operations and Planning might be for you...

Intact Financial has many exciting ongoing projects in Commercial Lines. Managing a National commercial lines portfolio, our strategic projects aim to leverage Intact's leading scale and expertise. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced, innovative and creative project team, this is the place for you. To make our exciting projects happen, and while continuing to deliver exceptional service to the industry's largest customer base in Canada, we are looking to add capable and dedicated individuals to our quality assurance automation team.

About the role:

Perform a variety of tasks related to automating functional tests to evaluate software quality, operational workflows from a UI perspective.

Degree of complexity may vary between and within projects. Testing and analysis will cover many platforms in our software ecosystem to verify their logic and check that our business rules are being properly implemented.

What you'll do here:

• Work closely with the System Test and Projects teams to develop a business-driven, end to end and functional test cases
• Execute, and analyze regression test results and report issues to the development team.
• Collaborate with business QA teams to facilitate their transition to using a Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) framework.
• Enhance existing automation frameworks to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
• Continuously improve test processes, strategies, and tools.
• Implement best practices for test automation and quality assurance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (development, QA, product management) to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

What you bring to the table:

• Minimum 8 years experience in automation testing
• Experience with Agile Methodology
• Insurance experience an asset
• Experience with Jira
• Technology stack:
  • Typescript/JavaScript, XML, JSON and Java
  • Selenium WebDriver and Selenium Grid
  • Eclipse IDE
  • Python
  • Git
  • Jenkins
  • Playwright
  • TestNG
• Strong communication skills, aptitude for making complex situations understandable to others
• Strong analytical abilities, attention to detail
• Ability to set and manage competing priorities
• Flexible to work outside of normal business hours including weekends occasionally
• University or college degree in information technology or equivalent experience
• For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English speaking colleagues across the country.
• No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada

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What we offer

Our hybrid work model provides the balance between working from home and enjoying meaningful in-person interactions.

Working here means you'll be empowered to be and do your best every day. Here is some of what you can expect as a permanent member of our team:

• A financial rewards program that recognizes your success
• An industry leading Employee Share Purchase Plan; we match 50% of net shares purchased
• An extensive flex pension and benefits package, with access to virtual healthcare
• Flexible work arrangements
• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
• An annual wellness account that promotes an active and healthy lifestyle
• Access to tools and resources to support physical and mental health, embracing change and connecting with colleagues
• A dynamic workplace learning ecosystem complete with learning journeys, interactive online content, and inspiring programs
• Inclusive employee-led networks to educate, inspire, amplify voices, build relationships and provide development opportunities
• Inspiring leaders and colleagues who will lift you up and help you grow
• A Community Impact program, because what you care about is a part of what makes you different. And how you contribute to your community should be just as unique.

We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.