Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Duties & Responsibilities

Automation test planning & design

Review business requirements, system specifications, and technical design documents to ensure test automation coverage.

Design, develop, and maintain automated UI test frameworks using tools such as Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium.

Identify and prioritize test scenarios suitable for automation.

Develop automated API test cases to validate backend services and integrations.

Test execution, monitoring & defect management

Execute automated test suites across multiple environments.

Analyze test execution results and report defects with clear reproduction steps.

Perform automated regression testing for new releases and bug fixes.

Track issues to closure, ensuring timely resolution in coordination with development teams.

Perform different types of testing, including functional, regression, system, and integration testing.

CI/CD & DevOps collaboration

Support the integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Utilize Git for version control of automation scripts and test assets.

Work closely with DevOps and development teams to ensure smooth test execution within deployment pipelines.

Cross-functional collaboration & communication

Collaborate with developers, product managers, and QA team members to understand requirements and testing objectives.

Participate actively in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Education, Experience & Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

1–4 years of proven experience in software quality assurance with a strong focus on test automation.

Proven experience in API testing and automation.

Hands-on experience building and maintaining UI test automation frameworks using Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, or similar tools.

Intermediate coding skills in JavaScript, Python, Java, or equivalent.

Experience writing clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases.

Hands-on experience with both white-box and black-box testing.

Solid understanding of manual testing techniques.

Experience tracking defects to closure using bug tracking tools such as JIRA, HP ALM, or similar.

Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.

Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Experience working in Agile/Scrum and DevOps environments.

Basic working knowledge of Git and CI/CD pipelines.

Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.

Excellent command of spoken and written English and Arabic.

Behavioral Competencies

Initiative

Problem solving

Teamwork

Adaptability

Ability to work under pressure

Technical Competencies

Test automation framework development (Cypress, Playwright, Selenium)

API testing & automation

Intermediate programming skills

Agile/Scrum & DevOps methodologies

Version control (Git)

CI/CD fundamentals

Defect tracking (JIRA, HP ALM, or similar)

SDLC & QA methodologies