Job Description

Position Title: Automated Test Developer

Employment Type: Full-time Contract (5-Month Contract) | Union (Unifor)

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

Division: Product and Technology

Reports To: Manager, Quality Assurance

Location: 2180 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON

TVO Media Education Group (TVO) is 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 are an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Education and a registered charity that contributes to learning, civic engagement, and public service media across Ontario. We provide free, trusted, and accessible educational content that can support Ontarians of all ages, regardless of background, location, or circumstance. To fulfill our mandate, TVO delivers curriculum-connected resources through TVO Learn and TVOkids, offers Ontario’s largest online high school through TVO ILC, and produces journalism, documentaries, current affairs programming, and podcasts with TVO Today that help Ontarians understand the issues shaping their communities.

What we’re looking for

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

What we offer

Working at TVO, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work that impacts millions of Ontarians. You’ll belong to a diverse, tight-knit community of talented colleagues who share a passion for education. With learning at the centre of everything we do, we invest in developing our people and promoting a culture of continuous learning. You might even get to meet Polkaroo!

We hope you’ll consider joining us.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00pm on September 18, 2026.

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 accommodations@tvo.org.