Senior Specialist, Software Engineering; SDET

Senior Specialist, Software Engineering (SDET)

Job Requisition : 11689

Position Status: Permanent Full Time

Position Type: Hybrid

Travel Requirement: Limited

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): ZZZ

Security Requirement: Reliability Status

Salary: Our salaries generally range from $ to $ and are based on qualifications and experience.

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. Our leadership style is guided by trust
, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that’s committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here’s the comprehensive and generous benefits you get when you’re a permanent employee:

• Annual Paid vacation.
• Annual individual performance incentive.
• Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well‑being from day one.
• Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
• An inclusive workplace culture and environment.

Join the Business Solutions Engineering Team, in the Senior Specialist, Software Engineering (SDET) position, where we are developing the next generation of software applications to enable CMHC to achieve its strategy. Your skills and passion for application development, programming, user‑centric design and software reliability will support the development and maintenance of CMHC’s business platforms and other applications to propel CMHC forward efficiently and securely.

• Serve as CMHC’s leading expert on the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform from a testing perspective, ensuring quality and reliability across all solutions.
• Actively participate in the elaboration of various types of manual and automated tests (functional, end to end, performance, regression, UI components, API testing, etc.).
• Help define and implement quality standards, guidelines, tooling strategies and test automation processes.
• Design, configure and manage testing environments and test data.
• Design, implement and maintain scripts and automated testing solution for applications and services.
• Collaborate with developers to promote testing best practices and drive test automation adoption by promoting a shift-left testing culture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements, refine acceptance criteria and ensure test coverage.
• Complete application development projects of higher complexity, including the programs to be coded, for implementation into production.

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in software quality engineering, test automation, or SDET roles.
• Strong hands‑on coding experience with UI, API, and integration test automation frameworks.
• Experience with accessibility testing techniques and standards (WCAG 2.1 AA, axe‑core, screen readers).
• Experience building testing frameworks and libraries and test strategy.
• Strong understanding of the test pyramid and shift-left testing principles.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, agile and lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations.
• Experience as a Subject Matter Expert, providing technical guidance and mentorship to team members to enhance their skills and knowledge, and to foster a collaborative and high‑performing team environment.

• Hands‑on experience with API Testing tools such as Postman, REST Assured, and Pact for contract and integration testing.
• Hands‑on experience using K6 or JMeter to evaluate system performance and load behavior.
• Hands‑on experience in identifying accessibility…