Test Automation Developer

TECH life AT AMA

Posted: 2025-03-27

Closing: Until Filled

Location: Edmonton Kingsway (Hybrid)

You’re a geek — and proud of it. You love working with computers, playing with computers and there are simply no words to describe your deep love for technology. You can’t visit a website without dissecting it to figure out how it works and how it could be better for the end user. We could use a passionate techy like you! As a Developer for our Insurance Information Services team, you’ll help provide AMA with new business solutions and improve existing technology solutions. The primary responsibility of this job is to translate software requirements into working software and to code, maintain, enhance, develop, and test applications for use in AMA. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage in a positive and creative work environment that offers excellent benefits.

WHAT MOVES YOU

• You tackle every project with anticipation and excitement — no matter how big or how small.
• You ‘get’ what it means to be part of the team and enjoy working in a collaborative, open-office environment.
• The words “that will do” aren’t in your vocabulary. You always strive to find the best, most innovative solution.
• You don’t sit around waiting to be told what to do. You know what needs to be done and you do it.
• You love rolling up your sleeves and digging into the details.
• You handle even the tightest deadlines with a cool head and a clear vision.
• Quality is important to you.
• You are detail-oriented, incredibly meticulous, and you enjoy the fine attention to detail required to spot, prevent and troubleshoot any issues before our clients find them.
• You are able to multi-task and work within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Reporting to the Team Lead, Insurance Applications, you’ll be working with the Guidewire Insurance Suite, Guidewire Digital, and the various integration points that support those products.
• Create automated tests using modern automation frameworks and maintain the existing ones.
• Design and implement automated non-functional tests.
• Enforce test-driven development (TDD) and participate in continuous integration enhancements.
• Work closely with operations teams to provide the best service for stakeholders by providing accurate and timely reports on automated test execution.
• Participate in the design and implementation of IT service management standards, tools, and methodologies.
• Seeking to build in security during the development of software systems.
• Work with Product Owners, other developers, and business users through the project life cycle to gather and understand requirements, determine best solutions, implement and test them, and demonstrate functionality to end users.
• Follow modern application architecture guidelines and design principles such as separation of concerns, single responsibility, and least knowledge.
• Design, develop and maintain technical architecture framework via SOA and Microservices.
• Create user-centric applications by considering customer feedback, technical constraints, opportunities, and usability findings.
• Code reviews, design reviews, test plan reviews, etc.

WHAT YOU'VE DONE

• You have a university degree or technical school diploma in a related technical field such as Information Technology or Computer Science. Have a degree in something else? Tell us about it and how you can use it in this role.
• You have a minimum of 1 year of development experience in a professional/paid-employment setting
• You’re comfortable working with data security at rest and in transit.
• You’re also at ease with Application Programming Interface (API) management and design.
• You have experience with UI and API test automation tools and frameworks (TestCafe, Cucumber, Selenium, etc).
• You are familiar with CI/CD process.
• You’ll get bonus points if you have experience with the following languages, frameworks and tools:
  • Gosu Programming Language
  • Guidewire Test Framework
  • Javascript/Typescript
  • Git (Azure DevOps, GitHub)
  • TeamCity
  • You know Node.js, AngularJS, and ReactJS
  • Java/C#
  • VS Code & extensions
  • Azure and\or AWS experience with App Services, SQL Server, Function and Logic Apps

WHAT YOU'LL GET

• Competitive salary. 
• Flexible benefits. 
• Outstanding employer-paid Retirement Savings Program.
• Great AMA discounts. 
• Unlimited learning opportunities. 
• Paid Vacation and other paid time off including a Volunteer Day and Me-Day.
• Flexible work model. 

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

WORK MODEL:

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.