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We are re-defining the fleet management industry to be people first, then business - delivering on our promise of a superior client experience. This takes hard work and innovation, and we need more like-minded people on our team.\nBuild in-house QA automation capability that strengthens quality, delivery control, and knowledge continuity.\nTHE OPPORTUNITY\nThis role helps strengthen Element's in-house quality assurance capability and reduce long-term dependency on external vendors. As Lead, Quality Assurance (Automation), you will provide hands-on QA automation expertise and governance across multiple projects, helping retain critical system and process knowledge within the organization while improving control over quality and delivery outcomes.\nYou will work across development, product, business, and QA teams to establish automation practices, improve test coverage, and support release readiness.\nWHAT YOU WILL OWN\nSet and apply automation quality guiding principles across projects, helping establish consistent QA automation practices and governance.\nLead and guide QA automation team members across projects, helping them act as liaisons within their teams and spread automation best practices.\nReview and support automation test plans, system integration testing, user acceptance testing, and regression testing guidelines, and provide training to team members with varying levels of experience.\nDesign and architect test automation frameworks and develop new automation libraries leveraging Selenium, while making decisions on framework upgrades and emerging technologies.\nImplement automated testing across work streams to improve the overall testing cycle and provide progress materials, including spreadsheets, presentations, graphs, and other reporting requested by project managers or IT leadership.\nContribute hands-on manual QA activities, including test case creation, execution, defect management, and development of test strategies, plans, and test cases based on product features and specifications.\nPartner with developers, UI/UX, product managers, and product owners to clarify system test requirements, identify and track defects, and share quality dashboards.\nDevelop and improve testing processes for existing products, recommend software quality improvements, and support release readiness for features and integrations. \nYOU SHOULD CONSIDER THIS ROLE IF:\nYou bring deep hands-on QA automation experience, strong technical judgement, and the ability to guide others while remaining actively involved in delivery.\nYou have a bachelor's degree in an IT- or computer-related field.\nYou bring at least six to eight years of experience in automation and manual testing.\nYou have at least four to five years of experience with Robot Framework, Python, Jenkins, Git, Azure, and Datadog or New Relic.\nYou have a solid background managing automation test projects using Robot Framework and designing and building test harnesses for automation testing.\nYou have experience designing, developing, reviewing, and executing regression test suites using front-end and back-end test scripts, as well as automated solutions for sanity testing and other repeatable tests.\nYou can select and use appropriate automation tools for both front-end and back-end quality assurance testing.\nYou bring strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to simplify complex technical ideas for different audiences.\nYou communicate effectively with Application Architects, Development, QA/Testing organizations, and business teams, and can perform well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.\nYou have experience with industry-standard QA practices, including black-box testing, risk-based testing, system testing, regression testing, and exploratory testing.\nPreferred experience includes team lead experience with offshore resources and experience developing or influencing automated frameworks for enterprise-level functional and regression testing.\nYOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL US\nHow you have designed or evolved an automation framework and the impact it had on testing efficiency, quality, or release readiness.\nHow you have led QA automation practices across multiple projects while remaining hands-on with testing and defect management.\nHow you have used Robot Framework, Python, Jenkins, Git, Azure, and observability tools such as Datadog or New Relic in an enterprise testing environment.\nHow you have guided QA Automation Testers or Analysts, shared best practices, or strengthened team capability without direct people-management responsibility.\nHow you have identified a testing or quality risk, recommended an improvement, and helped drive it through implementation.\nWHY ELEMENT\nAt Element Fleet Management, this role offers the opportunity to help build and retain critical QA automation expertise inside the organization. You will influence how testing is governed and delivered across projects, work closely with technical and business partners, and help strengthen knowledge continuity, release quality, and delivery predictability.\nYour work will also support earlier defect detection, reduced production risk, and more sustainable control over quality outcomes.\nLOCATION AND WORKING ARRANGEMENT\nLocation: 1 Adelaide St. E, Toronto, On\nWorking arrangement: Hybrid\nCOMPENSATION\nThe hiring base salary range for this position is $111,000-$152,800 annually. This range represents the Company's good-faith estimate of the expected base salary at the time of posting. Salary ranges may vary based on the geographic location where the work is performed. The salary range listed in this posting applies only to the location identified. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including the successful candidate's qualifications, knowledge, skills, experience, internal pay equity, and relevant market data. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may participate in annual incentive programs, including bonuses, commissions, or other incentive compensation, as applicable to the role. Element also offers a comprehensive benefits package, which may include health insurance, tuition reimbursement, and retirement savings plans.\nWhat’s in it for You\nA culture of innovation, empowerment, decision-making, and accountability\nComprehensive health and welfare benefits that serve the needs of you and your family and foster a culture of wellness (for qualified roles)\nAdditional benefits and amenities, including paid time-off programs (vacation, sick leave, and holidays) (for qualified roles)\nApplicants will be required to undergo a background check only if and after a conditional offer of employment has been extended.\nElement Fleet Management and its wholly owned subsidiaries are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran status, military obligations or any other characteristic protected by federal, state and local laws. Disability-related accommodations during the application and interview process are available upon request. Should you require an accommodation with our hiring process please send an email to  or call (800) 665-9744. Element Fleet Management also uses AI-assisted tools to help screen and assess applications. These tools analyze information you provide (for example, your rēsumē and screening responses) to identify job-related skills, qualifications, and experience. AI outputs do not by themselves determine whether you advance or receive an offer - they assist recruiters and hiring managers. 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