QA Engineering Lead, UAE

Responsilities:

• Create and develop automation quality gates for applications spanning various platforms and channels, with a deep comprehension of products from both technical and business standpoints. 
• Collaborate with leadership, product owners, fellow technologists, and users to develop functional testing software that aligns with both business objectives and technical requirements. 
• Utilize BDD-driven tools such as Cucumber to craft automation suites, while also integrating cloud execution platforms like Perfecto, Sauce Labs or Selenium Grid. 
• Develop and expand an automation quality checkpoint for APIs by incorporating data from various sources, emphasizing the context of API test automation. 
• Support development teams in enhancing testing effectiveness and detecting deviations from non-functional requirements, encompassing edge cases, usability, and overall reliability. 
• Leverage the testing process and test tool kit to create re-useable test assets.  
• Lead the establishment and enforcement of best practices for software testing throughout the development lifecycle. 
• Provide continuous support for engineers, allowing the whole team to be productive and execute on the vision that you help define. 

Requirements:

• Minimum 13+ years of hands-on experience is required. 5+ years of leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success in leading and managing teams, including mentoring and guiding team members to achieve project objectives.
• Proven ability to foster collaboration, communicate effectively internally and with the end client.
• Practical experience with Java or JavaScript for crafting test automation frameworks and suites from the ground up using technologies like Selenium or Playwright, Cucumber & TestNG to facilitate regression and other recurring tests. 
• Extensive expertise in crafting robust UI automation testing solutions, utilizing CSS and XPath concepts to ensure stability. 
• Extensive experience in establishing and expanding test automation for backend services using tools such as REST Assured. 
• Working experience in initiating and implementing performance testing within the framework of quality engineering. 
• Proficient in executing test automation within an Agile development environment.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions and / or Jenkins or other CI/CD tools.